Good Ol' American Cookin'

Loved the movie! Always wanted to try them and now I make every year! A southern delicacy much like frog legs at the buffet or fried bologna on a burger (an acquired taste)! When you pick your green tomatoes be sure they are firm. Squishy, mushy will only fall apart in the pan and create a huge mess for ya! Cornmeal mix: 1 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup Flour 1-2tsp salt & pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1tsp onion powder add to a quart bag and shake real good. 8 green tomatoes, sliced about 1/4-3/8" Butter Shortening- about three cups Get your pan prepared...add shortening, and heat up until it is Hot Hot. How do you tell..take the corner of one of your battered tomatoes and dip in oil, if it bubbles you got Hot Hot!! Now while you waiting for your pan to get Hot Hot...prepare your sliced tomatoes. Take tomatoes and "sludge" them in your cornmeal mix. Flip, toss, sludge until good and covered. Set aside in clean dish being careful not to stack on top of one an...

1 cup dried lentils 2 bay leaves 1 tbls diced garlic, jar or fresh 1 cinnamon stick(optional) 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (used during the cooking of the lentils) 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced 1 large tomato, fresh and diced 1 small cucumber, diced 1/4 cup green olives, sliced 1/4 cup black olives, sliced 1/2 tsp liquid mint (optional) 3 tablespoons dried parsley optional add feta or goat cheese Rinse the lentils well and place in a saucepan with bay leaves, garlic, oregano and cinnamon stick. Cover with water or broth by 2 inches and a generous pinch of sea salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, add the sea salt and simmer until the lentils are tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, cumin and salt in a small bowl. Toss the vinaigrette with the lentil...

This recipe is my own version of Cabbage Rolls. There are so many different ways to make them by  Googling  them you can see for yourself. I first start out with a head of cabbage of medium size, place in pan of water to boil. Once you have it boiling, let it boil about 15-20 mins this should get all the way thru to the heart of the cabbage. Once done set aside in a strainer/colander to drain excess water off. Better to drain heart side down! While you are boiling the cabbage, start frying up your meat combo(1 lb ground sausage & 1lb of ground burger) add 1 med onion, chopped and add seasoning such as garlic powder & Montreal Steak Seasoning. Cook until done thoroughly. ***Reality is you will probably have cabbage done before the meat is finished. While all your meat and cabbage are cooking put on some rice (1 c white rice to 2 c water) bring to boil then turn down to simmer until water is gone about 20 mins.  Ok then you mix the rice and meat together ...