grits

Shrimp and Grits

January 4, 2011

I’m starting out the new year with a great old Southern classic, Shrimp and Grits, an example of low-country cooking at its absolute best. Using readily available local ingredients to produce something so mouth-watering, so delicious that it almost takes your breath away. Shrimp and Grits is thought to have originated as a breakfast recipe along the Carolina coast. [...]

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Fried Catfish with Cheese Grits

September 28, 2010

You might not think that growing up as I did in a tiny southern town would afford one many social gathering opportunties. Oh, how wrong you’d be! We used every possible opportunity to get together with family, friends and neighbors. We had teas and showers, club meetings of all kinds, even church services became a [...]

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Huevos and Grits, Y’all

January 18, 2010

Those of us who really enjoy cooking find recipes in all sorts of places, don’t we? Cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, grocery store flyers, the internet. Sometimes they just come as inspiration out of nowhere. A few weeks ago, I woke up with this one forming in my mind. I must have been really hungry. At first [...]

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Cheese Grits

February 8, 2009

If you grew up in the South, you know what a yummy, comforting thing grits are (grits is?). They’re wonderful with just butter, salt and pepper, but add a little sharp cheddar and garlic to the mix and, oh my goodness, they are something else! Now, BeeBop grew up in some far flung places like New [...]

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