The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken. (Maya Angelou)
I find cornbread wonderful with afternoon tea. I have to try it with greens and fried chicken one day. Anyways, the recipe I have is ever so simple and can be made in the microwave. “Corn bread is a reminder of the Native American contribution to the southern American diet. Corn served an important role in Native American life and early settlers learned to adapt this versatile food into their own dishes when wheat was not available for bread making.” (tribal directory.com)
I made some today and combined eating it with listening to gospel music (I share the Andre Rieu YouTube videos below). In case you want to try making corn bread, the recipe is as follows:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup corn meal
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix everything with a whisk and pour into a greased microwave safe baking dish. I used a 6 x 6 x 2 baking dish.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes. If your microwave doesn’t have a carousel, then manually rotate the dish half way through the cooking cycle. (colleens recipes.blogspot.ca)
Corn bread has a rich history in the southern states. It has traditionally been prepared for generations as an accompaniment to the afternoon meal when farm workers required additional calories for energy to complete their days work. There is no inventor of cornbread. (tribaldirectory.com) My slice of corn bread and tea keeps me going until dinner time. I have added cranberries to the recipe on occasion and jalepenos. The addition of jalepenos is for a savoury corn bread. I have had corn bread with jalepenos at the Fallsview Casino Buffet and that’s what made me try it at home. It’s delicious! Bacon and cheese are also a good addition and would make for a good breakfast.
While I enjoyed my cup of tea and cornbread, I listened to Andre Rieu, his orchestra and guests. Whenever I want to relax and enjoy different types of music, I can always find what I’m looking for from this orchestra. As promised, here are the ones I listened to for you to hear. Hope you enjoy this vibrant, spirited, gospel music. It’s very good with corn bread!
You can tell now why I called this post “Corn Bread and Gospel Music.”
