Cooking, Home & Garden

Topic: southern foods,,,,,
popcornncoke Joined Fri 11/02/07 Posts: 2088	Thu 08/21/08 08:00 AM
I love to cook but hate to clean up after. Of Course that when it is nice to have Daugther-in-Laws.

thumper95 Joined Tue 08/07/07 Posts: 33316	Thu 08/21/08 08:09 AM
my moms rule is if she cooks,, she dont clean the kitchen,, lol

Krimsa Joined Fri 04/25/08 Posts: 9960	Thu 08/21/08 08:11 AM
I think that’s a good rule. Whoever cooks should NOT have to clean. Cooking can be a tremendous amount of work, especially if there is a lot of prep involved. It’s the proper division of labor!

thumper95 Joined Tue 08/07/07 Posts: 33316	Thu 08/21/08 08:32 AM
thats right. work should be equal through out the house

fridaygurl Joined Mon 05/14/07 Posts: 20	Thu 08/21/08 12:11 PM
ill eat chicken.. ill eat bacon but no other pork except for ham and i dont like fruits oo and veggies except for mashed taters yup told you i was picky and barely ate anything YIKES! if I don't eat my fruits and veggies I feel like death!

Krimsa Joined Fri 04/25/08 Posts: 9960	Thu 08/21/08 12:14 PM
Me to. I think thats why a lot of the southern fried foods just did not sit right with me. I really like a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Of course that could just be a regional dealy, I dont know.

thumper95 Joined Tue 08/07/07 Posts: 33316	Thu 08/21/08 12:16 PM
well,, peas, beans, greens, most of those are not fried, and they are a main staple of most southern cooks.

maryelizabeth10 Joined Sat 08/16/08 Posts: 2826	Fri 08/22/08 06:41 AM
ill eat chicken.. ill eat bacon but no other pork except for ham and i dont like fruits oo and veggies except for mashed taters yup told you i was picky and barely ate anything YIKES! if I don't eat my fruits and veggies I feel like death! i have a problem with texture and smell. like pickles the smell and the slimeyness makes me gag same with a lot of other stuff. i cant take the way it feels in my mouth it makes me sick. but i dont feel like death because im on meds :)

Chazster Joined Tue 08/28/07 Posts: 6206	Fri 08/22/08 10:02 AM
Man, I am looking at this stuff and I am not sure if you people really know what "southern cooking" is. Jambalaya, Gumbo, Etoufee, boudin, alligator. Now that is some southern cooking for ya.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Fri 08/22/08 10:08 AM
HUSHPUPPIES!

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Fri 08/22/08 10:15 AM
Butterbeans with corn & dumplings! Peach cobbler Country ham on a biscuit

SuzinVA Joined Wed 04/25/07 Posts: 28730	Fri 08/22/08 10:43 AM
Man, I am looking at this stuff and I am not sure if you people really know what "southern cooking" is. Jambalaya, Gumbo, Etoufee, boudin, alligator. Now that is some southern cooking for ya. Hmmm, pretty insulting comment, considering. However, to answer your question, the above examples are examples of creole cooking, which takes its basis in French, African, and Spanish cultures, and happens to have originated in LA. LA is of course a southern state therefore creole could be considered southern by the largest definition (that it originated in a Southern state), however, it is rarely considered to be "classic" southern cooking, which is pretty much what we're discussing here. That being said, I do love creole and cajun, am more than willing to concede that creole has some of the best southern/regional offerings anywhere and that it is a type of southern cooking. If you'd like to join the conversation, feel free, but use some manners, s'il vous plait.

thumper95 Joined Tue 08/07/07 Posts: 33316	Fri 08/22/08 10:58 AM
i will lay any kinda money on what i do, i know what i am good at,, and its true southern cooking,, creole is a diffrent style, southern in origin, but not whats considered country southern.

Chazster Joined Tue 08/28/07 Posts: 6206	Fri 08/22/08 12:13 PM Edited by Chazster on Fri 08/22/08 12:13 PM
Man, I am looking at this stuff and I am not sure if you people really know what "southern cooking" is. Jambalaya, Gumbo, Etoufee, boudin, alligator. Now that is some southern cooking for ya. Hmmm, pretty insulting comment, considering. However, to answer your question, the above examples are examples of creole cooking, which takes its basis in French, African, and Spanish cultures, and happens to have originated in LA. LA is of course a southern state therefore creole could be considered southern by the largest definition (that it originated in a Southern state), however, it is rarely considered to be "classic" southern cooking, which is pretty much what we're discussing here. That being said, I do love creole and cajun, am more than willing to concede that creole has some of the best southern/regional offerings anywhere and that it is a type of southern cooking. If you'd like to join the conversation, feel free, but use some manners, s'il vous plait. Don't get so defensive, I was saying that in jest, jeeze. I think I know what creole and cajun is, I don't need a history lesson since it is my heritage. Cajun and Creole are 2 different types of food btw. Cajun doesn't really involve the influence of Spanish and african, thats creole. Cajun is pretty much a french derivative. The cajuns were brought to the US in 1775, I don't know if you can get much more classic than that.

SuzinVA Joined Wed 04/25/07 Posts: 28730	Fri 08/22/08 03:12 PM
Man, I am looking at this stuff and I am not sure if you people really know what "southern cooking" is. Jambalaya, Gumbo, Etoufee, boudin, alligator. Now that is some southern cooking for ya. Hmmm, pretty insulting comment, considering. However, to answer your question, the above examples are examples of creole cooking, which takes its basis in French, African, and Spanish cultures, and happens to have originated in LA. LA is of course a southern state therefore creole could be considered southern by the largest definition (that it originated in a Southern state), however, it is rarely considered to be "classic" southern cooking, which is pretty much what we're discussing here. That being said, I do love creole and cajun, am more than willing to concede that creole has some of the best southern/regional offerings anywhere and that it is a type of southern cooking. If you'd like to join the conversation, feel free, but use some manners, s'il vous plait. Don't get so defensive, I was saying that in jest, jeeze. I think I know what creole and cajun is, I don't need a history lesson since it is my heritage. Cajun and Creole are 2 different types of food btw. Cajun doesn't really involve the influence of Spanish and african, thats creole. Cajun is pretty much a french derivative. The cajuns were brought to the US in 1775, I don't know if you can get much more classic than that. Not defensive, just saying. If you were in jest, I apologize, it didn't come off that way. As for the history lesson, because it didn't come as jest, I felt one was necessary. And yes, I do know the difference between cajun and creole. Being of french descent myself, whose family was here long before 1775, I know the difference. Peace