Goin' Southern!

This is my definition of a southern comfort meal!  The only way it could get MORE southern is by catching the catfish myself....and let's be honest, who really does that?  The mac and cheese is one of my daughter's favorites (as you can see by her rating below).  And it would be mine too if I had the kid's metabolism.  The catfish is cooked exactly like you would expect, corn meal crusted and fried!  yum-o!  I was going to make some fried green tomatoes with this, but I think I have enough grease and starch in this meal alone.  I opted for the corn bread instead.....which I don't really helped much!  :)

Overall Ratings:

Me: 4 stars

My husband: 3 stars (he's not a big catfish fan)

My daughter: 5 stars (mac and cheese only for her)

Super Easy and De-lish Strawberry Spinach Salad

It's getting close to the end of strawberry season and I was craving some but hate getting them from the local grocery store.  They are giant in size...but lack in the flavor department.  So during lunch I ran to a local farm which has the "pick your own" strawberries.  I decided to make a strawberry spinach salad.  After all it IS bathing suit season.

Overall Rating:

Me: 5 stars

Say hello to my Italian Beef Sandwich

My mother-in-law makes a mean Italian Beef! And I believe that I've called her at least 4 different times to get her recipe only to miss place it! So instead of bothering her AGAIN, I started this meal like I do so many others. Researching a handful of recipes that I think sound good, understand the basics of the meal and throwing my spin on it.

So tonight, it's Italian Beef with homemade salt and pepper parmesan chips! (And with any luck, I'll have enough for lunch tomorrow.)

Overall Ratings:

Me: 3.5 stars

My Husband: 4.5 stars

My Daughter: 4 stars (minus the peppers and onions, of course)