Anson Mills Cornmeal Mush

I feel a little bad that in the height of tomato season I show up here touting mush probably not the time to writing about doing so since theres a whole farmers market full of really great fresh fruits and vegetables to be cooking with. But . . . I got started on it and the more I cook it, eat it and learn about it the more passionate I’m becoming, the more I want to learn. I cooked it …

Low Country Red Rice

There are a million versions of this classic low country rice recipe. Like all simple dishes the quality of the ingredients makes a huge difference in the way the finished food will taste. The Carolina Gold rice makes the recipe! I like the spiciness and full flavor of the Arkansas Peppered bacon but you can use other full flavored traditional bacons as well.

Ingredients

2 cups Anson Mills Carolina Gold rice
4 medium tomatoes
1/2 pound Arkansas peppered bacon, chopped…

Grits

Like white bread, grits are – in name – anything but lost. Although in our part of the world they’re not headline material, in the South they’re about as much of a supermarket and diner staple as you’re going to get. What’s been lost is the flavor, the essence of what the taste of good grits is all about. Thanks to the driving work of Glenn Roberts at Anson Mills, we’ve been able to get great grits here in Ann …