Tuesday, January 26, 2016

All American Cooking Team

Super Bowl 50 is just two weeks away.  The NFL Pro Bowl is this weekend.  While watching ESPN today I started thinking about the different all star teams that are selected.  All the major sports have all star teams, MVPs, etc.  The local newspapers tout high school and college athletes.  We have academic All Conference players,  top ten plays of the week,  best cities for retirement and even the three best places one of the Kardashians had sex.


Since part of Super Bowl celebration involves copious amounts of food, I got to thinking about food I have eaten.  I recalled my early days in Chattanooga, TN when a neighbor shared some of the best potato salad I had ever eaten.  I never forgot her and the sharing that took place in those days.  Therefore, I offer my All Time best food not cooked by my wife.


Main Courses:


Chicken Fried Steak                                                          Babe
Fried Chicken                                                                    Mrs. P
Pulled Pork                                                                        Jennifer Wright
Gumbo                                                                               Maggie Parks
Chicken and Dumplings                                                    Judy Patton




Side Dishes: (Some may have been eaten as main course)


Potato Salad                                                                       Carolyn Brumlow
Crawfish Cornbread                                                           Vivian Metoyer
Any fresh Vegatable                                                          Mrs. P
Red Beans and Rice                                                           Linda Katz
Some kind of Corn Relish                                                 Kathy Cordray




Desserts:


Fried Pies (mainly apricot)                                                Babe
Pie (Blackberry and/or blueberry cheesecake)                  Maggie Parks
Cake (Italian Cream Cake)                                                Mrs. P
Candy (Tie)      Pralines                                                     Sarah Wright
                          Fudge                                                       Maggie Parks


I am sure that I left some off.  If you have a particular dish you think deserves the list, let me know when it is ready and I will evaluate it for future consideration.