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(22,679 posts)livetohike
(22,118 posts)Is polenta the same as the cornmeal mush we had as children? We fried it and served it with syrup and butter and loved it.
japple
(9,805 posts)same purpose. Now it's de rigueur with shrimp & grits entrees served in all the best places throughout Dixie. I like to used leftover grits in cornbread dressing whenever I cook turkeys/chickens for special occasions.
japple
(9,805 posts)no time!!
locks
(2,012 posts)Isn't it nice to think of good food and family for a while after reading the antics of tea-partiers and war lovers?
livetohike
(22,118 posts)Laurian
(2,593 posts)have been missing them lately! Good to know all is well.
livetohike
(22,118 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,728 posts)Guess a salad since I can't decide what vegetable appeals to me.
pinto
(106,886 posts)Dogs steamed, rolls toasted.
noamnety
(20,234 posts)With a side of fresh green beans sauteed with bacon ends and malt vinegar.
Budget moment: $1.78, serves two with leftovers
green beans and mushrooms free from kmart with points for running
milk - free from kmart
50¢ - 4 oz cream cheese
25¢ ham from my $4 marked down aldi spiral ham
10¢ - 4 oz block of cheese (coupon deal)
33¢ eggs
30¢ bacon ends (just using a little of a $4 package)
15¢ the smallest sweet potato from a mark down 99¢ bag of them.
15¢ 1/2 cup bread crumbs (leftover stuffing)
Spaldeen
(219 posts)Serve with the rice cold, and it's pretty good on a warm day!
(I use white rice for this)
NJCher
(35,616 posts)Served with chipotle hummus and dip made with sundried tomatoes.
Celery stuffed with cream cheese and pecans, orange pepper, cucumber slices, asparagus, and snow peas.
Cher
japple
(9,805 posts)chopped green olives, too, and it also works well as a sandwich/cracker spread.
japple
(9,805 posts)and the remains of a tomato/cucumber/avocado salad I had for lunch.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)orzo, ground cow, diced pepperoni, shredded mozzarella, spaghetti sauce cooked and mixed, stuffed in bell peppers, then steamed for a few hours in the crock pot.