bacon grease

Today’s work conversation started out as a debate over the use of bacon grease in grits. This caused quite the uproar amongst some of my co-workers. I chose to stay out of this one and observe, take it all in if you will.

Now my background with Grits is…well me and Grits don’t have much of a history. I can count on both hands how many times I’ve actually eaten them. Truth be told, I don’t really care for them. They are the one piece of “Southern Cooking” I could really do without. See, I’m from the Midwest. Minnesota to be exact. Grits isn’t really something I can say is a big part of Midwestern culture. And while I can say Midwesterners love their Bacon (as well as the rest of the Piggy), I can’t say that Bacon grease is used much (if at all). I can’t recall a time growing up when my Mom or Grandma tossed some Bacon grease into anything they were cooking.

I guess I have a lot more to learn about Southern culture and cuisine. I’ve been living in the South since 2003. But you won’t catch me adding Bacon grease to anything anytime soon.

I like my arteries blockage-free and I think I’ll keep them that way, haha.

and then he used air quotes!?

so originally i had this grand plan for this blog. just like the rest of them. livejournal, myspace, twitter, facebook (okay well not so much FB), etc. etc. i start things and don't finish them. the story of my life. i wouldn't say i'm a "quitter" maybe more like a "puts things on the back burner", that sounds better...then again..i did quit brownies, i didn't even make it to girl scouts. meaning, i never got to sell cookies "professionally".....heh.

anyway!

i had planned to use this as my diet blog, hence the random recipes. but in my quest of living better, eating more healthy, shedding those ungodly pounds and my ultimate quest of living forever, this blog was treated more and more like the red-headed step-child.

but i'm back! no more blogging about dieting, because really who wants to read about that?


lets write and read about fun stuff! granted, my life is pretty mundane. i work 8am to 5pm, monday thru friday, in a lovely grey half cubicle, with some pretty crazy individuals (i say crazy in a good way) and some batshit crazy people that make my cringe (i guess every office has those).

i have a preschooler about to turn 5! i'm going to school and hopefully someday, i might actually graduate with a degree or 15. we'll see if i can stick with my major this time around. i think i finally found the one thing i know i can do, the one thing that will allow me to enjoy what im doing and make a difference. we'll discuss that topic at a later time.

so....fall has finally reached the commonwealth. there's a slight chill in the air, the sweaters are coming out, more rain than sunshine and the most important...the pumpkin spice latte is back at sbux. exciting, right? well i thought so.

stay tuned for more pointless ramblings.