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They had me at the title with this one! I fell deeply in love with O’Connor’s work in a course back in college, and went on to read the whole collection. A Good Meal is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South is rich and storied, too. If you love the tales behind dishes, you’re going to love it. The illustrations are charming! And that’s just the frosting. The dishes are amazing!

I’ll tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to share with you the recipe for THE SUZY B’S SPINACH AND MUSHROOM FRITO PIE. We love Frito Pie and had never heard of a vegetarian version before. It is absolutely amazing. To my shock, I strongly prefer it to the original one. It’s like a cheesy mushroom and spinach dip had a baby with frito pie. Yeah. Go make it now. I hope you love it, too!

We’ve been reading like crazy over quarantine! After the review of this book, I’ll tell you about our book-club for two. Let me know what great reads you’ve found!

Reprinted from A Good Meal is Hard to Find by Amy C. Evans & Martha Hall Foose with permission by Chronicle Books, 2020

THE SUZY B’S SPINACH AND MUSHROOM FRITO PIE

FRANNY ALWAYS GREETED HER GUESTS WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC “HOW YA DURIN’?” On this night, everyone was celebrating the launch of the Ward family’s latest addition to their shrimping fl eet, The Suzy B. Glasses over- fl owed with Champagne, and Franny was committed to serving her favorite food. After the party, Mrs. Coleman sent her a hefty dry-cleaning bill, and Franny refused to give her another reason to complain.

Makes six servings 1 2/3 cups half-and-half, divided 2 1/2 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp finely ground white pepper 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/2 tsp ancho chile powder Dash of cayenne pepper Dash of grated nutmeg 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2 cup roughly chopped white onion 8 oz white button mushrooms, roughly chopped 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced Two 10 oz packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 2 cups (8 oz) grated pepper Jack cheese, divided One 9.5 oz bag or six individual 1 oz bags corn chips Chopped fresh cilantro

IN A LITTLE BOWL, mix 2 Tbsp of the half-and-half with the cornstarch and set it aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the remaining half-and-half, the white pepper, salt, chile powder, cayenne, and nutmeg to a simmer. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir and add it to the saucepan, stirring continuously. Bring to a full boil and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.

HEAT a large deep skillet with a lid over medium-high heat and melt the butter. Add the garlic, onion, mushrooms, and jalapeño. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the spinach. Stir in 1 cup of your cheese and the half-and-half mixture.

WHEN YOU ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR FRITO PIES, line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange six servings of corn chips in fl attened mounds on the foil. Position an oven rack in the upper middle position of your oven and heat your broiler.

SPOON about 1/2 cup of the spinach mixture over each mound of chips and top with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Broil for 6 to 8 minutes, until all bubbly and warmed through. Move each mound to a plate for serving. Garnish with cilantro.

Notions & Notes IF SO INCLINED, serve each guest’s pie in a Frito bag. Do this by transferring each portion into a snack bag that has been split down the center.

Back to that book!

Ethel’s Overnight Breakfast in Bed is a custardy, jammy doughnutty, oaty, almondy, French toast bake with orange and vanilla fragrancing the kitchen. Oh, I super love this one. Easy peasy, make ahead, yummy, and a looker. Perfect.

Loretta’s Café con Mitad Y Mitad is a delicious dark coffee flavored with dark cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little sugar and half and half. So good.

Lenore Anne’s Delta Hot Tamale Balls are so clever. They are such an easy shortcut to the tamale. The flavor is really close to a traditional Delta Tamale, except this doesn’t include lard. Pork sausage is half the meat used, though, so some of the pork fat taste is there. So easy, yummy, and a little healthier. Nice.

The Suzy B’s Spinach and Mushroom Frito Pie took me by surprise. We love Frito Pie and had never heard of a vegetarian version before. It is absolutely amazing. To my shock, I strongly prefer it to the original one. It’s like a cheesy, mushroom and spinach dip had a baby with frito pie. Yeah. Go make it now.

Pearl’s Wish is a rummy, creamsicle-style cocktail. It’s super refreshing and rich. Nice.

Vi’s Sherry Pot Pie is comfort food perfection. She used cooked chicken (the other half of that rotisserie), frozen veggies, and boxed biscuit mix. It’s in the oven and ready for dinner with no effort.

Gayle Lucky Chicken Posole is really flavorful and easy. It calls for cooked chicken, so I used half of a rotisserie chicken. The dried ancho chile really makes it.

Clementine’s Crawfish Puppies Dipped in H-Town Queso are fabulous. The crawfish tails add great flavor and cheerful pops of color to the hushpuppies interior. The queso is inspired by the queso from Felix restaurant in Houston. She makes reference to Lisa Fain’s Queso book, and her version of queso, which is fabulous, too.

