Fried Green Tomatoes (Mmmm Good)

Aren't they pretty? Just like my new blog design. Yes, go ahead and say it. You love it, don't you?

If you don't live in Texas, chances are you may not have any green tomatoes handy. I'm not known for my timely recipes around here. In fact, I'm not known for even posting monthly. But all that is about to change, folks. So here's a delicious recipe for you (by Carrie) and a promise that I'll be ever more present with the recipe production over here. After all - I'm being forced to get more domestic by this dratted economy. So I'm sure to be spending more time in the kitchen and finding more recipes that need to be added to my 'collection'.

The following recipe is one I snatched up from The Gremlin Wrangler in a pinch. I had over 40 green tomatoes and didn't want to waste them. Her photos and tips were the bomb. Even mom (who helped fry them) was impressed.

Be sure to let Carrie (who's getting all 'I'm not going to blog any more cuz I'm in a funk' on us today) know that you love her when you try her recipe. The sooner the better. We need to prevent her from taking herself and her comfort food recipes away from the blogosphere.

And CARRIE: If you are listening. I'll come and find you if you take your blog down and erase this recipe. You better leave this one up. There are a lot of people down here in the South that take fried green tomatoes pretty seriously. I'm just sayin'.



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Corn Salad

Corn salad is such a nondiscript name. It just doesn't do this addictive dish justice. I could sit down with a bowl of this stuff and not come up for air until it was gone. Every kernel, baby. Gone.

There are friends of mine (and family members) that have been begging me for this recipe. And it all started with Nana, so I have to give her credit where it is due. She brought it over to our house one day and it has all been history since then. I make it for potlucks, family dinners, as a side-salad for taco night, and just to snack on. It truly is a wonderful and healthy (mostly) dish!

INGREDIENTS
(you can half the ingredients if you use a smaller bag of corn)
1 large bag of frozen corn - thawed
1 bag of chili frito corn chips
Mayo or Miracle Whip to taste (about 2-4 tablespoons)
1/2 red and 1/2 green bell pepper (or one of either that you prefer) - chopped
1/2 large red onion (some call them purple) - chopped
1/2 of a 1 lb. bag of sharp cheddar grated cheese
season with salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix all ingredients (except corn chips) together and chill. Start with a large tablespoon of mayo and taste as you go. I probably use two large heaping spoonfuls - depending on the amount of corn and veggies. The aim is to coat, not drown it!

Add corn chips to individual servings, crunched up and mixed in. The chili cheese flavor of the chips adds the zap and crunch the dish needs to be addictive... but they will WILT and get soggy if you put them in prior to eating. Keep the bag handy so you can add chips to your leftovers, too. If there are any, that is!

It doesn't sound magic, does it? But it is. You won't be able to put the spoon down after tasting it the first time. Go ahead. Make it - I dare you to resist.


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Kentucky Hot Brown and Carrot Cake

Both of those look great, don't they? I posted about them on my other blog. Sorry for neglecting you in here. I just haven't had the time to update it lately. I will come back in with some recipes soon. I promise.

Do any of you have a good recipe to share for a Kentucky Hot Brown? I'd love one.

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