Cornbread Supper

Two hot homemade pizzas arrived first, one with meat topping and one with a vegetarian topping that included pesto and carmelized onion. Oh, the happiness of the early arrivals, who rightly treated the pizzas as a first course that must be consumed Right Now! Many other wonderful foods arrived, making a beautiful full table, along with a fine full house. Some -- but not all -- of the dishes: Bean Stew Savory Vegan Pintos Mexican Cole Slaw (vegan) Spicy Pork Tamale Pie: Corn, Cheese, Roasted Hot Banana Peppers, no gluten Kentucky Black Skillet Hot Water Buttermilk Cornbread with Campsie Chives, Campsie Sage, and Parmesan; vegetarian, no gluten Homemade Country Butter: Slightly Tangy, fresh (not pasteurized) Spicy Eggplant Spreads Homemade Bread Asparagus Chocolate Bundt Cake (named "Giant Chocolate Doughnut" by the children present)

Ohmeohmy -- Time Does Fly -- and notes about dishes at different suppers do get intermingled. For this unfortunate situation, we have, thank goodness, invented a Catchup: just mix, stir together well, and let all the different flavors shine out from the same page. Corn Fritters Pinto Beans (vegan) Polenta with greens and Colonel Newsom's awesome ham Polenta with veggie greens Cornbread with chives and Parmesan (a repeat performer) Mexican Chocolate Honeybear Ice Cream Hummus & Falafel Chicken Salad with a little curry, grapes, anise, yogurt, and mayo Chelb bread Blueberry Pecan Bread (from Bluegrass Baking Company) Goat Cheese with Roasted Red Pepper Spread Hushpuppies with Campsie Chives, all corn (no gluten) Channay Mughlai "Mughal Style Chick Peas" Cheddar Corn Chowder: Bacon, Potato, Cheese, Cream, Chicken Stock, Turmeric Ashkenazic Haroset: Apples, Cinnamon, Grape Juice, Walnuts Campsie Butternut Squash Cornbread (Contains Flour - Vegetarian) Mexican Dip (a littl