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Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:25:05 +0000

Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes is familiar Southern comfort food. Sauté sweet onions, sliced okra, and diced tomatoes in bacon grease and garnish with crispy bacon. We happened upon some fresh okra at a local produce market that my grandmother would describe as “right pretty”. I would go as far as to say it was...

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Tomatoes and Rice

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:34:10 +0000

Tomatoes and Rice is an old fashioned, classic Southern family favorite side dish. Sweet onion is sautéed in bacon grease before adding Basmati rice and fresh or canned tomatoes. I don’t know the origin of this dish. It goes back to my great-grandmother, at least, and perhaps farther back than that. Granny and Mama cooked...

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Tuna Nicoise Salad

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 24 May 2016 21:12:54 +0000

Two of my Bible study mates, Melonie Hall, Sheryl Francavilla, and I are nearing the end of a year long study. We thought a little celebration was in order, plus we’re always up for feeding ourselves, so we had a meal at my house. Melonie brought a delicious cheese and cracker tray to get us...

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Shrimp Creole

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:47:10 +0000

I woke up in the middle of the night, a few nights ago, thinking about Shrimp Creole. I suppose that means I dreamed about it. Maybe. I rarely remember my dreams. What made me think or dream about Shrimp Creole is a mystery, but that’s okay. Maybe some of you out there want a recipe for...

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Tomato Goat Cheese Salad and Fried Okra Croutons

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:25:04 +0000

The due date for my manuscript is two days away, T minus 2 days. Gosh, I really don’t know what to think about that. Part of me is ready to turn it in and get on with something else while I wait for the edits to come back. Part of me thinks I need to...

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Arugula Tomato and Goat Cheese Frittata/My Kitchen Garden

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 14 May 2014 14:37:43 +0000

On a dark and rainy Saturday morning, I waited as long as I could for the rain to stop. Arugula was ready for harvesting and the season would end soon. I had a frittata in mind that would make good use of a few handfuls of arugula leaves. The rain wasn’t cooperating with me so...

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Sirloin Steak and Arugula Salad

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:16:29 +0000

Sirloin Steak and Arugula Salad contains spicy, peppery arugula, cold sliced sirloin steak with blue cheese crumbles and makes a hardy, satisfying salad. I have a love/hate relationship with green salads. I love them so much that I gorge myself out on them to the point that I can’t bear the thought of eating another...

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Granny’s Beef Soup

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:04:07 +0000

Celebrate Your Tradition is a promotion hosted by Tuttorosso. After learning the idea of the promotion is to celebrate and honor someone who inspired you in the kitchen, I wanted to participate. Opportunities to share the story of my grandmother and all she taught me about life, food and the connections between the two, are precious....

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Roast the Rainbow (Recipe: Roasted Vegetables)

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:00:37 +0000

I love vegetables and fruits. There’s very few that I don’t eat. One thing’s always bothered me about vegetables and fruits, however. Well, not vegetables and fruits themselves. It’s their collective name that sticks in my craw: produce. I’m not entirely sure why it bothers me, but it does. The origin probably has something to...

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The Substitute Teacher’s Speech(Recipe: American Goulash)

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 23:16:16 +0000

Goulash was a popular school lunchroom meal and home kitchen meal back in my day. Ground beef was cheap, very cheap. So we ate a lot of it. One day in 5th grade, a classmate innocently mentioned something about eating goulash and how much he liked it. Unknowingly, he struck a nerve with the substitute...

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Old Fashioned Brunswick Stew

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:25:28 +0000

Soups and stews are an all time favorite. They represent a maximum degree of efficiency in cooking, variety, cost effectiveness and creativity, which makes them just plain smart cooking. A generous bonus is found in the magnificent flavor. They may be rustic or fancy, simple or complicated; although I must question the soundness of making them complicated. A...

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Roasted Roma Tomatoes

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:28:26 +0000

Roasted Roma Tomatoes is an easy side dish to serve alongside most entrees. Roasting intensifies the flavor of tomatoes. Roma variety holds up well to roasting and will consistently yield a good result. Between tomato seasons, when it’s hard to find vine-ripened tomatoes, you can rely on Romas. Next to cherry-type tomatoes, they...

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:46:22 +0000

This iconic Southern dish lives up to all the hype. Tomatoes are plentiful, cornmeal is used for breading, they are quick and easy to make. And they are soul satisfying. A green tomato tastes nothing like its ripe counterpart. They’re tangy and somewhat lemony. A little sugar mixed with the cornmeal balances the flavors nicely....

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