Hungry? This is the thread for you!

[HAWKEYE10]

Dixie we are neighbors! You need to invite
me and my wife over for dinner. Don

 

[TNDixieGirl]

Think it'd be worth the drive? I'm at the West end of the state.

Make ya a deal though, if ya'll are ever in the area, I'll be glad to make ya dinner.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

Great thread, thanks Dixie!

 

[gunlovingirl]

Thanks a lot Dixie! I think I gained 5 lbs just from looking at the pictures!

 

[bmhiii]

Tanx, Dixie. I'm cook like you do, browse recipes, try one, if it has promise, change to suit my tastes.

Next time I do Barry's Famous Oven Fried Chicken, I'll pic and post.

OBTW, every recipe I fiddle with becomes "Barry's Famous [insert recipe name]"!

 

[cobra44]

After looking at all of these food choices, looks like it's back to rehab

Thanks for posting, I will try a couple of these.

 

[sipowicz]

And it wouldn't be a complete food thread without a plate of sausage gravy and biscuits!!!

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits


1-pound hot sausage (Jimmy Dean is our preference)
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk

Brown sausage in skillet; drain. Set aside. In saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After completely melted, add flour and mix in with spoon until no lumps show. Add milk and turn heat to high, stirring constantly until it boils. Turn heat back down to medium or medium-high, add sausage, stirring constantly, until desired thickness is achieved. Serve over warm biscuits.

Hey Dix, I'm no southern cook and that looks great, but I always though you needed the fat (grease) from the sausage or bacon to make the gravy....

 

[MKT]

Well, my computer screen is cleaner that it has been in ages. Wife just came in a caught me licking the screen!

Hmmm...I'm the cook round here, I may have to try a couple of these dishes on for size (Monte Cristo, Cheesy Tater-tots just to name a couple...and of course the Biscuits n Gravy).

 

[vintagesmith]

I've developed a new addiction and I'm considering finding a 12-step program to help me stop before I get bigger than the broad side of a barn.

Here's a few dishes I've prepared lately. Feel free to share yours too, please. We can all use new ideas as the holidays approach.

4 Layer Delight

FIRST LAYER:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 ½ cups chopped nuts

SECOND LAYER:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar

THIRD LAYER:
2 small pkgs instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk

FOURTH LAYER:
8 oz. Cool Whip
chopped nuts (optional)

Mix and spread first layer in cake pan. I use an 8x10 pan, but will also work in 13x9 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool. Mix and spread second layer over baked first layer. Mix third layer well and spread over second layer. Top with Cool Whip and chopped nuts (if desired). Refrigerate several hours before serving.

Dixie, I've had this before. It is GREAT! I think that the recipe was called "Better than sex cake". Well......

 

[TNDixieGirl]

Hey Dix, I'm no southern cook and that looks great, but I always though you needed the fat (grease) from the sausage or bacon to make the gravy....

Most people do use the sausage drippings. I never have. I have no rhyme or reason why I don't. I just don't.

 

[sparky9]

Holy better-than-the-food-network, Dixie!
I really hate that I found this thread this late at night.

 

[Mickey D]

Drool...all my favorites! Planning on leaving your husband anytime soon?

 

[parts]

Wow! A lady who loves cooking and Smith & Wessons!!

Dave

 

[35Rem]

Ok, Monte Christos as I type...very good! The 4 year old even approved!

 

[neiljrosen]

Wasn't hungry when I started reading this thread.......But I am now.

 

[BarbC]

Everything looks great! Have you ever considered opening a restaurant?

 

[Blacksmith58]

Dixie, you got a Sister? WOW! Now that's some good Ole Southern Cooking! I pass through Western Tenn. on my way down to visit my folks in Texas from Northern Illinois. After seeing this thread, I know I'm going to be hungry around West Memphis!

 

[ingmansinc]

Cold weather is here and here is Dixie's Chili. Here is the recipe: From TennDixieGirl / S&W Forum


SPICY CHILI

1 pound ground chuck
1 pound hot pork sausage
16 oz. can kidney beans
15 oz. can hot chili beans
10 oz. can diced rotel
7 ½ oz. can chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons chili powder
¾ tsp. salt
1 diced onion

Brown both meats in dutch oven. Drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover; reduce heat; simmer on low at least one hour.

Note: Can use regular or mild sausage, and regular chili beans for less heat.

If you want extreme heat, get the "hot" Rotel instead of the regular. Also, use 2 or 3 cans of hot chili beans and leave out the kidney beans.

 

[gunlovingirl]

Ok Lee. We need a recipe section!

 

[ladder13]

Your husband is a VERY lucky man.