(Driveway update Tuesday)
You may have seen yesterday's post. We had a good day, fun trip to the farm and then went to have lunch in a nearby town. Went to a great antiques place and a wonderful family owned grocery store that's been there for decades. Later, we stopped a diner that's also been there for years and it was so good. Had to take a picture of something we saw on the menu:
The menu had "fried chicken livers and gizzards"! Haven't seen that on a menu in ages. Growing up, my parents got them when available. Funny story, when we lived in Rhode Island, my Dad asked at a fried chicken place if they had livers or gizzards (being from the South and all) and they said told him "on no, we throw those parts away". I enjoyed them both, loved the chicken livers but the gizzards were always tougher to eat. Speaking of liver, they also had beef liver and onions, another favorite. 2nd Man, not so much, ha!
Alas, we opted for healthy.
I had flame grilled chicken breast and veggies (SO good) with a jalapeño cornbread muffin.
2nd Man had a club sandwich. He said it was delicious as well. Sometimes simple is good!
Your "healthy" choices look quite delicious! I love chicken livers and gizzards ... always have!
ReplyDeleteHobart's giving you the "look!" LOL
It was very good. Even 2nd Man asked for turkey bacon on his club sandwich. I used to love them (well, I guess I still do, ha, and might have to splurge maybe once a year when we move out there, ha).
DeleteOn the HISTORY channel is a series called Food That Built America. I think you too would enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteHobart can luck in plain sight. The food looks good. I love calf liver and onions and gravy. I won't eat any of the other giblets.
Oh we watch that!! It's so much fun and so fascinating how the brands and names we all know so well came about. Liver and onions is one of my faves. Might have to splurge on that too. Yeah, I've never been into the others either.
DeleteDelicious looking lunches!
ReplyDeleteGiblets - livers, gizzards, heart - are in one of my favorite dishes, Dirty Rice. My grandma raised chickens and I remember her teaching me how to clean out the sand and gravel from the gizzards.
Hobart looks like he was wondering if you brought him some chicken snacks.
Yeah, Hobart was definitely missing out, ha. But he got extra loving. I LOVE dirty rice (parents lived in Louisiana for a bit) and I never tried making it. I should ask 2nd Man to look up some ideas. We might could have that (in moderation ha). I remember my Dad telling me when I was younger to be careful biting into the gizzards because there could be some leftover gravel. I thought he was joking, ha.
Deletechicken livers and gizzards: Nope, I have to pass on that them. But, now my brother
ReplyDeleteabsolutely loves them, but then He didn't have to help clean, dress and cut up chickens like I had to growing up on the farm.
Me; beef / calf liver with lots of onions fried in butter; bring it on.
Now, that club sandwich made on toasted whole grain wheat bread, bring it on with some homemade chips and tomato slices on the side. Can't turn that down.
Enjoy the rest of the week and blessings to you both.
The food looks yummy! My dad liked chicken gizzards but he wouldn't eat liver of any kind and had told my mom early in their marriage not to ever prepare liver. I think that sounds like someone who was forced to eat liver as a kid and didn't like it. So glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I love chicken gizzards, the heart and the egg bag in old hens. When old hens stopped laying, we had chicken and noodles. Buttermilk pie is a favorite, I used to bake for a hospital and that was one of the requested pies by the doctors.
ReplyDeleteI detest liver so much that I will not even sit at the table with anyone eating it. Fortunately TheHub dislikes it also.
ReplyDeleteI have not thought of buttermilk pie is ages. Now I want some!