Southern Fried Goodness

Four years and still going strong... Shane and Angel's annual Southern Fried Party is always a guaranteed throw-down of awesome food, people, and hilarity.  But mostly it's all about the food.

What you can't see is that there are many more plates of food on the chairs lining the walls.

The smorgasbord included just about every 'southern' dish you could imagine... cornbread, red beans and rice, fried catfish, fried pickles, biscuits, fried okra, chicken fried steak, fried chicken, cheesy grits, mac & cheese, collard greens, squash casserole, blackberry cobbler, apple pie, banana pudding, sweet tea, Texas Tea, bourbon, and Pabst Blue Ribbon... and undoubtedly some other tasty things that I've forgotten.  It was, in a word, fantastic.  I may not always be quick to claim my southern roots, but I do definitely love me some good home-cooked southern food.

I, of course, made my famous baked macaroni and cheese.  It's always a crowd-pleaser.  But I guess it should always be easy to please the crowd when you're dealing with pasta baked in more than a gallon of mixed cheese, milk, and butter.  I don't know how anybody could turn that down.

I think the Carrot Cake party may have taken the Number One food-related party spot in my heart this year, but the Southern Fried party will always be one of my favorite party ideas.  Ever.