Meal Planning with Connie

Bodock Food Court Food-on-a-stick and funnel cake booth Fried pancake-like batter channeled into a vat of hot oil, deep fried and sprinkled with confectioner's sugar - commonly known around these parts as a Funnel Cake Many thanks to Wayne Carter for great meals the last two Saturdays. Last Saturday, I ate some of Wayne and Barbara's delicious cooking, and tonight Larry and I enjoyed preparing one of Wayne's favorite suppers that he so graciously provided the recipes for! Our town’s annual gala is the Bodock Festival. In case you're wondering about the festival’s name, it hails from a tree, more officially know as a bois d’arc. You can visit Dictionary.com for a definition, description and auditory pronunciation. I’m assuming it’s of French origin, and that the name was probably given during the years of the South's early exploration. Of course, over the years we’ve managed to corrupt its pronunciation by leaving out a sound or two. To borrow, and slightly amend,

Country Style Boneless Chicken Tenders, Potatoes with milk gravy, Oven-fried Eggplant, Sliced Homegrown Tomatoes from Judy's Garden and Marshall's Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits This is one of my favorite meals I have cooked in a long time. I think because it's just good ole comfort food! The chicken tenders were the best we've ever cooked. Who knows why, but we've never thought to use a mallet on our chicken tenders before. I'll never not do it again! They were tender and cooked evenly!! The potatoes with gravy were yummy! I tend to put so much cheese and sour cream and other things in potatoes that you can't taste the potatoes!! These simply prepared potatoes were the perfect balance with the fried chicken! Judy had brought me a mess of okra, an eggplant and some tomatoes earlier this week. Aunt Jean cooked the okra on Thursday, and I cooked the eggplant tonight. Larry and I really like this recipe! I also sliced up some of the tomatoes and sprinkled

Marshall's Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits I have seen these in the grocery freezer section for years, but have never bought them. When I couldn't find the frozen tea biscuits I usually use, I decided to give these a try. I'll have to say that they were very good and enjoyed by all. They were tender and had a great flavor! I will definitely be a repeat customer!! These were $1.69.