Dec 18, 2009 | Diner, Meat
Grill Medley I fired up the Weber tonight and added some hickory chunks. I banked the fire on two sides, placed an aluminum drip pan in the center, and prepared a vegetable medley for the grill. Ingredients purple onion, peeled and sliced 3/8 inch thick 1/2 pound...
Dec 13, 2009 | Diner, side dishes, Veggies
Corn Pudding The food service people at the university did this one for a party at the president’s house. It was such a hit, that they shared the recipe. Ingredients 2 cups of corn (fresh, canned, or frozen) 4 eggs, beaten ½ cup Monterey Jack Cheese (grated) ½...
Dec 6, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Decadent Peanut Butter Pie Ingredients • 1 cup creamy peanut butter, plus 2 tablespoons, divided• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened• 1/2 cup sugar• 1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided• 1 prepared chocolate pie crust• 1 (11.75 oz.)...
Dec 6, 2009 | Diner, Lagniappe
Turkey Times – with Oven Bag If you lose the instructions that come with those oven cooking bags, this might come in handy. Click on image to...
Nov 30, 2009 | Diner, Seafood
Oyster Pie I asked my good friend, Nikki Merritt, for her “Oyster Pie” recipe. This is what she wrote. “So tasty – It’s a recipe from Will’s side of the family and once I had it, it became a staple for our Thanksgiving dinners. You...
Nov 20, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Bobbie’s Chess Pie Mother used to make this when we were children. I always loved this. By the way, the name supposedly is an adaptation of what ladies in the old south used to call “Just Pie.” Ingredients 1 stick of butter- melted 2 cups of sugar 2...
Oct 23, 2009 | Diner, Meat, Poultry, Soup
Margaret’s Turkey Chili My friend, Margaret Wallace, served this “chili” to our vestry. I saw several people going back for seconds. Thank you, Margaret, for sharing this recipe. Ingredients 2 # ground turkey (Originally called for beef. Margaret...
Sep 3, 2009 | Breads & Grains, Diner
Chapati Bread Ingredients 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour1 cup all-purpose flour more for dusting1 teaspoon salt Instructions Mix flours in food processor; add salt and, with machine running, pour in one cup warm water. Process for about 30 seconds, then remove cover....
Aug 15, 2009 | Breads & Grains, Diner
More on Pizza Yes, I admit it. I stole this directly from the Washington Post as a service to my loyal readers. Ingredients 1 1/4 cups warm water (between 100 and 110 degrees), plus more as needed1 small packet active dry yeast1/2 teaspoon sugar3 1/2 cups flour, plus...
Aug 13, 2009 | Diner, Lagniappe
How Hot Is That Fire? In The Barbecue! Bible, Steven Raichlen recommends the “Mississippi test” for those who don’t have grill thermometers. Hold your hand about 6 inches above the coals or gas fire and count “one Mississippi, two...
Aug 5, 2009 | Diner, Salad, Sauces & Dressings
Mike Kirkpatrick’s Slaw Dressing Back in the old days, when we were working our way through college, we used to gather at friends’ houses each Friday night for pot luck, music, and good old fashioned adult-dose partying. As Grace Slick used to say, . . ....
Aug 5, 2009 | Diner, Meat, Veggies
Boudin Stuffed Bell-Peppers Okay, I know that we usually see it spelled “Boudin,” but for some reason, Zummo’s spells it “Boudain.” I got this recipe off a package of their smoked “Boudain,” and it’s a real winner. Well,...
Jul 13, 2009 | Breads & Grains, Diner, Salad
Southwestern Cornbread Salad Our friend, Kathy, brought this to our vestry meeting in June. She got the recipe from Southern Living Magazine. It’s delicious! Indgreients 1 (6 ounce) package Mexican cornbread mix1 (0.4 ounce) envelope Ranch-style buttermilk salad...
Jul 11, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Fig Preserves This fig tree is in our back yard. We cut it all the way down to the ground once, and it came back even bigger than ever. Each summer around late June, we begin racing the birds to get the figs. They get some, and we get some. [Click here for larger...
Jul 8, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Apple Custard Pie Mother made this up from a bunch of apples we brought up on our visit to Tennessee. It’s delicious. I’m not much on making desserts, but this one is so good, I thought I’d share it. Mother got this recipe from a cookbook published...
Jun 28, 2009 | Diner, Seafood
Okay, I know. Here we are blogging about fish tacos again. Well, it’s like anything else that’s good; it’s worth revisiting. I may have hit on the “Power Taco” tonight. Like before, I cut the fish into little-finger size strips (Thinner...
