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grits...grits...GRITS????
cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups regular grits
16 ounces Cheddar, cubed
1/2 cup milk
4 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
8 ounces grated sharp white Cheddar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 4-quart casserole dish.
Bring the broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Stir in the grits and whisk until completely combined. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the grits are thick, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cubed Cheddar and milk and stir. Gradually stir in the eggs and butter, stirring until all are combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with the white Cheddar and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.
This is one of my most favorite dishes!
Oh Giada, What were you thinking?
I think whole tomatoes would have been better. She looks slightly evil.
What's a good recipe book/ blog for untalented beginers? [Moved from Not About Food board]
You can try "How to Boil Water" it's a great cookbook by the Food Network.
Too Many Peaches - what should I do?
There are some really great recipes for peaches every where. I grew up in the "peach capitol" of Louisiana. The link below has a great peach custard pie.
http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/desserts/pies17.htm
Need rec's for Sunday Breakfast/Brunch with my parents!
A fun place to go if you like Jazz is Bob's Southern Bistro in Boston, it's off of Mass. Ave. The brunch was fantastic, the service was amazing. The Music was great!!! The Coffee OOH, oh so good. Decently priced, quaint, charming, I loved it. Took my Mother-Law there and she's hard to please, but she loved it.
Say no to Idylwilde in Acton
To be greatly honest, I picked up one basket of berries, my partner said ooh, those berries on top arer bad, so I put it and by it, I mean the basket of berries, I looked at another basket and picked up the top berry. That's as far as I had gone when the employee jumped my hide. But I am with the Bostoncookiemonster, I like to pick my fruit up. I am not going to hurl it across the isle and ask my partner to check it out and throw it back to me before placing it back in the bin.
And I agree MaineRed, that any time I've ever gone I've been wonderfully happy with Idylwild. This time though, I was extremely embarrased, and truly don't want to go back.
Lull Farm is in Hollis, NH. (And they have bin's for you to throw berries if you find one that is bad, they don't yell at you infront of other patrons.)
Say no to Idylwilde in Acton
On any other day, I would be right there with you. I was amazed and befuddled..
Favorite Farm Stands in New England?
Lull Farm in Hollis is the best I've come across so far. Their corn is amazing. Actually, their apples are phenomenal. I bought okra there to plant this year, and so far my yield has been wonderful!
Too Many Peaches - what should I do?
Grill them! Cut them in half, remove the pit. Then put them face down, on a medium heat, once they get soft, flip them over add butter and brown sugar to them, then serve with a lowfat frozen yogurt and man on man!
Say no to Idylwilde in Acton
How do you check your fruit? Do you pick up a peach and check for firmness? Do you touch the tomatoes to see if it's the perfect one. How do you judge asparagus? Or Bannana's, or cherries?
You can't pick up or touch any of the fruit at Idlywilde with out getting yelled at, embarrased and down right kicked in the face by the staff at the store. The man put on a production as if here were performing on broadway, the only thing missing was him dressing in drag and doing the hula! He says "OUR customer's don't want their food touched." I replied, " wasn't licking the food, or spitting on it. I just was looking at it. You had a basket with bad strawberries, I wanted to make sure the one I purchased had good berries!"
I have been shopping at Idylwilde since I moved from Louisiana a few years ago. It was great, I loved it there. I could get almost everything I could get back home to make the dinners I missed most.
But I will not do it, again. Lull Farm is the way to go, almost every fruit and vegitable is grown at their farm, it's fresh, and the owner's,manager's nd employees actually smile and are proud of what they do and sell.
By the way, Lull's corn, my family couldn't get enough! Heading back today for more!!!!
