Save it for making southern dressing. And by dressing I don’t mean salad dressing. If your unsure what I am talking about, please reach out to me.  You may use your cornbread crumbs and I am happy to share a fabulous recipe for Southern Dressing

Cornbread crumbs will freeze well, if you don’t want to make right away. By the time you  marry together cornbread crumbs with chicken, broth, onions, celery, poultry seasoning and other ingredients this southern sin will be a distant memory. If only they were all so easy.

How to remove one Southern Sin from your list

By now you have figured out life comes with its challenges. Making decent cornbread moist and filled with flavor should not be one of yours.  Jacked Up Cornbread has everything needed to offer a delicious cornbread.  In addition this recipe blends a bit of heat using mild jalapeno, jalapeño jack cheese and chipotle chile powder. Mixing the three items provides a blend that hits your taste buds in more than one happy way.

With the cold weather kicked in to overdrive, using Jiffy corn muffin mix recipe for Jacked-Up Cornbread is an easy add to your meal. Tasty cornbread is a perfect accompaniment to any meal. Prepare recipe ahead of time and pop in oven as needed or cornbread will reheat well. Making a 9 x 13 dish will yield  cornbread for several meals for a small family.

Cornbread or bread is satisfying and makes any meal better. Remember this is a quick side dish for when you need to bring something for a barbecue or party. I would serve this with a multitude of meals. Cut cornbread into smaller pieces to increase serving portions.

Not always good for the waistline but if your going to eat it, make sure its worth the calories. Soup is comfort food for me and cornbread works well with a bowl of soup. Jacked Up Cornbread recipe sits proudly on any plate although it is similar to a spoonbread or pudding. The added ingredients make sure that your bread is moist, oozing with cheese, onions and flavor.

Alexa Shout out to another Louisiana favorite,  Cupid featuring  Big Pokey “Cornbread and Greens“.  “If you can’t cook cornbread and  you can’t cook greens, I’m sorry you ain’t the one for me.” Please watch the you tube video for this song. I had to laugh at the band rocking it through the grocery store with greens in hand. Watch entire video. Bit of wisdom from Cupid:

It ain’t  always about your stuff.

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Waste Not Want Not Series:
Leftover Potato and Sausage from Seafood Boil

My Grandmother Theda Faye taught the Thrifty Class 101 long before it was cool.  Granny drug me to garage sales and estate sales at an early age. As a teenager, I didn’t understand why anyone would want to buy a “used or old item”.  To my young mind, new seemed the ideal way to go.

My Granny was quick to display her newest bargain to anyone that would listen. After she demonstrated all it’s features to you, she would want you to guess what she had paid for her treasure. This was an ideal game to lose. She loved a bargain like no one else I know.

My Granny always arrived bearing small gifts that she had picked up here and there.  She loved buying bargains to share with her family and friends.  When salad spinners were mass marketed, she gave one to everyone in our family. Clearly, how did we make salad before the spinner?

I too have the bargain bug. I adore shopping for old books,  antiques, depression glass, vintage cooking ware, art and more. I believe that vintage and antiques contain more soul than the items offered at most stores.  I will take an antique bookshelf over any new bookshelf that you may buy today. The craftsmanship in antiques is solid and something to admire.

I miss my Granny and think of her always. I especially think of her when bargain shopping or using leftovers to cook a completely different meal. I am sure that I heard her say “waste-not-want-not” a billion times. It sunk in, Granny!

My parents arrived this week  from Mississippi for a brief visit. I try to serve seafood or craw-fish when they visit,  since they don’t have easy access to either. We always have leftover potatoes and sausage from a seafood boil. I created this breakfast casserole using the potatoes, sausage and my delicious farm fresh eggs.

Shout out to Alexa for Billie Holiday. It’s a jazzy and breezy kind of day. Perfect morning to start the day off with a cup of coffee on the porch.

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