AdventureMom
Senior Community Member
Okay. We are on our way home from Ga to Va and have stopped at a "home-tel" on the side of I-95 somewhere. We wanted to stay longer - beautiful weather (75 degrees today!!!), fun time with family, etc. But I just *had* to get away: I think I've gained 10 pounds in a week... The food is just too good.
At home, we eat pretty healthy (unless we go out and then all bets are off). But I had fried chicken, homemade mac-and-cheese, butterbeans, collards, cornbread, and sweet tea - almost every day. From my mom, my SIL, and eating out at a couple of local restaurants that I dearly miss. Oh my. It's good. Really good.
Get this: at one point, I decided the sweet tea was just too sweet. So I asked for a glass of 1/2 sweet mixed with 1/2 unsweet and braced myself for a crazy look. "So you want fried chicken, mac-and-cheese, and one large 1/2-and-1/2 tea?" There's a name for it!!!! So from then on, every restaurant we went to (including the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A), I ordered a "1/2-and-1/2 tea" and they *all knew what it was*... That's cool. Anyone else know about that?
So between this awesome Southern food and Peanut Buster Parfaits from the DQ, I'm in for some serious withdrawal when I get home... Back to regular ol' food...
At home, we eat pretty healthy (unless we go out and then all bets are off). But I had fried chicken, homemade mac-and-cheese, butterbeans, collards, cornbread, and sweet tea - almost every day. From my mom, my SIL, and eating out at a couple of local restaurants that I dearly miss. Oh my. It's good. Really good.
Get this: at one point, I decided the sweet tea was just too sweet. So I asked for a glass of 1/2 sweet mixed with 1/2 unsweet and braced myself for a crazy look. "So you want fried chicken, mac-and-cheese, and one large 1/2-and-1/2 tea?" There's a name for it!!!! So from then on, every restaurant we went to (including the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A), I ordered a "1/2-and-1/2 tea" and they *all knew what it was*... That's cool. Anyone else know about that?
So between this awesome Southern food and Peanut Buster Parfaits from the DQ, I'm in for some serious withdrawal when I get home... Back to regular ol' food...