cornbread Archives - The Candid Appetite

Yesterday was just the beginning of our big 2017 summer BBQ plans. So if you had an amazing 4th of July feast, then let’s continue this theme throughout the summer and make it a goal to host or attend more barbecues this year. If your feast yesterday wasn’t so much a feast as much as it was a small modest meal, then you’re doing it wrong and we need to do something about it pronto. Don’t get caught off guard the next time you’re invited to a summer bash, not knowing what to make. This Mediterranean Cornbread is a refreshing take on an everyday classic cornbread recipe. Even cheddar jalapeño cornbread is yesterday’s news. (I’m guilty of making that variation all the time). This one, however, is studded with an obscene amount of crumbled feta, sundried tomatoes, olives, scallions, oregano and thyme. There’s no shortage in flavor and I bet you that no matter what occasion, this bread will be a nice addition to the table. I’m sure you’re aware by now that I love a good Mediterranean twist on every day dishes we’re all too familiar with. These Greek Nachos, Mediterranean Calzones, Greek Gyro Burgers, and Mediterranean Taquitos are just a small reminder that I’m not only crazy, but a little out of control with these Greek flavor combinations. When is enough, enough? I definitely don’t have the answer to that, so until I do, I’ll just keep throwing these out at ya. I hope you don’t mind.

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Today, January 13, happens to be Julian’s birthday. This is important for a lot of reasons. The first one being, it’s his big dirty thirty. Three. Zero. And that means that it’s kind of a big deal because it’s one of those big deal birthdays that should be made a big deal of. The second thing is that because of this special occasion, we all get to eat and enjoy these BBQ Fried Chicken Sandwiches. So let’s all say thanks to my fiancé because of his birth. (Thanks for being born Julian). We have you to thank for breaking our New Year’s resolutions so early on. Sure, we could be eating healthy right now, and yeah we probably should be sticking to our diets, but why would we do something like that? Especially when these fried chicken sammies are here calling out our names. That sounds like total madness.

While we’re on the topic of complete and utter madness, let’s talk about these biscuits for a hot minute. I think it’s important to single them out right at the beginning of this post, because they’re one of the greatest sandwich vessels ever created. This is what you get when you combine cornbread (everyone’s favorite) with biscuits (also everyone’s favorite). Cornbread biscuits. That’s right, cornbread biscuits. Biscuits that are cornbread. I really love my cornbread with lots of cheddar cheese, jalapeño, scallions, and corn. So I made sure to include these flavors into these biscuits, along with cornmeal, so that the biscuits have that same quality and taste of cornbread that we all know and love. Did you mind just explode?! Not yet? Well, don’t worry, there’s plenty still to explode your head about late on in the post. Like creamy coleslaw and fried chicken dipped in BBQ sauce. Did I mention that they’re all sandwiched together to create the best sandwich you’ll ever have?!

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