When Carter and his dad went to the Master's this spring, I didn't care for a souvenir. When I learned he would be eating at Paula Deen's restaurant in Savannah, I changed my mind. He brought me back a signed cookbook! I broke it out this week and made my first two "Paula" recipes.
Before making any "Paula" recipe, I had to make her "House Seasoning" which she lists as 1 cup salt, 1/4 cup black pepper, and 1/4 cup garlic powder. I even bought a special canister at the grocery store that holds my "Paula" spice. Proud, proud, proud.
My"non-pimento Pimento cheese" was a hit with the boys and Carter's parents Monday night. I hate pimentos so I made my own variation of her recipe.
Wednesday night, however, I was not so lucky. I made "Cheeseburger Meatloaf with Sauce". Sounds delicious, right? May I just say again how proud I was? I came home at lunch and mixed all the ingredients together so it would be ready to put in the oven when we got home. It cooked for an hour and smelled DELECTABLE. You know when a smell makes you hungry? It smelled that good.
We sat down to eat it and took the first bite. It did taste good... a little salty, but good. After a few more bites Carter asked "What all is in this?" so I start rattling off the PROUD list of ingredients. (Who else puts sour cream in a meatloaf?) He stopped me when I said 2 tablespoons of "Paula spice". He thought that seemed like a lot. "No it's not!" I said. "I used 2 pounds of meat. I just followed her recipe!"
Right about that time one of the boys needed to potty. I took him to the bathroom and on my way back, slyly glanced at the open cookbook on the counter. "2 teaspoons House Seasoning" was printed in black and white right there.
This Paula needs to learn how to read.
