Fried Green Tomatoes

I've been trying all week to get back in gear after our Nashville trip.

We had a great time at Adam's and thoroughly enjoyed all of the grands being together!

I have been slow getting caught up on my blog reading

and I haven't done much visiting this week...I guess you know how that goes :)

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So...fried green tomatoes...do you like them or not?

My mom made these quite often when I was a kid.

I wanted nothing to do with them back then.

I really don't remember when I first tasted them.

But I do know that I was pretty much hooked by that first bite!

I'm sure it was because I really liked eating them that also sparked my interest in the movie.

Here is a synopsis of the movie from Wikipedia for those unfamiliar with it:

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband and the accusations that follow.

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My husband does not appreciate tomatoes much...be they green or red,
so when I make them, I make just enough for me...
...that is usually two or three, depending on their size.

I have tried making them a few different ways but here's how I make mine...

...that is, until I find another way I like better.

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*cut tomatoes into 1/4-1/2" slices

*dab with paper towels to remove moisture

*prepare 3 pie pans (any shallow pan or bowl will do) with the following:

*3/4 cup flour

*1 egg beaten with 2 tbsp. milk

*1/2 cup flour mixed with 1/2 cup corn meal and seasonings of your choice

*heat oil in large frying pan

*coat tomatoes (a few at a time) in flour

*dredge in egg wash and then into flour/corn meal/seasoning mixture

*fry in hot oil until golden brown

*drain on paper towels



YUM! I like mine dipped in ranch dressing as you can see...

...and with a little watermelon on the side, even better!

I have seen so many other great ways to eat them lately...

...many times, on sandwiches and burgers or the like with maybe a spicy sauce...

...and with bacon too!

Everybody knows everything is better with bacon, right?

The possiblilities are endless!

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And I came across this cute poem that I will end with...

Fried Green Tommy Toes

~Tamera Dobbins

It is my favorite food
fried up golden brown.
Salted to perfection
with pepper freshly ground.

Acidic, yes it is Sir,
but so what! It's crisply sour.
But it isn't always easy to get
them to the egg and flour.

For growers of the tomatoes,
hate us taking and eating green.
They want to wait for red ones,
and can get down right mean!

When one sneaks into the garden
to steal tomatoes not yet ripe.
You'd best be prepared to get many
in just one nightly raid to swipe.

For once they are aware your lurking
to make off with their fruit.
They are liable to catch you
and give you a muddy garden boot!

But the danger adds a spice to
my stolen green tomato plate.
They are my favorite food!
Top notch, delicious, and first rate.
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I can't actually say that fried green tomatoes is my most favorite food like the poem says,
but they are certainly something that I look forward to every summer...
...and absolutely perfect on a July 4th weekend when the hubby is away at work.
I can eat whatever I want :)