Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Bill;

One of my old time favorites. My wife will make cheese grits, sunny side up eggs, biscuits and either bacon or sausage patties.................. Take the eggs and flip them into the grits, carve them up, little pepper and some butter...................... Man, that is some good chow.

 

Stu—

For sure, that’s good stuff. Honestly, we usually have cheese grits when we’re frying fish. For us the secret of good grits is 1) use regular grits, no instant (Dixie Lily or Jim Dandy) and 2) Add a shot of milk right when they start to bubble and turn’em down and cover (the milk takes the grainy taste away and makes them smooth.)

LOL, I thought mixing your sunny side up or over easy eggs in your grits was the only way to eat them—You mean people do it different?

Ms. Jan prefers bacon crumbled up in her grits I’m fine with patty sausage or bacon...or ham...or link sausage. And most definitely biscuits.

 

Bill;

Excellent post, too funny on the "only way to eat eggs and grits". My wife said she uses "heavy cream" (no idea what that even is) instead on milk. Then just at the end she will add shredded cheddar cheese to let it melt in. I liked Ms. Jan's idea of bacon crumbled in her grits, may have to try that one.

My wife (Sande) also makes an awesome Shrimp & Grits using the same formula. It has become a tailgate favorite for Gator Football and family gatherings.

 

Yep, I forgot to mention the Shrimp and Grits—Ms. Jan and Kayla both are big fans!

 

Lurker, epicures, gourmands and bon vivants pronounce it - Kabbaj.

 

@GatorStu1 you put us in the mood. We are having breakfast for supper tonight.

We’ll have fried cubed steak, grits, fried eggs over-easy, and biscuits. Ms. Jan’s got us some of her freshly made strawberry freezer jam to go with the biscuits.

Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will preempt supper tonight on the back porch.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Bill;

Two questions?????????????????

1)How far is it from Gainesville to your house??????

2) How do you and Ms. Jan feel about uninvited quest for dinner??????

 

LOL, it’s about 3 1/2 hours without any holdups, we are 69 miles west of Tallahassee. Company is always welcome here, come on!

 

Bill;

Thanks for the invite and right back at ya. You know Ms. Jan and Sande will kick our butts for offering these invites without letting them know.

 

Naw, Ms. Jan’s always on board for good food, good friends, and a good time!

 

Simple and good here tonight. Grilling chicken wings with a cold tray for our side. Ball game/Ball Park fare, now if we can just get the weather to cooperate.

Our back porch is completely covered so we don’t have to alter plans so much in wet weather—now wind sometimes is another story.

Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine are available as you prefer one.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight we’re continuing with an attempt at ballpark fare. I’m grilling wings with a cold tray for the side.

Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine are available on the back porch. Series win just completed, going for the prized sweep this evening.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight we are treated to Ms. Jan’s Sunday Pot Roast & Gravy. My smeller is ‘bout worn out from smelling that pot in the kitchen simmering on the stove top since about 11:00 AM.

We will also have a fresh pot of pinkeye peas with snaps and pod okra.
Ms. Jan will also make her fresh yeast rolls.

The back porch will provide fresh air and the clean smells behind two days of thunderstorm rains. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be available.

Life is good in Gator Nation!