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I just don’t get people who don’t eat breakfast. Breakfast is my favsies.
These days, however, breakfast has a lot of competition. It’s not just Breakfast v. Lunch v. Dinner.
These days, we have First Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Early Lunch, Lunch, Late Lunch, Dinner, Supper, and Bedtime Snack. And by “we” I mean Me. And Biggest Loser contestants, pre-biggest loser.
I say this because (shockers of all schockers), I’m about to share a meal that might give Jillian Michaels a heart attack. Frying Shit. YUUUM. Grease. But, lately, I can take in some grease and keep on ticking. Should I be relying on healthier forms of calorie hard hitters? Sure. Is it ok to stray a bit to enjoy the purely joyful ability to eat almost anything that Ironman training affords? Heck to the yes. (Although, tomorrow I will be discussing how gross I feel because I’m eating like shit to compensate for IM training…)
Until that post tomorrow, I went all southern on my frying pan.
Fried Green Tomato Salad.
Starting with LOCAL Cornmeal (and peeps, I had to scour places in Augusta looking for local GA grains. It was NOT an easy search.)
Cornmeal + flour + a little bit of sugar and salt in one bowl; eggs and milk in another bowl.
Oil in the pan to get cracklin’ warm. Also, serves as a beautiful mirror.
Slice your self up some beautiful green heirloom toms.
Coat the tomato slices with the eggs mixture.
And then coat the tom with the cornmeal mixture.
And then toss in the frying pan.
And let sizzle.
Place on a bed of sliced heirloom tomatoes, with a balsamic-basil vinaigrette. Sprinkle with crumbled goat cheese.
And EAT!
Is it time for ice cream now?
Anyone else love fried green tomatoes?
A public defender super heroine by day, I am a cupcake baker extraordinaire by night. And come weekend, I am an IronPerson. I deal with an NPR addiction daily and I dream of one day having Carl Kasell on my answering machine. I strive to be the best fur-mommy I can be, and when I have time, I'm learning to be a grownup.
18 Responses for "Frying up some Yums."
I looooooove fried green tomatoes!!!!!! This looks awesome!!
Hey, it could be way worse… you could be frying up some doughnuts. I love fried green tomatoes, but it’s not something I think of making up here north of the Mason Dixon line.
I don’t ever think I’d had fried green tomatoes until I moved to Georgia, but they are only of the only Southern foods that I now like. That and boiled peanuts.
haha i LOVE this post. i’ve been debating whether or not to fry some stuff just to keep up my food intake and this is the push i need
First breakfast! Second breakfast! Early lunch! Love this. Sounds like the food schedule of a hobbit in Lord of the Rings. Yumazing. FGTs are a gem of the south.
Go ahead and kick me out of the south. I have NEVER had fried green tomatoes. And I love your meal plan. Sounds similar to mine. Except mine is preggo induced instead of hardcore training induced. LOL
But they’re on salad, so that negates all the fried-ness.
I’ve never had fried green tomatoes, but I’m sure I’d love them.
I totally agree! Breakfast is my favoriteee!! I’m so jealous you can have three breakfasts : )
please tell me you’ve seen lord of the rings?!?! I always joke with my friends that my eating habits are like a hobbits. The best meal is elevensies.
This looks amaaaaaaaaaazing.
Of course I LOVE fried green tomatoes…I couldn’t call myself a southerner if I didn’t! haha! Yours look wonderful!
i definitely have to try this one day… looks super yummy! and i totally think you should splurge right now before you taper!
OMG those look so good. SO good! Remember that restaurant named Mick’s that used to be in the Towson Commons? They had fried green tomatoes with goat cheese as an appetizer and it was delicious. I will have to try!
Oh, you dirty dog!!! I never made them at home and really don’t need to know how to, they look absolutely fabulous.
dear pen, send me a bib cause I always drool at your posts. You treat yourself to REAL food cause you are a REAL woman….scratch that…REAL athlete.
Nothing wrong with eating a little extra deicious, albeit “unhealthy” things when in serious training. I am about to start training for the NYC marathon now and I know I’ll be having fun getting those extra calories in. I should try frying things.
Anyways, happy training Pen!
That looks great. I love FGT, and always get them when I am in the South, which I was last weekend. Love them, and will try this.
Ive never had fried green tomatoes before! I’ve seen the movie about a million times though
This looks SO good!
oh.mah.gah. that looks amazing! I always screw up frying things. Oil is too hot, oil not hot enough. Oil splashes/blinds/disfigures me. But I may just have to give it one more try.
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