Several years ago, I bought a "Country Personalities" cookbook. It was neat looking through it the other day - quite a few of the people who submitted recipes I haven't heard of in years! They were very popular back in the day, though, and of course, there are a few 'one hit wonders'.

Tonight, we had Larry Gatlin's Texas Chili - ground round with Rotel tomatoes w/chilis, onion, garlic, tomato paste, seasonings. It was really good - I used mild Rotel and chili seasoning, so it had a little kick, but not too bad. We shredded cheese on top, too. Homemade cole slaw and cornbread finished out the menu. The cornbread was okay, but not nearly as good as I remember when someone else made it! I'll have to double check the recipe.

I'm running out of things I been wanting to try off the top of my head here lately. I think I'll spend part of the weekend poring through some old cookbooks, looking for fresh ideas.

Til next time,

L