No Soup For You!!!

[Heatherg21]

By chance was this at a Delta lounge? I had delicious butternut squash soup at a Delta lounge in JFK
Adding this recipe to the soup rotation - so far this season there has been a corn chowder (fresh sweet corn), baked potato and a chili.

No, it was at the Esquire Grill. They don't have it on the menu, so it must have been a daily soup special.

 

[flieger83]

By chance was this at a Delta lounge? I had delicious butternut squash soup at a Delta lounge in JFK
Adding this recipe to the soup rotation - so far this season there has been a corn chowder (fresh sweet corn), baked potato and a chili.

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• 114-ounce can light coconut milk (you can go with full fat if you choose, it’s a good fat)

That's a BIG can...

 

[MidCakePa]

I don't care for lima beans. Unless they're in Brunswick stew. In which case, I love lima beans.

There used to be a Southern restaurant just outside DC, near Old Town Alexandria -- Southside 815, I believe it was called. That's where I discovered Brunswick stew and fried green tomatoes and catfish etouffe and collard greens. Life was never the same again.

 

[OldRetSWO]

And sea bass from Jimmy Buffet.

You mean the guy who was a big fan/friend of Navy Sailing?

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just to bring this back to the Service Academies a bit

 

[Heatherg21]

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• 114-ounce can light coconut milk (you can go with full fat if you choose, it’s a good fat)

That's a BIG can...

1- 14 ounce, what a difference a dash makes.

 

[Capt MJ]

Fund-raisers for my school in - wait for it - Brunswick, GA - featured oyster roast pits, shrimp boil pots, Brunswick stew, hot cornbread, various vegetables, and a killer dessert table. No bar booth, but people surely did visit coolers in their vehicles.

Brunswick is the county seat, the mainland town adjacent to the “Golden Isles,” of which my home island was one.

Georgia-style Brunswick stew (the Island recipe dating to the late 1800s) features pulled pork, chicken, barbecue-type spices, and a boatload of fresh vegetables, but must include lima beans (preferably from your garden), Vidalia onions (we would drive to the Bland Farm roadside stand in Vidalia a few counties over every spring to get sweet onions from Miz Bland’s roadside stand) and corn (best if it was Silver Queen scraped fresh off the cob or put up in the deep freezer in the garage), and tomatoes. Okra and other long beans and veg welcome. Big pot on the stove.

Now, as good recipes always do, they spread via family events and other means, so I know there is a VA version and other regional variations featuring local produce and preferences. I’m all for that.

Pro tip to reduce okra’s slime factor:

What Makes Okra "Slimy," And What Can You Do About It?

Find out what makes okra slimy and what you can do to prevent the sliminess if you're not a fan. Plus, find recipes that feature okra, slime and all.

www.southernliving.com

Would someone bring me a piece of lemon chess pie or fresh peach home-churned ice cream right now.

 

[TBVADAD]

Fund-raisers for my school in - wait for it - Brunswick, GA - featured oyster roast pits, shrimp boil pots, Brunswick stew, hot cornbread, various vegetables, and a killer dessert table. No bar booth, but people surely did visit coolers in their vehicles.

Brunswick is the county seat, the mainland town adjacent to the “Golden Isles,” of which my home island was one.

Georgia-style Brunswick stew (the Island recipe dating to the late 1800s) features pulled pork, chicken, barbecue-type spices, and a boatload of fresh vegetables, but must include lima beans (preferably from your garden), Vidalia onions (we would drive to the Bland Farm roadside stand in Vidalia a few counties over every spring to get sweet onions from Miz Bland’s roadside stand) and corn (best if it was Silver Queen scraped fresh off the cob or put up in the deep freezer in the garage), and tomatoes. Okra and other long beans and veg welcome. Big pot on the stove.

Now, as good recipes always do, they spread via family events and other means, so I know there is a VA version and other regional variations featuring local produce and preferences. I’m all for that.

Pro tip to reduce okra’s slime factor:

What Makes Okra "Slimy," And What Can You Do About It?

Find out what makes okra slimy and what you can do to prevent the sliminess if you're not a fan. Plus, find recipes that feature okra, slime and all.

www.southernliving.com

Would someone bring me a piece of lemon chess pie or fresh peach home-churned ice cream right now.

I miss the Fundraisers. Growing up and playing PeeWee football in the 80s. Seemed like every corner had a pot going.

 

[justme]

Fund-raisers for my school in - wait for it - Brunswick, GA - featured oyster roast pits, shrimp boil pots, Brunswick stew, hot cornbread, various vegetables, and a killer dessert table. No bar booth, but people surely did visit coolers in their vehicles.

Brunswick is the county seat, the mainland town adjacent to the “Golden Isles,” of which my home island was one.

Georgia-style Brunswick stew (the Island recipe dating to the late 1800s) features pulled pork, chicken, barbecue-type spices, and a boatload of fresh vegetables, but must include lima beans (preferably from your garden), Vidalia onions (we would drive to the Bland Farm roadside stand in Vidalia a few counties over every spring to get sweet onions from Miz Bland’s roadside stand) and corn (best if it was Silver Queen scraped fresh off the cob or put up in the deep freezer in the garage), and tomatoes. Okra and other long beans and veg welcome. Big pot on the stove.

Now, as good recipes always do, they spread via family events and other means, so I know there is a VA version and other regional variations featuring local produce and preferences. I’m all for that.

Pro tip to reduce okra’s slime factor:

What Makes Okra "Slimy," And What Can You Do About It?

Find out what makes okra slimy and what you can do to prevent the sliminess if you're not a fan. Plus, find recipes that feature okra, slime and all.

www.southernliving.com

Would someone bring me a piece of lemon chess pie or fresh peach home-churned ice cream right now.

Our recipe has hens, pork, and beef along with the various veggies. (onion, tomato, corn -dad prefers shoe peg, not sure I can tell a difference, limas, peas, potatoes. and the various flavorings which seem odd at first glance (ketchup, mustard, texas pete, worchestershire sauce, a stick or two of butter as needed and whatever leaf or ash that happens to float in.) slowly stir until paddle stays upright without assistance.

If it had okra, I probably would have drilled holes in the various pots long ago to turn them into flower holders.

 

[greenfield1]

Brunswick is the county seat, the mainland town adjacent to the “Golden Isles,” of which my home island was one.

My family's vacation every summer was 3 days on one of the Golden Isles. I'm not sure there's anything my brothers and I looked forward to more. We could've sat on the beach all day watching the container ships roll into the Port of Brunswick. We got to go out to dinner on the last day. I can't remember what restaurant we went to but it had some of the best cornbread I've ever eaten. I still think about the food sometimes. Gotta get back over there one day!

 

[Capt MJ]

Our recipe has hens, pork, and beef along with the various veggies. (onion, tomato, corn -dad prefers shoe peg, not sure I can tell a difference, limas, peas, potatoes. and the various flavorings which seem odd at first glance (ketchup, mustard, texas pete, worchestershire sauce, a stick or two of butter as needed and whatever leaf or ash that happens to float in.) slowly stir until paddle stays upright without assistance.

If it had okra, I probably would have drilled holes in the various pots long ago to turn them into flower holders.

There is Southern, and then there is Southern-with-okra.

You might have a side of Carolina Gold buttered rice alongside, but no potatoes in the stew. That’s what is fun about regional variations. Someone substituted something way back, and it became the new norm for that area. And someone must have swapped in butter for a chunk of ham hock, because not every grocery store has a section in the meat area with “parts.”

Carolina Gold Rice (yes, rice is not Soup, but is often found in or near it) can be found at a number of different sources. This one always tasted like home to me.