Hey! I have been very busy lately but never too busy to visit my Dad on a Saturday. And you know he has a great meal waiting for me. He has always liked the TV show "Hee Haw". There is a character on there called "Grandpa Jones" where he is asked what there is for dinner. So, I have the following for you...
Grandpa, what's for supper?
"Crusty onion cornbread and a big pot of pinto beans,
Peach cobbler and a plate of biscuits too!
Fried okra, corn on the cob and pinto beans,
Sliced tomatoes and cantaloupe...times two!"
YUM YUM!
Is your mouth watering yet?
My Dad grows sunflowers and gives them to me when they have gone to seed for my birds.
Okra is good to eat but the flower is also beautiful. To think that this flower becomes a pod of okra! (And if you think that fried okra is greasy, well, you have never had my Dad's!)
Oh dear, looks like SOMEONE got into this cake of cornbread before dinner time...okay, I confess...it was ME! It is just the best thing you can imagine, my Dad likes to put those sweet Vidalia onions in there and it is just right with the cornbread.
Peach cobbler. In Daddy's own words..."GOOD".
And he didn't have it today but very often, he makes macaroni and cheese and it is just perfect. (The secret is a MOUNTAIN of cheese, trust me, I have seen him make it!)
He has been very busy this summer canning many of the vegetables that he has grown. From as near as I can count, it seems that he might be getting close to 500 jars...yes, that is a correct figure FIVE HUNDRED. My wish is that you all have such joy in your life, or as my Dad puts it..."I have a little project I am working on just now..."
Hope you enjoyed the Saturday visit to Daddy's. (Wish I had his energy!)
When I lived in the south I had a neighbor who made fresh cornbread for supper every day. Then the net morning my son and her grandson would have cold cornbread for breakfast. It was always a special breakfast if she had made cracklin bread the night before.
ReplyDeleteCornbread is good for breakfast too, but I would heat it up in the microwave or oven. It's just so dang good when it's hot with that crispy crust. My Dad makes cracklin' bread too! :-)
DeleteI forgot to tell you that I love your new header. Can you tell us about it?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Emma! I am sure that my husband took that photo. It is of the carving at Stone Mountain. It's an interesting story, I need to do a post about it.
DeleteYou don't suppose your Dad would have us over to dinner someday do you?
ReplyDeleteHey, he loves to feed folks that appreciate good ole Southern food!
DeleteI'm glad I put my lunch in the oven to cook before I read your post, Kay! :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh...the aroma floating through my cabin and your post have really set my taste buds a-flowing!
I love to read your recipes, Lee. I can just bet they taste as good as they "read"!
DeleteYour dad sounds so delightful! I think I'd really enjoy having dinner at his place. If he would invite me :)
ReplyDeleteYou would have such a good time with my Dad, Martha! You would be laughing your head off, in between eating his good food and riding around on his golf cart with him!
DeleteYour Dad sounds like a fantastic man!! A lot of fun and very busy too! Hope that you enjoyed all the food. I never thought about okra flowering before, so it was interesting to see the flower! xx
ReplyDeleteHe has fun with his busy chores that he sets for himself. We should all make ourselves projects that we enjoy, it might keep us young!
DeleteMmmm, it all looks fantastic, Kay! And you already know how I love your Dad and reading about him, he simply is the best (apart from my own Dad, of course!).
ReplyDeleteYes, Meike, I did think of you when I was typing this post! And I didn't say, but he also sent me home with a lot of his homegrown tomatoes...small, cherry tomatoes. Nothing better than tomatoes from the garden! Oh! And he also gave me two dozen fresh eggs from his own chickens! Lucky me! He is the best! (And all daughters should think their Dad is the best, I believe.) :-)
DeleteDinner sounds just wonderful. I enjoyed the visit.
ReplyDeleteSorry, my photos are not as good as my husband's. That cornbread was really good, but I couldn't get the crust to focus for me...guess it's hard to eat and take a photo at the same time! LOL!
DeleteI loved this post if only because I find it fascinating how different the food in different places can be. Peach cobbler I do know and your Dad's looks amazing! You must take a photo of the 500 jars - it must be a sight to see! x
ReplyDeleteFunny you should say that, Julie! When I was at my Dad's and he showed me the jars all sitting on the shelves, he said, "Look at that, Kay, take a picture!". He made 250 jars of jelly (jam) for my niece's wedding in the spring and those are carefully stored at another location waiting for the big day but when THAT wedding gets here, I will take photos of those jars and have them on my blog!
DeleteYumm! This looks wonderful. What a talented father you have! I am curious about the fried okra. I've never had it. I don't know a lot about okra which I only gre once because I wanted the pods for dried flower arrangements. Pity me!
ReplyDeleteAnd the cornbread is quite different from northern kinds of cornbread. I think anything is better ( almost) with vidalia onions.
To be honest with you, not everyone can make fried okra and make it good. Some people burn it, some people have it too greasy. It is one of my son's favorites! Also, okra is very good in soups, as a thickener...my Dad likes to can okra and tomatoes together and then, he has that as a base and adds meat and potatoes to it for great winter soup. AND you know he has it with onion cornbread! xx
DeleteThe food looks delicious. Aloha to your dad.
ReplyDeleteAloha! And my Dad has been to Hawaii and he loved it! xx
DeleteHope your hubby is better now.
Your dad sounds a great cook and character. It is wonderful you regularly get to spend time with him.I have just come back from visiting my dad in hospital in Dunedin. He is now very frail! My dad and I spent a lot of time together in my growing up years. Your post has inspired me to take a trip down memory lane and write a post on my dad!
ReplyDeleteMy Dad has some health issues but for his late 80's, I think he is doing very well. Oh! I will look out for your post on your Dad and I am glad that I have inspired you!
DeleteHow i wish i could come take lessons from your Dad on how to can produce!
ReplyDeleteYou know I have been thinking, there is a small college not far from his house and he really needs to go there and offer to have some evening classes on canning. He is such an expert!
DeleteI haven't had half the items of food you mention, though they sound delicious and I sometimes have okra with a curry in an Indian restaurant. Your dad does sound amazing - I don't know how some people manage to organise their time so well!
ReplyDeleteOkra with curry? That sounds very strange to me! I bet I would like it though as long as the curry isn't TOO spicy!
DeleteMy Dad IS amazing, you are right about that!
You Dad is amazing, and a fantastic cook. I have never eaten most of these items but the cornbread looks incredible. I see your Dad is in his 80s, and you must be so proud of him. My Dad lived alone after Mum died, until he was 91, but now he is in a care facility. He was good at gardening, but didn't cook much, as he has dementia.
ReplyDeleteThe cornbread could win an award, I am not kidding!! I hope every daughter thinks her Dad is the best, that is how it should be! We have some relatives who have dementia now and it is sad and a difficult thing, I know.
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