Thanksgiving Feast

Warren spent two days cooking. Among the treats: a smoked 19 pound turkey, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, root vegetables, asparagus, pesto stuffed shitake mushrooms, noodle kugel, and cream cheese pumpkin pie. (I made Uncle Keith's corn casserole under Warren's watchful eye.)

My sister, Tracey, graciously hosted.

I brought along a bottle of St. Germain and a bottle of Champagne. The two mixed together put everyone in a very good mood.


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Mustard Greens and Bacon Mozzarella Bread

At the Farmer's Market on Saturday I suggested that Warren perfect his shrimp and grits with Delta Grind Grits and Muddy Waters Shrimp. To go along with this MFM themed dinner, he also made some mustard greens he bought from the Va family. He used the leftover bacon from the BATA sandwiches to make artizen bread with bacon and smoked mozzarella.

BATA

Bacon, arugula, tomato and avocado sandwich.

Creole Shrimp & Grits

The creole shrimp and grits is a recipe from an ad in our very last issue of Gourmet. (Sniff.) Warren also made the Scarlet Carrot soup elsewhere in the magazine. Both were fantastic. I was partial to the grits which were made from roasted hominy, whipped cream, butter, and aged cheddar cheese!!

Atomic Buffalo Turds

Warren got involved in an email recipe exchange and couldn't wait to try out the Atomic Buffalo Turds. Translated they are stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon. Warren added some panko to the outside for his special touch. They were fiery and delicious.




With the leftover jalapenos he made perfect jalapeno cheddar bread.

Pizza & Salad

Nothing fancy, but tasty nonetheless. I wanted to try the neckbone sauce on some pizza!

Spaghetti Sauce

Last night--well actually all day yesterday--Warren made spaghetti sauce. In addition to tomatoes and peppers from our garden, he used a neckbone. Yes, a neckbone.

I never would have thought it would be good, but oh yes it was. And the best part is that he somehow learned this trick from my sister (who I know for a fact did not learn it from my mom).

Mexican Fiesta

After our Macon Road adventure, Warren was inspired to make a Mexican feast at home. We had pork tacos, gazpacho, rice and beans, corn, grilled veggies, and watermelon lemonade.