Ouida’s Buttered Pimiento Souffle is a cheesy, bready, eggy puff with a lovely cheese and pimiento crown. It smells terrific!

Edna’s Slow-Cooked Apricot Pork is perfect for a busy day. I seasoned it last night, and popped it in the crockpot this morning. The apricot jam and bbq sauce play so nicely with the spice rub. I served it with garlic green beans and pineapple, but it would play really well as a pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw and pickles piled on top.

Delores’s Vibrancy Water will have you happily hitting all your hydration goals. Lightly sweetened cucumber, mango, and lime water with a hint of heat.

Pauline’s Lucky Pickle Relish Dogs are fabulous. The relish is much less sweet and more pickle-y than the usual bright green stuff.

Ivy’s Sweet Sausage Balls are a mixture of Italian sausage, baking mix, sweet potatoes, and Monterey jack. The kids loved them! They’d be cute on a brunch table with eggs and a little fresh fruit.

The Guerrero book-club for two….

My husband and I have been having a book club for two all throughout quarantine. First was Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Excellent read and the narrator really added to the piece in the most artful manner with a snark highlighting quality. So good! Then we read The Three-Body Project. It was a fun and engaging science fiction read, but neither of us loved it. We just finished 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. It was fabulous. His story telling style reminds me of Bill Bryson, with one historical vignette seamlessly pouring into another. Bonus – if you’re a history loving foodie, you’ll find it particularly exciting! It’s my turn to pick, so I grabbed A Good Man is Hard to Find on Audible to go with this. I have a hardcopy of The Complete Tales, but there’s nothing better at the end of the day than a lovely glass of wine and hearing “This is Audible” as the audiobook starts. Did you know that you can ask Alexa to read your book and she’ll grab whatever you have open on Audible? Way better than listening to it on your phone! Let me know what great books you’ve been devouring!

*I received a copy to explore and share my thoughts.

Need that pie dish? I’m an Amazon affiliate. Every time you use one of my links to get over to Amazon to make a purchase, Amazon gives me a tiny percentage. I put it back into next year’s blog fees. Thank you!

A Good Meal is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South

Suzy B’s Spinach and Mushroom Frito Pie recipe and cookbook review: A Good Meal Is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South and the Guerrero quarantine bookclub picks #AGoodMealIsHardToFind @AGoodMealIsHardToFind #ArtandPie @ArtandPie #MarthaFoose @MarthaFoose #ChronicleBooks @ChronicleBooks They had me at the title with this one!

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hottytoddynews · 7 years

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The new Dollar General site at the corner of Old Sardis Road near Western Hills Subdivision in Oxford.

They have spread across America like kudzu across Mississippi, so much so that Trish Berry of Indianola says “you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting one in the Delta.”

Large cities, small towns and rural America are infected with them enough that Martha Foose of Pluto, Mississippi, says her family plays road trip games where the winner is the person first to salute one when they pass one on the road.

So, what’s growing faster than weeds in a Spring garden?

The new Dollar General site at the corner of Old Sardis Road near Western Hills Subdivision in Oxford.

It’s Dollar General, and one of the corporate leaders at the helm of the company’s growth is Ole Miss alum, Rex Martin, vice-president, real estate, who lives in Brentwood, Tennessee. Martin graduated from Ole Miss in 1987 with a degree in Finance.

Martin says he is proud to be a Rebel and was involved in the site selections for the latest Oxford Dollar General stores.

Dollar General has more or less slipped under the radar and blanketed the nation with 13,601 stores as of May 5, 2017, up almost 1,000 stores from 2015. Some say the growth has been at the expense of big box stores, especially Wal-Mart, which has launched Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets, a small-store concept that has grown nearly as fast.

Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, the company has 90,000 employees, and if one could count products in the six Oxford area stores, there might be just as many different items of merchandise on the shelves.

Oxford has three stores: a store on Highway 7 South, stores on North Lamar, and stores on University Ave. in Eastgate Shopping Center. There is a store under construction on Highway 30 near Little John’s Grocery and one is now under construction at the corner of Old Sardis Road near Western Hills subdivision, and construction is moving fast. There was construction work going on at this location when HottyToddy.com passed by on Friday evening, July 7 at 5:45 p.m. (see photos/video)

And it seems almost everyone shops Dollar General at one time or another. The chain had revenues of over $20 billion in 2016, with a net profit of 5.7%.

Nicole Bryan of Oxford shops Dollar General “3-5 times a week on Highway 7 because it is close to my house in the country,” she said.

“Sodas, snacks, coffee, household items–whatever we run out of and don’t feel like going all the way uptown [for],” Bryan said.

Kate Asbury Larkin, an Ole Miss alum living in Opelika, Alabama, says she shops almost exclusively at Dollar General. “Already been there today,” Larkin said. “There are 14 stores within 15 miles of my house, and I love ’em!”

