Hors D'oeuvres

[Skinsfan1311]

Maybe not. Here's another plate three weeks later - Saturday evening. Served on the front porch, of course.

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Looks great! We're still getting late-season tomatoes.....not too many...but enough. We'll have plenty for fried green tomatoes

 

[Mark The Homer]

Again. Yesterday evening. Fresh pesto just made an hour earlier. Fresh basil and fresh tomatoes from the garden. Fresh mozzarella. Pinch of salt.

We like to sit on the front porch, nibble on whatever, drink our drink, and wait for the foxes. They come out at, or just before dusk.

 

[Boone]

Those look delicious Mark!

 

[DWinzit]

I recently had this and it was amazing - smoked bologna, spicy cheddar, mustard glaze

 

[Boone]

I once smoked a big chunk of bologna but I didn't really think the finished product was anything to write home about.

 

[DWinzit]

I honestly had never heard of it before. Found a number of places had it in my recent travels. I tried it twice, once was kind of like you describe but these were finished very well with that glaze

 

[skinsmarydu]

While we're talkin' about bologna...

I ran across some Oscar Mayer Jalapeno Bologna years ago, and it became my dirty pleasure. Now I can't find it anywhere. Fried up (remember to cut a slit from the middle out so it doesn't bow up on ya), with egg and cheese on whatever bread is a beautiful thing.

 

[Boone]

Down here in NC, some places will let the fried bologna curl up into a bowl, and use it as a bowl to hold potato salad.

I sound like Martha Stewart.

 

[skinsmarydu]

Down here in NC, some places will let the fried bologna curl up into a bowl, and use it as a bowl to hold potato salad.

I sound like Martha Stewart.

Thinking on it, that sounds weird but amazing (provided the tater salad is good).
Please say it's served with beans of some sort...I mean, let's go FULL SOUTHERN...

 

[Boone]

Beans in a bologna bowl sounds better than potato salad. But you'd have to come up with a clever name for it.

 

[skinsmarydu]

Beans in a bologna bowl sounds better than potato salad. But you'd have to come up with a clever name for it.

"Da Bomb"???

 

[DWinzit]

I had only been used to northern versions of fried bologna sandwiches with mustard or mayo between 2 slices of bread or on a hard roll, sometimes with egg and cheese or with fried onions. I had never though of having it any other way, bbq was the way to go with a glaze. I'd love to try jalapeno bologna!

 

[skinsmarydu]

I'd love to try jalapeno bologna!

Well, since I can't find it anymore, I just dice a couple slices up to throw in there. I swear, it's life-changing.

 

[DWinzit]

Well, since I can't find it anymore, I just dice a couple slices up to throw in there. I swear, it's life-changing.

It's amazing what fresh jalapenos can do to a simple dish!

 

[skinsmarydu]

Yup, and it doesn't have to be a bunch, just a little "kick".
Peppers have anti-oxidants, so they're good for ya too.

 

[Chris]

Reading through the various food threads…I would say that things like antioxidant intake and foods that are ‘good for you’ are not high up on the list of priorities here. Just sayin’. 🤣

 

[DWinzit]

A simple favorite of mine is creamy brie cheese (double creme) warmed with hot pepper jelly on top with whole grain crackers