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.

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.

no time!!

Isn't it nice to think of good food and family for a while after reading the antics of tea-partiers and war lovers?

have been missing them lately! Good to know all is well.

Guess a salad since I can't decide what vegetable appeals to me.

Dogs steamed, rolls toasted.

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)

Serve with the rice cold, and it's pretty good on a warm day!

(I use white rice for this)

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

chopped green olives, too, and it also works well as a sandwich/cracker spread.

and the remains of a tomato/cucumber/avocado salad I had for lunch.

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.