I have chosen to make small patties and place them on top of a lettuce salad that has been lightly doused with a cane vinegar dressing. The freshness of the lettuce pairs well with the shrimp patties.

Place your shrimp in a large bowl with 1/2 bottle of Tony’s Seafood Marinade & 2 tbsp of Tony’s pepper sauce. Give it a good mix around and place your shrimp in the icebox for 30 mins to let marinate.

Marcelle remembered the shrimp patties her father loved to make when there was a bounty of fresh shrimp from Vermilion Bay. You can serve the patties on toasted buns or put them atop a bed of mesclun.

This spicy seafood patties are made with shrimp but you also could opt for lump crab meat or any other cooked fish for an easy patty. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) I miss my husband ...