ZIPLOCK OMELET!
Ingredients:
Eggs
Cheeses, Ham
Chopped onion
Green or red peppers, Tomato, Cooked bacon pieces, mushrooms, hash browns, Salt, pepper, salsa.
Make exactly as written and you will be amazed! Start with a large pot of water heating. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in one large pot. For more, start another pot of water.
Have guests write their names on a quart size freezer bag with permanent marker. Crack two (2) eggs (no more than two). Close and shake to combine the whites and yolks.
Put out the prepared ingredients as noted above. Each guest should add the prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake well. Make sure to get the air out of the bag (by burping it) and zip it up.
Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. When done, open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for guests to be amazed. Great served with fresh fruit, cheese grits, coffee cake, or biscuits.
This would be great during the holidays when relatives are staying over, or spend the night parties! Enjoy!
Southern Cornbread
I have always been told the best southern cornbread is cooked in a seasoned cast iron skillet. When the bubbling hot oil is cooking the corn bread edges to a crunchy flavorful crust and you can smell the sweet smell in the air, you know its going to be hard to wait for that first piece to cool off so you can take a bite. The memories fill the kitchen and your back in Grandma's kitchen.
Many of us do not have Grandma's seasoned cast iron skillet, so we have to use a regular fry pan or baking pan. We still come out with a tasty southern cornbread, but it's definitely not Grandma's!
If you would like to buy a cast iron skillet and season it yourself, that can be done! Read the directions below.
To Season: Cast Iron Skillet
1. Preheat your oven to 275 ºF (135 ºC).
2. Wash and dry your pan.
3. Coat the pan with bacon grease or lard.
4. Place in the oven for two hours.
5. Repeat this process several times to get a strong coat over the iron.
6. Right after you cook with the pan, as soon as it is cool enough to touch, wipe out the food remnants with a towel and rinse with hot water. Place the pan upside down over the burner that you used to cook on (the burner should still be a little warm). This will help the pan dry faster.
7. Re-season the pan periodically or if it gets rusty (scrub the rust off first with a scratchy pad).
(Thanks http://www.wikihow.com/ for the directions).
Many of us do not have the time to season a cast iron skillet, but we can still use a regularr baking pan or heavy fry pan and I am sure our families will be asking for seconds!
Southern Corn bread
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp sugar
1 3/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup self rising corn meal
1 cup self rising flour
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp, bacon drippings or shortening
Beat the egg first in a large bowl, then add the sugar, buttermilk, corn meal, flour, salt and bacon drippings. Mix well. Grease the iron skillet and bake in a 400 degree oven approximately 20 minutes.
Hope you enjoy your Southern Corn Bread!
