A literal description of my state of mind
A literal description of my state of mind
Peanut Butter & Jelly. Mmmmmm. I still eat a PB&J for lunch once or twice a week. Somewhere I once read that the most nutritious way to make it was to go heavy on the peanut butter and light on the jelly, so that's what I do. Extra chunky please, although I don't turn my nose up at creamy either.
According to the commercials, "Choosy Mom's Choose JIF", and I agree. I'm not a big peanut butter snob, but you should never buy the store brand just because it's cheaper. It sucks. Trust me, your kids are just too polite to complain.
And you can keep the Wonder bread, I like mine on whole wheat.
We lived in Alabama for several years, and my dad did too in his younger days. I've had southern cooking and it's yum. My dad loves grits and hominy. I've tried both, and think they're disgusting.
And biscuits for breakfast. Hell, any meal is better with biscuits. Except at breakfast, I'll take that whole wheat again - toasted. And skip the butter if you're offering orange marmalade.
I just recently found out that black-eyed peas are actually beans. So now I can say "I don't like black-eyed peas, even though they're actually beans".
My mother-in-law eats black-eyed peas every year on New Years day for good luck.
We lived in Montgomery, Alabama and our corner house had four pecan trees. One year, we had a bumper crop of pecans. Luckily, my wife makes the best pecan pie on the planet. Of course I'm biased, because I'll take pecan pie and a glass of milk over almost anything else.
Lima beans are the alien pods that telemarketers and spammers come from.
Succotash is two syllables too long.
(mental list: bonfire entry... check)
Posted by Ted at January 9, 2004 06:29 AM | TrackBackI have to disagree on this my friend. My favorite breakfast was at a little roadside diner in Maine. Eggs over easy, corn beef hash and biscuits. A big fat biscuit sliced open, buttered, and toasted on the grill. I stopped there at least 3 times a week. The one day they were out of buscuits I was upset but I went for whole wheat - if they had come anywhere near me with orange marmenlade I would have gotten up and left!
Posted by: StMack at January 9, 2004 09:05 AMHow do you feel about tripe?
Posted by: Victor at January 9, 2004 12:44 PMtripe, chitlins, menudo, head cheese, scrapple... all fall into the same category: more for you.
Posted by: Ted at January 9, 2004 12:54 PMI crave PB&J about once every three months. I had one the other day, and the J was a blueberry-shiraz jelly I bought on a whim...I may go on a PB&J kick. And I'm with you on the wheat bread for PB&J and toast, grits, lima beans, and the tripe (et al).
Posted by: Nic at January 9, 2004 03:37 PMMmmmm, biscuits with sausage and cream gravy with loooots of fresh-ground black pepper. Cheese grits with even more grated cheddar on top. And a thick slice of warm ham with redeye gravy slathered over the top. All washed down with a tall glass of orange juice and finished with a strong cup of coffee with fresh cream. I love living in the South...! ;-)
Marmalade is only worth it if it's tart enough to make you pucker! And it has to have lots of thin curls of orange peel in it. Mmmmm...mmmmaaaarmalade...
--TwoDragons
Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at January 9, 2004 09:38 PMWheat is definately best for PB&J. But white is best for grilled cheese. I've tried all kinds; rye, wheat, pumpelnicker... Pepperidge Farms' Hardy White is the coolest white bread you'll ever taste!
Posted by: Tuning Spork at January 10, 2004 12:53 AMYou're scaring me Sporkster! I love that Pepperidge Farms white bread. It's tops for a great meat sandwich.
Posted by: Ted at January 10, 2004 01:05 AM