Southern Comfort!
So, went to the annual Southern Comfort dinner at Millennium tonight, which I’ve been doing for… probably as many years as they’ve been having it. Again, the menu was amazing. Definitely not a good day for my McDougall diet, but always interesting nonetheless. Was interesting to think that this is actually food that people eat somewhere, it seemed *so* over the top to me. Anyway, here’s the menu for this year:
Starters: House-made corn bread and "parker house" rolls with carrot pecan butter
Crispy Fried Amusements: "Hot Carl’s" Zucchini Fritters with Chile Jam; Chili "Cheeze" Fries; and "The French Mike" Monte Cristo (marking the first time I ever had a deep-friend sandwich in my life)
A Fiddlin’ Trio of Salad Delights: Aunt Carissa’s South Santa Rosa "Ambrosia" Salad (featuring vegan cottage cheese that was spooky in how spot-on it was in both flavor and texture); Wedge of Iceberg with Avocado Green Goddess Dressing; and "Our Young Nephew Diego’s" Black-Eyed Pea Chow-Chow
The Grand Dandy of Entrees (pick one): "Stay Away From Uncle Eric’s" Meat Loaf with poblano-onion gravy; or Dunbarski’s "un-Tuna" and Polish Kielbasa Casserole with corn flakes and crispy onion rings (which I chose); both served with smoky collards, Jason’s "Lafayette" slaw, watermelon, and Baked Potato Bar. (The Baked Potato Bar was just a baked potato, and then you went over near the dessert station to add vegan margarine, sour cream, bacon bits, chives, and cheese yourself.)
Sweet Treats with No Meats (pick one): Vanessa’s Chocolate "Budweiser" Cake with strawberry-rhubarb sauce and roasted apricot sorbet; or Our Kid Sister Anne’s "Grasshopper Pie" with chocolate cookie crust and mint ganache (which I chose).
Meal also featured "sun tea" and "squished" lemonade, or if you wanted buckets of beer, Mine Juleps or "Trailer Fizz" (no clue what that is).
Certainly not an indulgence I would want to have frequently, but always an annual treat.
