I’ve never eaten them outside of the South. There are plenty of recipes online and they are easy and straightforward to make. Seasoned boiled shrimp, cut up onion, bay leaves, lemon slices (optional), peppercorns, pickle solution. Stack in a jar, pour solution over and refrigerate for at least a day, no more than…

I think of stuffing as bread based. And dressing as cornbread based. That’s how I distinquish them. I like them both, but prefer cornbread dressing, probably because we only ate it once a year, whereas Stovetop is available year round!

Just feel okay about giving Thanksgiving a pass this year. Some years you need to use your pass! Last year was the first Thanksgiving after losing my parents within 6 weeks of one another. I told my husband I would NOT be joining any Thanksgiving festivities - our daughter and SIL were out of town. I got up and did a…

Yes, why do we throw everything at the wall at once? 

We will be four for Thanksgiving. Daughter and her husband will bring turkey or ham and mustard greens. I’ll make pickled shrimp, cornbread dressing and homemade pies - pecan (without corn syrup thank you!) and my Nannie’s buttermilk pie. Will eat on our front porch and share with next door porch neighbors.

Trump has grandchildren? Does anyone have a photo of him holding or hugging a grandchild?

I’m known for my pimento cheese. The best way to cut the fatty-sticky-gloppy texture is to cream the shredded cheese with a couple tablespoons of sour cream first. Use the back of a spoon until the cheese begins to give up. THEN add only enough mayonnaise to make it loose enough to spread. I also add finely diced…

Oooh! Good idea!

I make it from scratch on TG too, but the frozen stuff is plenty good for a Tuesday lunch. I just sometimes crave it and don’t want to spend time or money when I can have it in a big bowl in less than 5 min. I don’t eat meat, so I think maybe it’s a craving for iron. Or maybe a craving for creamy-cheesy, and frozen…

In the US it was traditionally served as a side in a steakhouse. In the freezer section just frozen spinach with a creamy sauce. If you’re in the mood for smooth-cheesy comfort food but want some nutrition mixed in, this is your guy. Can also bake a potato and smother it with the creamed spinach and cheese. 

See also: frozen Mediterranean quinoa blends - add extra tomato or cucumber or olives or whatever, feta goes great, glug of olive oil and splash of balsamic. Eat room temp or cold. Good with lemony shrimp or salmon, or hummus and pita.

I love salads SO MUCH! Sometimes, though, all the washing and chopping is just too much work - especially when I’m anxious. Thankfully, Publix has a pretty reasonably priced tossed salad and so I’ve been trying to keep that on hand.

Do you know what it is traditionally used for? We’ve been using it on everything - tacos, nachos, guacamole, eggs, grits, beans, tomato egg rice... It has a hatch chili vibe but with more heat and a slightly different back end.

Why the fuck?

We use Crystal or Valentina for regular hot sauce needs like Southern fish fry hot sauce/buttermilk marinade, on eggs, etc. Sambal instead of sirracha in every application. Husband likes the green El Yucateco as well. Neither of us likes asshole heat.

BBQ jackfruit nachos. Will start at lunch and make more throughout the day to deal with anxiety. And beer - plenty. I. Just. Can’t. Take. Anymore. The past four years have been so fucking politically and emotionally charged that I can’t even imagine what it would be like to live in a normal country where the government…

I don’t understand Youtube drama at all. How hard is it to just stay in your lane and drive? Especially when you’ve reached a certain level of prosperous popularity. Enjoy your money, enjoy your internet fame, enjoy your life. But NO! Gotta invest in junior high scandal mongering and blow everything up. Maybe she…

She was a good egg. And so are you.

I’m down for it! But deviled eggs must contain finely chopped pickles and mustard of any kind along with the mayo. Any recipe that just adds mayo and egg yolks can fuck off. Anything other ingredients are in play. Just no bland “should have eaten a hard boiled egg” recipe.