Sometimes we just have to fix comfort food -- days when:
- the dogs won't quit barking,
- the children won't stop fussing,
- the refrigerator's leaking,
- the phone's ringing
- unexpected guests stop by
Nothing but nothing beats ham and grits with water gravy, and a side of scrambled eggs for restoring harmony to the universe.
We tested out this menu last night with good effect:
Serves 4
Grits:
- Boil 3 cups water in a saucepan for grits.
- Add 3/4 cups grits to boiling water, stirring constantly.
- Let grits cook for a few minutes, until thickened. Stir occasionally so they don't burn.
Ham and water gravy:
While grits are cooking:
- Heat skillet.
- Place four fully-cooked, prepackaged ham steaks in hot skillet and cook for 3 minutes on each side. (It will blacken the steaks slightly.)
- Add 2 cups water to skillet with ham steaks and simmer. This makes the water gravy.
Returning to the grits:
- When the grits are thickened enough, add several slices cheddar cheese.
- Stir melting cheese into grits.
- Move saucepan with cheese grits to cool burner and cover.
Scrambled eggs and sausage:
- Get out another saucepan.
- Cover bottom of saucepan with sunflower oil (or your favorite vegetable oil).
- Break 4 eggs into skillet.
- Stir eggs in skillet with wooden spatula, scrambling them.
- Throw in a handful of sliced, fully cooked, little Smokeys sausage.
- Stir until sausage slices are heated through and eggs are cooked.
Serve:
Serve ham steaks on plates with cheese grits. Cover both with water gravy.
Pile scrambled eggs and sausage on the side.
Enjoy!
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5 forks for pleasing the appetite and restoring good humor