Jun 27, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Fig Preserves Again We did another 10 pints of figs last night. I’m getting pretty good at this. I didn’t make nearly as big a mess as I did the first night. That makes 17 pints in 2 nights, and we still have a couple of dozen left over from last year....
Jun 26, 2009 | Diner, Seafood
Fish Tacos Long ago in a small-town mission church in Arkansas a priest (who is now a bishop) told me about the CASE method: Copy And Steal Everything. The following is from the San Francisco Chronicle. SOUTH TO NORTHSouth to North: Baja meets bayou in a fish taco...
Jun 26, 2009 | Dessert, Diner
Fig Preserves We have a fig tree in our back yard. It begins “coming in” around late June each year. A few years ago, while I was home visiting Mother, Sherry took a notion to make fig preserves. Between the Joy of Cooking and several phone calls back to...
Jun 25, 2009 | Diner, Seafood
Fish Tacos in Beer Batter Our neighbor brings us fresh caught sea trout now and then. They almost melt in your mouth when cooked this way. Other times I’ve used catfish or ocean perch. Ingredients 1 lb catfish fillets or nuggets (or other fish if desired; ocean...
Jun 21, 2009 | Diner, Meat
Memphis Style Pulled Pork When I moved away from Memphis, finding real BBQ became a challenge. I stopped in a little roadside BBQ and ordered a chopped smoked pork shoulder sandwich, and they didn’t have a clue what I was talking about. “You ain’t...
Jun 20, 2009 | Diner, Seafood
Vietnamese Southern-style Catfish in a Clay Pot I haven’t tried this one yet, but I grew up on wild Tennessee River Blue Channel Catfish. We used to harvest them ourselves daily off the face of the Pickwick Dam near Savannah, TN. And I’m not so sure about...
Jun 18, 2009 | Casseroles, Diner, Meat, Salad
Nikki’s Ravioli & Tortellini Salad My good friend, Nikki Merritt, served this at one of our vestry meetings. It was a hit! Thank you, Nikki. Ingredients 1 (19 oz) pkg frozen cheese tortellini 1 (19 oz) pkg frozen cheese ravioli 1 ½ cups canola or olive oil ½...
Jun 1, 2009 | Breads & Grains, Diner
Pizza Tales Well, finally I got around to it — after four days of saying I was going to make a pizza, on the fifth day, I did it. Next time, I’m going to make a smaller but thicker crust. I will NOT try to stretch a quarter of the recipe over one dinner plate. That...
May 26, 2009 | Diner, Meat
Pork Roast (Continued) The roast turned out great. I put it on at 6:45 am, and didn’t look at it again until around 12:30 pm. In the meantime I decided to pick up two chickens for beer-can-chicken since I had a fire going. So about 2:00pm, I checked the roast...
May 25, 2009 | Diner, grill, Meat, pork, posts, smoker, Southern
Memorial Day Pork Roast Just started a fire — 6:13 am. For a 4 pound shoulder, bone-in butt roast. I banked the fire on the opposite side away from the top vent. For more on slow-smoking on a Weber Kettle, go here. [To see how this turned out, go...
May 22, 2009 | Diner, grill, posts, Poultry, smoker, Southern
Beer Can Chicken I did a beer-can chicken yesterday. Didn’t have a beer can, so I used an empty mushroom can. I added water, and half of a lime. It turned out...
Jun 8, 2008 | Diner, grill, Poultry
Chicken Salad Ingredients 1 Chicken 2 carrots, grated 2 stalks of celery, minced 1/2 – 1 cup sweet pickle relish 1/2 – 1 cup mayonnaise Directions Debone a Beer-can Chicken or an Easy Boiled Chicken and chop meat very fine. Add remaining ingredients and...
Apr 25, 2008 | Diner, Veggies
Garlic Idaho Potatoes INGREDIENTS 3 medium (6 – 8 ounces each) Idaho Potatoes, well scrubbed cooking spray pepper to taste 1/2 stick butter 1 medium onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup) 1 tablespoon garlic salt DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray a loaf pan or...
Apr 7, 2008 | Breads & Grains, Diner, Italian, pizza
Pizza Crust It’s hard to go wrong with pizza. I haven’t bought one of those prepared doughs in years. There’s just something about handling the real thing. Sometimes I use this other dough recipe or a sort of combination of the two. And here’s...
