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A Southern Home-Cooked Meal

August 4, 2013 By Rhoda 77 Comments

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Haven was wonderful, just beyond words!

We thought last year was great, well but this one was over the top fantastic. Everyone was happy and smiling the whole time and I can’t wait to share it with you.  Right now, I’m crashed on my bed trying to recover from it all.  Maybe I’ll be back to normal in a couple of days.  Sleep, I need sleep!

In the meantime, our family doesn’t need a big occasion to get together for a meal.  We eat together every chance we get.  My niece, Lauren, and her hubby, Philip were home last weekend for a whirlwind trip from New Orleans.  They just bought their first house down there and have already closed, but haven’t moved in.  Lauren takes after her mom and does a lot of Craigslist wheeling and dealing, so they found some great things to fill their house with and came up to rent a truck to get their treasures back home.  I didn’t take pics of all of that (forgot!), but I did take a pic of the family meal we had at my parents house.

lauren and philip

We ate a big meal, then we all helped Lauren and Philip load the truck for the trip back to New Orleans.  I’ll be going down there Labor Day with my sister, mom, and brother-in-law and we are going to help Lauren get some things done at their house, like painting and a few projects.  So, of course I’ll be sharing all of that with you. They bought a really pretty house with a backyard pool, ready to grow into it for the future.  She’ll have fun decorating her first house too and I can’t wait to help her!

So, let’s see how my mom puts together one of those famous Southern meals of hers.  She’s a pro at it, even at 85.  I did a video too of frying all of that stuff, so you will not want to miss that.  We had a family friend here too, helping mom and I want you to hear Miss Sue’s Southern accent.

mom in the kitchen

Mom is right at home in her kitchen and even though it’s small, she can turn out some fabulous meals in this kitchen.  I wish she had a bigger kitchen, with all the cooking she does. It definitely is not big enough.

frying eggplant

Mom and Miss Sue getting the eggplant and okra ready to fry.

eggplant mixture

Fried Eggplant is cut in strips (after peeling and salting), then dredged in flour, egg, and panko breadcrumbs, which I’ve shared before (see link). Then, deep fried in a big pan with Canola oil.

eggplant in panko

After flour and egg, then Panko breadcrumbs are added.

frying in the pan

Frying in the pan.

out of the grease

Golden brown and ready to take out.

eggplant fried

Don’t those look yummy?  They are, believe me!

cut okra
Fresh okra from the garden.

frying okra

She mixes equal parts flour and corn meal, then adds buttermilk for a batter for the okra.  Then it is dropped in one at a time.

potatoes

Potatoes cooking for mashed potatoes.

squash casserole

Aunt Fannie’s Squash casserole, which you can find the recipe in that link.

Mom in kitchen

Mom scurrying around the kitchen.

gravy

Making gravy from the roast beef drippings.  She cooked the roast in the crock pot, then added juice to her black iron skillet.  Then she mixes water and flour in a glass shaker and slowly adds that to the juice, thickening it up and adding a little salt and pepper. Yummy over mashed potatoes!

tervis tumblers

Does every Southern family have Tervis tumblers?  Ours does!

roast beef

Roast beef from the crockpot.

table set

I set the table, getting us ready to eat.  And I helped make the tomato, onion, cucumber, and avocado salad, while they were frying.

table with food

Here’s the spread of food, doesn’t that look fabulous?   I know, we are totally spoiled with this food my mom makes.

table with food 2

Everyone has always loved sitting down at her table.

my plate

My plate of yumminess.  I have grown up on this food and never tire of it.

peach cobbler

Peach cobbler for dessert, of course!  It’s that time of year.  Lauren was loving being home and eating at her Nana’s table.  She misses real Southern food in Louisiana, ain’t nothing like your family’s home cooking!

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  1. Ann says

    August 5, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Oh my, I LOVE YOUR MAMA AS MUCH AS YOUR DAD! And Miss Sue is right in there too. Clearly you strike a chord with your readers when posting videos and pictures of your parents doing what they love to do. It’s funny but I haven’t been able to check my fave few decorating blogs for a week or so. As I clicked on your blog tonight I was hoping to see a mention of your parents. Yay! Your mama and daddy are truly special people who seem to make a universal impact for a lot pf readers here. The only downfall, well, now I’m hungry, REAL HUNGRY. I really must print out that peach cobbler. Also, totally love your mama’s apron.

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  2. Cheryl Ann says

    August 5, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Rhoda, that looks positively yummy…your salad too. How does your mom get her roast so dark in her crock pot? I love when a roast is dark and crispy on the outside. You have the best parents! Cheryl Ann

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  3. nancy says

    August 5, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Your mother is a doll! Such a sweet woman.

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  4. Jill Jones says

    August 5, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    Rhoda – Your mom’s cooking fascinates me. I’m from California and we just don’t have these types of dishes. The salad, casserole and fried okra and eggplant are dishes I am not familiar with but would love to try. Does your mom deliver to California? 🙂 She’s a cutie and a very hard worker.

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  5. Debbie says

    August 5, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    I read your blog today at lunchtime and ran out to the store after work to pick up some peaches. I just had to try to make the Peach Cobbler. Well, it turned out fantastic and my family loved it. I’ll be making this a few more times while the peaches are in season. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  6. Michelle says

    August 6, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    Wow! What a meal! Your Mama sure knows what she is doing! I wish I could taste that peach cobbler. How lucky for you that your folks are doing so well, what a treasure it is to have a video of your mom cooking in her kitchen. Enjoy your week!

    Michelle. Thebashfulnest.blogspot.com

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  7. Barbara says

    August 6, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    Rhonda, I have enjoyed your blog for quite some time. This meal reminds me of my mom and both of my grandmas’ southern cooking. (All from Kentucky). I love to see your Mom and Dad in your posts!

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  8. Sika says

    August 9, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    Wow, your photos just made me hungry! Everything looks so delicious. And it is so true, you don’t need a huge kitchen to prepare great meals!

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  9. Kathy T says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    Again, I just love the stories of your home and when you add food —yum. The touch of videos is such a joy to watch.
    and congrats to your niece and her hubby on their new home. That will be so fun to watch their home come together too.

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  10. Teresa says

    August 13, 2013 at 11:27 am

    Can you tell us how you make the tomato, onion, cucumber, and avocado salad-I enjoy your blog so much and thank you
    for sharing your family with us. I just love you Mom & Dad and look foward to each post about them!!

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    • Rhoda says

      August 13, 2013 at 8:09 pm

      Hi, Teresa, look at the post and in the comments, it is just combined ingredients with oil and vinegar dressing. I listed it all out. Thanks!

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