Another Damn Food Blog

2024-04-21 – The First Sunday Supper

Well, here we go with yet another exciting new concept for this little culinary sideshow.

Honestly, it went very well and stands as a testament to good planning. The Offspring arrived, we shot tons of video and the food was delightful. Kinda disappointing because everything working out is just not funny.

We started out with Cornbread, because I needed it to serve the Red Pepper Chicken Livers on. The dish came out as intended, but I really do wish we had used more red peppers. There's always next time. Unless you're dead, of course.

The Shrimp Creole and Smokey Gouda Grits were outstanding, despite some issues adjusting the Creole sauce. It was way tart, so I hit it with a tiny bit of baking soda and way too much honey. I was really concerned it would be too sweet, but it worked out very well.

I did film the creole sauce when I made it the previous night using my camera bra, but to be completely honest, the video wasn't worth putting together and is a really good indicator of why I shouldn't drink and cook on an empty stomach. Everything turned out fine, but the video started to sway a bit at the end with me mumbling incoherently about some bullshit.

I got all the other videos, the ones my son shot, edited and posted to YouTube, so that's nice. I hate all the shit that stayed on the virtual cutting room floor, but that's showbiz.

Here's how the mess was made...


Every Mamaw’s Blackberry Buckle
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
Freakishly sweet, rich blackberries are in season right now and I need a decent Southern dessert to bring this home. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, this is one of those dishes from my youth, passed down from my Mamaw to my mother, except they called it blackberry cobbler. It is not a cobbler.
Red Pepper Chicken Livers
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
This is my take on a dish I had at a Hooka lounge one night. It was so simple; chicken livers, jalapenos, and little else. The dish was good, though my perspective might have been tainted by the mead I’d been consuming. It was BYOB. Nonetheless, the dish stuck with me.
Smokey Cheese and Bacon Grits
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
You’d think the most important ingredient in this dish is grits, but it’s not. It’s patience. And focus. It’s a needy, high maintenance dish that will reward you well if you kiss its ass properly.
Shrimp Creole
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
This is where it gets hard to document because it’s all method and judgement and honestly, that’s OK. People get all rigid when it comes to duplicating someone else’s work. Cut that out. Be your own dog.
Creole Sauce
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
This is my standard creole sauce. It is vegetarian and fairly low calorie, though I have not computed it. I make it at least a night in advance and adjust the season to whatever I'm serving it with.
Cornbread (Standard, not sweet)
By Justan Otherdamncook | |
This is my standard, non sweet cornbread recipe. Because of the crispy bottom, it is my go to cornbread for dressing.