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I am a total foodie. When we are preparing to go out of town, the first thing I do is check out all the food joints. I look forward to each season because this means new flavors and textures. New spices and recipes. I can't wait to bake up some of the tried and true recipes each Fall. OR Simmer up some delicious soup. Winter means bread and stew.Spring brings salads. Summer, barbecue. Don't even get me started with all of the beverage options.

This week the Mother In Law made some delicious Brown Butter cookies. I silently told myself that if I had to choose one dessert before dying, it would probably be these Brown Butter cookies. I ate way too many.

•  Ever wondered what the last meal someone had before dying was? I found this interesting. 
•  Reading this and this right now. 
•  My heart went out to this mother and all of the people who lost a loved one this week in Canada
• Now that the cold weather is setting in, all of the sheep have left the mountain. I often wonder how boring it would be to be a shepherd. This made me think twice. 
•  New diet trend coming? Why not eat what the Gladiators ate?
• Did anyone loose their eyesight while watching the Solar Eclipse yesterday? Next time follow the Do's & Dont's
• Cranberry Pork Loin sounds like a delicious Sunday dinner
• Searching for a secondhand comfortable sweatshirt
• Having an open house for this beautiful home
• Planning on crafting this diddy up with all the chicken feathers I have flying around outside
• I LOVE my coffee. Now I know what to do with all my left over grounds.
• I feel the dark creeping in again this week. This was a good reminder.
• MountainMan and I just celebrated our 17th anniversary. Which means our 20th is just around the corner. This made me want to start planning.
• This won't stop playing in my head. Thanks to the father in law who thinks it is saying "It's all about the BaeBae"

Have a beautiful weekend!!

Fried Green Tomaters

The weather in Utah has been beautiful. Warm and in the 70's for the most part. Yet, last week we had a cold front come in. It KILLED the garden.

While this totally bummed me out. There were still a lot of Green Tomatoes left on the vines. So, I picked them . 

Sliced them.

Breaded them.

Spilled some oil

And fried those babies up.

 I added some Remoulade Sauce. 

And called it dinner. 

Except all the Mountain Males added some Mac N Cheese to their plates!!

Ingredients

• 
  2 eggs, lightly beaten 
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup corn mesa flour (this is my secret)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch slices
• Vegetable oil 
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1. Combine egg and milk; set aside.
2. Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, corn flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl or pan.
3. Dredge tomato slices in the flour mixture; dip in egg mixture, and dredge it back in the flour mixture.
4. Pour oil to a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in a large skillet; heat to 375°. Drop tomatoes, in batches of 3-5, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt.

I wish I had a great recipe for the Remloulade. I just throw the following in a food processor and blend it up. 

large scoop of Mayo

squirt of yellow mustard

squirt of ketchup

squirt of brown mustard

two cloves of garlic

a teaspoon of horseradish

a sprinkle of lemon juice

chopped onion

blend it up and dip away