{"id":5472,"date":"2011-10-13T19:25:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T00:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2016-01-18T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T21:19:07","slug":"modern-hospitality-a-review-and-a-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5472","title":{"rendered":"Modern Hospitality – A Review and A Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jordan and I were sent two books by the people at Rodale Publishing to review. \u00a0One of them is\u00a0Modern\u00a0Hospitality<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>by Whitney Miller.<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Since I spent last week at Jordan’s digs in Syracuse working on house projects, we thought it would be the perfect time to try some of the recipes. \u00a0While Jordan and her husband went out for a 20-mile run in prep for a marathon they are doing in two weeks, I prepared a nice brunch.<\/h3>\n

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The book is packed with mouth-watering recipes ranging from breakfast to sandwiches to elegant entrees. \u00a0It is my kind of cooking teaming colorful and tasty ingredients into tempting concoctions. \u00a0The photos are delightful and have a country\/southern feel to them. \u00a0My photos of the brunch turned out great, too. \u00a0Don’t you agree?<\/h3>\n

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I decided to prepare breakfast grit cakes<\/em>, biscuits and fruit salad for our little brunch. \u00a0The grit cakes combined everyday ingredients into a unique combination that I would never have thought of. \u00a0I did switch out the bacon that the recipe called for and substituted preservative-free ham. \u00a0Never the less, it was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S. \u00a0The biscuits, combined with some blueberry jam we had, were an excellent addition, and the fruit salad was the perfect finale.<\/h3>\n

I am sharing the recipe with you today. \u00a0When you taste this, I bet you will rush to buy the book. \u00a0You will be that impressed.<\/h3>\n

BREAKFAST GRITS CAKES<\/em><\/h3>\n

2 1\/3 cups water<\/h3>\n

1 cup quick-cooking grits<\/h3>\n

5 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/h3>\n

1 teaspoon salt<\/h3>\n

1\/8 teaspoon ground black pepper<\/h3>\n

1\/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)<\/h3>\n

1\/3 cup all-purpose flour<\/h3>\n

5 eggs \u00a0(I used more)<\/h3>\n

Salt and pepper to taste<\/h3>\n

5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (I used ham and combined it with the eggs when scrambling)<\/h3>\n

1\/4 cup sliced grape tomatoes<\/h3>\n

3\/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese<\/h3>\n

2 tablespoons chopped scallions.<\/h3>\n

Bring 2 1\/3 cups water to boil in a medium saucepan, stir in the grits, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally till the grits reach porridge consistency, about 5 minutes. \u00a0Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons butter, the salt, black pepper, and cayenne, if using.<\/h3>\n

Line a small rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. \u00a0Pour the grits in the center and spread, using a spatula, to a thickness of 3\/8 inch. \u00a0Let cool till the grits are set, about 30 minutes.<\/h3>\n

Using a 3-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out 12 circles from the cooled grits. \u00a0Dredge both sides of these grits cakes in flour.<\/h3>\n

Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. \u00a0Met 2 tablespoons butter in the pan and swirl to coat the bottom. \u00a0Working with half of the cakes at a time, cook until lightly browned, 1 1\/2 – 2 minutes per side. \u00a0Carefully remove with a spatula and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. \u00a0Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and cook the remaining cakes.<\/h3>\n

Preheat the broiler and line a broiler pan with foil.<\/h3>\n

Scramble the eggs. \u00a0(Recipe is provided on another page in the book).<\/h3>\n

Place the cakes on the broiler pan. \u00a0Spoon the scrambled eggs onto the cakes. \u00a0Top with the bacon, tomatoes, and cheese. \u00a0Broil until the cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes.<\/h3>\n

Place the grits cakes on a plate and sprinkle with the scallions. \u00a0Serve hot. \u00a0Serves 6.<\/h3>\n

Take care and have a great week-end.<\/h3>\n

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Jordan and I were sent two books by the people at Rodale Publishing to review. \u00a0One of them is\u00a0Modern\u00a0Hospitality\u00a0by Whitney Miller. (Source) \u00a0Since I spent last week at Jordan’s digs in Syracuse working on house projects, we thought it would be the perfect time to try some of the recipes. \u00a0While Jordan and her husband […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5472"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5472"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30115,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5472\/revisions\/30115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}