While I am usually excited when their homework projects involve food, I have to admit that I was not exactly thrilled when D announced that he had to make a version of a shrimp boil for Friday morning. What?!?! "It's fine, Mom. I already translated it into Spanish and made the grocery list. You just need to get the ingredients and help me on Thursday night." Thursday night? As in Riley's birthday dinner night?! "Oh, can we get up early on Friday morning and you can help me then?" That might work. "Ooops, no, it won't work. I have to film the cooking and I don't want to be doing it at the last minute." So, after dinner, I cleared the birthday party remnants, put away the leftovers, scrubbed the spots on the tablecloth, started the laundry, and did the dishes... then we started. Ingredients 2 T spice (we used Slap Ya Mama Cajun Spice because I didn't have any Old Bay) + more for sprinkling 1 ...