“It is so nice to jump into the car and drive a minute or two if you are out of a needed item! So nice to not have to drive all the way into town– and you do not stand in long lines while 8-10 [lines] are closed,” Dena Priddy McCay of Crenshaw said. “You are rung up and out the door with a smile.”

Families shop at Dollar General for different reasons, but usually convenience, price and location are factors most often mentioned.

We asked readers of HottyToddy.com on Facebook about Dollar General, and the discussion was just about as fierce as talk of an Ole Miss win over Alabama. Over 95 readers responded with their thoughts in a matter of hours.

Virtually all of our readers love to shop at “DG,” as the stores are frequently called. The DG brand is now used for store brands and the Dollar General logo. The traditional store is being complimented by two new concept stores, called DGX, which will open in Nashville and Raleigh this year. Designed to appeal to millennials, these urban-based stores are not typical of the DG shopped by most. The artist’s vision for the Raleigh DGX is open and very modern in design.

Many readers say they shop DG because it is “quick in and out, and they can avoid the long lines at Wal-Mart.” Some complain, however, that units are under staffed and the aisles are congested with merchandise that needs to be restocked.

“They sure get messy around here–you’ll break your neck in the one around here; stuff sitting everywhere,” Brenda Bell Houston said.

Ann Mason of Oxford agrees the clutter is concerning, “the one up north always has merchandise to put in the aisles.”

“I think they are brilliant for hitting the outer limits of cities but, yes, I have seen problems where different stores were a complete wreck with boxes everywhere,” Desiree Dawn Andrews of Water Valley said. “They need closer micromanagement, but the strategy is really brilliant.”

However, not all readers see their DG as messy. “Dollar General stores up here are nice and clean,” writes Albert Winters, a Mississippian who now lives in Henderson, Kentucky.

Despite the criticisms, people responding to HottyToddy.com’s inquiry love to shop at DG. Suanne Strider of Oxford said she loves it and Jim McIngvale, an Ole Miss grad originally from Batesville and now an executive at Ingalls in Pascagoula simply says “always.”

Barbara Coleman of Oxford agrees, “Love to shop Dollar General. You can get in and find your items and get out without any problems.”

Elizabeth Muse White of Cotton Plant, Mississippi, shops DG often and notes, “they have expanded their products so much in recent years. I like Dollar General.”

Debbie Woodrick Hall said she has a friend in real estate in Arkansas and “every time she lists land, she calls Dollar General.”

The phenomenal growth has not escaped the attention of financial journalists like Terry Wooten, a Pontotoc native and Ole Miss journalism grad, who said, “I refuse to talk about DG. I failed to buy the stock at under $15 several years ago. Like to shop there though,” he added.

DG stock was selling at around $70.23 a share on the New York Stock Exchange as of July 7, 2017. It has split 11 times since 1992 when it had a five for four split. The first store in Oxford opened in 1995.

“It is a great feeling for normal, everyday people to be able to walk into a store and afford anything in the store. It’s fast, clean, and you don’t have to park 100 yards away,” says Todd Windham of Oxford.

There are 380 Dollar General stores and counting in Mississippi. If kudzu is the king of fast growth in Mississippi, Dollar General is queen of small store concepts in our state and across America.

Jim Roberts is a contributor for HottyToddy.com. He can be reached HERE.

The post Growing Like Kudzu In Mississippi: Seems Everyone Stops In Dollar General From Time To Time appeared first on HottyToddy.com.

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inthevintagekitchen · 3 years

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Earlier in the summer I read an incredible non-fiction book called Dispatches From Pluto (by Richard Grant) about a guy from England who buys an old plantation house in Mississippi. 🍑 In the book, he refers repeatedly to his friend Martha Hall Foose whose is a chef from the same area in Mississippi. 🍑 Of course my interest was piqued and I had to check out her cookbooks as well:) ⭐️ A total delight, not only is Martha a wonderful chef but also a wonderful storyteller particularly when it comes to life lived in the Mississippi Delta. Tonight, I’m making one of her okra recipes - which I can tell already is going to be sensational because you soak raw okra in an apple cider vinegar and water bath for an hour before even beginning with it. 🌱 Martha’s cookbooks are not vintage (they came out in 2008 and 2011) but her stories definitely are and she shares so many in her cookbooks. If we could give a vintage award to a modern day chef, we’d certainly give one to Martha:) 🥇 Heirloom memories make the best ingredients for a wonderful meal:) Stay tuned for final photos of the okra dish. And cheers to Martha for making good food memorable. 🥂 . . . . . #marthahallfoose #southernfood #southerncooking #okra #okrarecipes #mississippi #southerncookbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CTS-q0NstC5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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topbooksinethniccooking · 4 years

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topbooksinethniccooking · 5 years

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topbooksinethniccooking · 5 years

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