Re: OT Cheese and gravy - Debbie

[Guest guest]

Oooooo, this is OT. What should I do? Oh well, Thyro-Muskateers,

please slap my wrists if I am deviating too much.....or you could send

me to time out ;-)

Use sharp Cheddar cheese in your grits. Some people prefer velveta, but

that's a newfangled thing. Just cut in chunks or shred and stir it in

after your grits are done. Give it time to melt and stir again.

Tomato Gravy

Puree one can tomatoes. Melt some butter (or bacon drippings if you're

a die-hard southerner), add flour, stir until smooth and add tomatoes.

Salt and pepper to taste and cook until thickened. Serve with rice.

Goes great with pork chops or ham.

Sorry there are no measurments. This is one of those old recipies that

I've never measured. I just do it.

Blessings,

Debbie K.

BTW, when replying, deleted everything unnecessary in the original post

so they don't get so long. It doesn't make much difference for those

who read from their mailbox, but for the ones who read off the website,

it makes for some long, long pages. I try to remember to always do that

but sometimes I forget. That may be the case with you, so forgive me if

I told you something you already know.

OT Cheese and gravy - Debbie

Sorry - gotta ask - What kind of cheese do you put in grits, and how do

you make tomato gravy?

Patti in MI

[Guest guest]

--- > Hey Ya'll!

Finally I can let my true colors show! I'm from the South

(capitalized out of respect)too; Alabama! Not born and raised but

transplanted a long time ago. People here are sooooooo much nicer

than they are up north. Southern folk are always lookin out for you.

You may think we're being nosy (and of course, we are, partly), but

when the chips are down and you're down on your luck, your neighbors

will be there for ya! And don't ya know, our whole world revolves

around food! I never learned to like grits, but the whole chocolate

gravy and biscuits thing..........aaaaaaaah. You've never tasted

anything like it. Catfish, shrimp, and of course good ole fried

chicken, chicken fried steak or some pork chops (not stuffed please,

fried)! Get you some collards, cornbread and blackeyed peas and you

got yourself a meal! Don't forget the sweet tea! True Southerners

don't drink unsweetened tea, we like lots of sugar; and I mean LOTS

(unless of course, you're a diabetic).

We just bought a new house and are going to move in sometime this

month. Hubby is bound and determined he's going to fly that Rebel

flag right out front for all the world to see! Aside from being a

southerner, he's a true Kentucky REDNECK too! (was born and raised up

a holler in County, KY.) Don't know what the neighbors are

gonna think about that!

See ya'll later!

Sue

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Debbie! My Mom's from Tennesee, but cooking is not her forte, so it

didn't get passed along to me that way.... I get my info wherever I can. <g> She

DID teach me the common measures though, a pinch, a dab... And so your

directions make perfect sense to me!

And thanks for the reminder about deleting excess parts of messages. I guess

I've been getting a little sloppy.

Patti in MI

[Guest guest]

I'm in Alabama too!

Debbie K.

Re: OT Cheese and gravy - Debbie

--- > Hey Ya'll!

Finally I can let my true colors show! I'm from the South

(capitalized out of respect)too; Alabama! Not born and raised but

[Guest guest]

Hello?

I am from the North (capitalized out of respect!) and have always had

great neighbors who look out for each other. Being from the North does not

naturally equate with being rude. Being rude is a decision made after

being trained to be rude no matter where one was raised. Being a good

neighbor rises from having been taught to be one. 'Nuff said.....

BTW, Southern (capitalized out of respect!) cooking is something that I

learned from terrific neighbors over the years (military wives and other

friends) and I have shared my Northern specialties with them. Most of the

time, it isn't so much the food as how it is prepared, served.... My best

friend is from Louisiana and is living in *southern* California, so we

visit often and enjoy each other's good cooking.

Dianne