Some Food for the Soul...

The majority of the family staying here either lives or was born in Northern Louisiana. If I get lucky, they take one evening and prepare their signature meal. Other than my momma's Chicken & Dumplins there is really no other meal that I would love to have. The meal consists of Chicken Drumettes, Brown Rice ( a more recent substitution for the white rice that we all miss) & Chicken Gravy, Green Beans with Egg Sauce and 7-minute Cabbage. Its all delicious! The cabbage is cooked in butter, the Egg Sauce is lemony with a Tabasco kick, the beans are canned & the gravy is spicy!



Early in the trip I take a poll of all the cousins to see who has what cravings, and if they are easily translated into a lunch or dinner for twenty I make it happen. Roast Beef Po-Boys were one of the first things mentioned. So I made due with Whole Wheat Hoagie Rolls and kept the rest of the sandwich as classic as I could. Slow cooked Beef with lots of Garlic (important for all the Gravy that needs to smother the sandwich), fresh Mayo, chopped Romaine, thinly sliced Tomato and Pickle

Without question the favorite meal of the day, without question is definitely breakfast! Jessi, our Gardner extraordinaire is also the breakfast cook and she keeps it coming with creamy Grits, tons of Bacon, Eggs cooked any style to order, Waffles, Pancakes, Huckleberry Pancakes and if we are really lucky...Cinnamon Rolls (with or without Pecans). The coffee is French Market, a chicory blend that most of you are familiar with and the syrup is made locally by Eva Gates.