Last Friday night was a gathering of seven, for a meal, pool-playing, TV-watching, and hanging out. With summer in full swing and an earnest desire to be part of the festive occasion instead of just a kitchen lackey, I prepped burgers for easy quick grilling and also had on hand some appetizer munchables. This time, it made more sense to bring everything up to Ray's the Bar on the third floor and serve from there...which might be why I broke my routine and forgot to snap a photo of a fixed dinner plate. Above are the three leftover cheeseburgers.
One of snacks I made was pimento cheese, based on a recipe I settled on a few years ago when it was clearly way too expensive to keep buying the enticing Palmetto brand.
I also had a batch of Virginia-style Mexican restaurant white dipping sauce, a bewitching concoction that's heavy on the garlic, slightly spicy on the tongue, and unfailingly seductive for repeated chip-dippings.
I snuck in a kitchen endeavor early in the day, by the way: a fresh good loaf of Carolyn's banana bread, excellent with the last of the morning coffee.
We finished off our evening with portions of luscious banana pudding with toasted meringue topping, which I'd made earlier in the day in hopes it could set up properly for serving after supper. It was about as good as I can ever remember it being...all from a simple recipe found years ago on a box of Murray's vanilla wafers.
Adapted from "Juicy Burgers," originally from Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks recipe magazine, July 2003, p. 52-53. After Pillsbury was purchased in 2001 by General Mills, home of Betty Crocker (founded in 1921, mind you!), it basically ceased to exist as a company and lives on just as a brand. I guess that's why a Pillsbury cookbook recipe from 2003 is now only found on the Betty Crocker website.
"South Carolina-Style Pimento Cheese." Recipe worked out by me, based on Sharon's Palmetto Pimento Cheese.
"Mexican Restaurant White Dipping Sauce," a recipe worked out by me, sampled by Spring Street, and approved of by all.
"Carolyn's Banana Bread," a recipe shared by former neighbor Lori Pilon.
"Murray's Old Fashioned Nana Puddin'," from the Murray Vanilla Wafers package. Also found online at http://melissaannbrook.blogspot.com/2011/04/banana-and-vanilla-wafer-with-pudding.html.
Quick reference on meringue topping credited to "Banana Pudding with Meringue," from Christin Mahrlig of SpicySouthernKithchen.com. [Published 16 August 2019]
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