Fried okra is a southern favorite! It is very simple to prepare.

• approximately 2 dozen pieces of okra
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 cup corn meal mix ( if you can’t buy it, make your own with equal parts flour and corn meal)
• vegetable oil about 2 T
• couple shakes of Cajun spice

Cut the ends off the okra and cut the okra into thick slices or chunks about 1 inch thick. Add to beaten egg in mixing bowl. Mix well. Then add Cajun spice and corn meal mix. stir well until evenly coated. Heat a skillet to med hot and add oil, then add okra, let cook for a minute or two then turn with spatula. Turn occasionally until evenly browned.  It cooks pretty fast. Serve and enjoy!

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These are so tasty we have even served them at showers and luncheons.

• 4 chicken leg quarters, baked or boiled then deboned and meat diced
• 1 bunch green onions, diced, use all but the very ends
• 1/2 bunch celery diced, including the leaves
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, diced small
• 2 cups mayo
• 1 t. Cajun seasoning, or more to taste

• homemade bread or rolls
• sliced tomatoes
• lettuce

Mix all of the top ingredients together and serve on roll with lettuce and tomato. Enough to serve a crowd.

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This is one of those throw it in the pan recipes so there are no amounts. It is more a recipe idea. Don’t be afraid to get creative.

• diced yellow squash or zucchini
• diced red peppers
• sliced mushrooms
• diced fresh garlic
• chopped green onions
• about 2 T. olive oil
• cooked rice
• optional ~ pita pockets
• salt and pepper to taste or a little Cajun seasoning

Sauté all of the vegetables in the olive oil in a med hot skillet until the veggies are soft but not mushy. Serve over a bed of rice, or with rice in pita pocket. Really easy and very yummy.

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This is one of our favorite summer dishes and a hit at every pot luck or covered dish supper. You can make it with or without the chicken.

• 1 box colored spiral pasta and one box macaroni, or two bags of wacky pasta
• 2 bottles of ranch dressing
• 1 diced onion
• diced peppers, any kind you like
• diced tomatoes, 2 or 3 or how ever much you want
• 2 chicken leg quarters, boiled or baked and meat taken off bone and diced

Cook your pasta according to the directions. Drain and put in fridge to cool. When cool, in large pot, add all ingredients and stir well.  That is it! Keep cool till you serve. Easy stuff.

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I love grits, actually I love most southern food. Here is my technique of making southern grits.

This will make one serving, so multiply accordingly.

• 1 cup water
• 1 dash of salt
• 1/4 cup yellow corn grits (Bob’s Red Mill is my fav)

In a small sauce pan add water and salt, heat till boiling. Add grits and lower heat to med, stir continually for one minute, then cover and remove from heat. Let sit for three minutes then serve. I just like butter (homemade of course) and salt on mine, but it is also great with any of the following.

• cheese
• crumbled bacon
• sugar
• milk

Grits are a wonderful and filling snack or breakfast.

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• 3 cups self rising flour
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 stick softened butter or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• extra flour for rolling, maybe a half cup at most

Mix all ingredients, first with a spoon then with your hands, it should be gooey, don’t really knead, but if necessary you can add a little more flour. Spread extra flour on rolling surface, just enough to cover well. Put dough on the flour then sprinkle more flour on top and roll to approx 1 and 1/4 inches thick, cut with cutter and place on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes until they are golden brown on top.

notes- this is Georgia’s recipe and it is great, but Hannah is really the biscuit queen in our house, however she doesn’t use a recipe, she cooks like me, some of this and some of that. Don’t be afraid to start with a recipe and experiment. We don’t use shortening in our house, we usually use butter but you could use oil. For a biscuit cutter we use a plastic cup.

Great topped with butter, jam, honey, syrup, or gravy, also great for making sandwiches.

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This is one of our favorite lunches here. It is similar to an omelet. It is easy and quick. It includes cooked rice, so if you don’t have some already you will need to do that ahead of time. Tell me how you like it. This will make 4 servings. You can alter the ingredients to suite your taste.

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 small diced onion
• 1/2 small diced green pepper
• grated cheese (optional)
• sliced mushrooms (optional)
• diced chili peppers (optional)
• diced tomatoes (optional)
• 2 caps vegetable oil

Place the oil and onions, peppers and any other vegetables in a skillet on med/high. When they get half cooked, add eggs and stir with spatula. When eggs are cooked add warm cooked rice and stir for about 1 more minute. Remove from pan and serve with grated cheese on top. We make this often during the summer using fresh veggies from the garden.

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