A Trip Through the Delta - Part II

A Trip Through the Delta - Part II

So, we started the day off like this. Cindy takes me on a trip on the Polaris. Now the only "Polaris" I know is the pool cleaner that we have in our pool. You know, those really irritating things that everyone has a name for....ours is Jack. She wanted to show me her sunflower field....unfortunately they weren't quite growed up yet.

But first...Cindy had to greet her pack of dogs

I mean, they had to greet her. (that little yellow thang right there gave me a head butt to the gut)

I got to drive!!! POWER

oh, the serenity and peacefulness of a growing crop

this here corn had growd a foot since I got here.

(but I couldn't find the foot)

we had to take the doggies for a swim in the waterin hole

then off to the State Penitentiary

not sure why we wanted to see (or take a pic) of this...

It sort of gave me the creeps.

anyway.....then....you can't go to the "Delta" without going here

McCartys

oh be still my pottery lovin heart

www.mccartyspottery.com

I'm lusting over this set of cannisters.....

had lunch at McCarty's little bistro....oh, yummers

I mean seriously folks how much food CAN I eat. This was dessert....

for lunch...

1/2 chocolate cobbler and 1/2 caramel cobbler (sorry, don't have the recipe)

then we had to go on over to McCartys' competitor Peters

(where the prices are much better)

and I had to make a few purchases

www.peters-pottery.com

this is the Captain Rodney's dish (made especially for the recipe down below)

and Cindy bought this (to hold Sykes' Citrucel) (sorry Sykes!)

Then off to Greenwood. But first, we went down Money Road.

A little history lesson here. This is the grocery store where young Emmet Till was murdered by a pack of Caucasian men and thrown in the Tallahatchie river with a 70 lb. gin fan tied to his body. It was noted as the start of the American Civil Rights movement.

then off to the Alluvian for coctails...where we ran into Cindy's mom, her investment club and

everyone else that lives in Greenwood

Including....the ONE AND ONLY...Martha Hall Foose...aka. "Fooseball"

who had just finished her photo shoot for her new cookbook coming out soon.

oh happy days!!!

and then on to here...You can't go to Greenwood without eating here,,,,,yummers....

and....the menu

and meeting more friends!

like Stace!!

and the others

WAIT!!! hold it! one more stop!

How could I go to the Delta and not see this????

and meet Mawtha's hubby Donald

"The" Baker for Viking

we lusted over some bread..

and I lusted over this....

I'm sorry to say, gotta leave the Delta and go hit some golf balls

Thank you Cindoo for a wonderful trip!

A Trip Through the Delta - Part I

"A Trip Through the Delta"

This is where I am right now....

I woke up this morning to this......

......and an amazing sunrise

I'm in the Delta. The "Delta" of Mississippi visiting friends Sykes and Cindy Sturdivant. Now, being totally ignorant (I'm ashamed to say) of American History I had no idea why they call it the "Delta"..... This is my first trip here and I've heard SO much about the "Delta" that I couldn't wait for the moment to get here. Being born and raised in the deep south you would think that I would be a typical farm kinda girl, but I guess I'm really far from it. This is the first time I have actually stayed in a "farm" house. This particular one is over 100 years old. oh, and it is so beautiful. The original hardwood floors and their knotty pine. oh, and they even have a ghost!!! how cool is that? ut oh, I'm rambling....sorry!

Back to why they call it the Delta.

It's FLAT

and the soil is hearty. Oh so hearty that they can grow anything. That's what Sykes does. He is a 5th generation farmer here in the Delta.

Everyone here has a nickname. Like "Catfish" and "Tater" and stuff like that. Oh and then the double names like Billy Ray and Sarah Beth. (I love double names)

Some of our (Cindy and my) conversations have gone like this:

Kendall: "so what's different about the Delta?

Cindy: "well, people say we're just not right here in the Delta!!!!"

Kendall: "not right in what way?"

Cindy: "well, let's just say that you'd fit in perfect here in the Delta"

hummmmmm. okay....back to other things

first...we took a trip to the Bayou Bend Boogie who's members include

non other than Morgan Freeman.

To play golf.

or.,,,,uh um....try to play golf. mostly outta the trees (that's me)

Then off to go fishin...

but first....I'm lusting over Cindy's muck boots. I'm taking them home with me :) (aren't they cute?)

Cindy picked me up at the dock to fish at their little fishin hole

and we caught a cooler full a bream!

but threw em back in

Dinner tonight?

Sweet Dorothy cooks for Cindy and Sykes. She is cookin: (at my request)

Lemon baked chicken, fried pokechops, turnip greens, yams, mashed potatoes, field peas, fried okra, corn bread, tomato pie and homemade apple pie...

oh be still my hungry, cuntry food lovin heart.

Here's some of the spread of our Epicurean delight

Pork chops, chicken and whole fried okra.....I'm salivating just lookin at the pics.....

Sykes and Cindy laughing at me and my "eyes too big for my stomach"

Tomato Pie (recipe below) ..... I seriously couldn't get enough of it...

Cindy, with my new friends Becky and Sassy

4th of May Tomato Pie

2 28 ox cans diced tomatoes

1 box Ritz crackers

1 Cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded

1 tablespoon basil, fresh chopped

2 cups mayonnaise (Hellmanns)

1 large onions sliced and sauteed

Saute the onion until tender.

Blend Ritz crackers in a food processor to form fine crumbs. Place 1/2 the crumbs in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.

Pour one of the cans of diced tomatoes, with the juice, evenly over the crumbs. Spread half the onion slices over the tomatoes.

Sprinkle 1/2 the remaining crumbs over the tomatoes and top this with the second can of diced tomatoes and juice, and the remaining onions.

In a separated bowl combine the Mayonnaise, both types of cheese and basil and smooth this mixture over the tomatoes. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs on the top and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes until hot and browned.

oh,,,,also, a little "trade" secret from Dorothy. Add buttermilk to your mashed potatoes for a really creamy buttery taste. They were scrumpdeleicious. (it' a Kendall word)

Later chickies....we're off to More Delta exploring!

"What to blog about when there's nothing to blog about"

Do you ever have this problem????

I'm sitting here, it's 5:00 a.m. because I have terrible sleep issues (I've been up since 4) and I'm surfing my favorite blogs. The ones I stalk......the ones I comb through day in and and day out, lusting over their photography, food and comments.....and there's nothing new! and you know,,,,I'm having the same problem. I don't have anything new to blog about....so,

"What to blog about when there's nothing to blog about"

just simply

things I love....

I love sleepy mornings with my dog in the bed....

and coffee on the dock...a blog just waiting to be read

I love children (even grown) in their PJs,

and men who act really silly that go on for days (hey I'm struggling here)

and again....excuse me, grown men who act silly singing Y M C A (check out Elvis on the far left)

I love juicy fine wine directly from Napa

and fat tummies (not a six-packa)

I love pretty hats from a favorite place....

and peach colored roses in a beautiful vase

Happy Friday Chickies!

What do you love?????