What Is Your Soul Food? And What Music Would You Listen To While Eating It

[AutumnMist]

Just a question out of the blue. I have read some threads on drink and some threads on food. So if you had a perfect evening of food and drink? What would it be? Some latte and a hot bowl of soup to fend of the cold? Food so hot you have to wear a tank top and drink a frosty beer at the seaside? I don't care.....just enlighten me. Food, drink and romantic/crazy nights go together. Share them with me. :)I am always amazed at the crazy and elegant ways we share meals and our time. Recipes would be most appreciated as well. Our weather is going to get warmer (fingers crossed) soon and I want to have a eat until you bust, and dance until your ass hurts party. All input will be considered. :yourock:

[trof]

1. fried chicken/big band

[Hobarticus]

2. Jambalaya, Jack n' coke tall, and zydeco...

Gris-gris!!!

[mr_hat]

3. Soul food is Harris' Restaurant in Ledbetter (Ledbelly) Heights,

Shreveport, LA. God, I miss that food!

[AutumnMist]

6. Cajun Food......

Yummyyyy....never had a meal from LA. that I didnt like. Especially the crawfish boil.

[tjdee]

4. BBQ ribs and homemade macaroni and cheese.

Especially if someone else makes it!

[bobthedrummer]

5. Homemade baked lasgna with garlic toast, iced tea and The Blues

or Chinese take-out and The Blues-hell, anything with The Blues!
:9

[AutumnMist]

8. I Drink Gallons Of Iced Tea

with lemon, with mint, with cinnamon. I don't care! Sun tea is my favorite in the summer. :)

[bobthedrummer]

11. mmmm...iced tea with lemons, by the gallon...sweet!

sometimes I drink it from a big old jar when it's hot out:hi:

[AutumnMist]

17. I Drink It when Its Freezing Out

and just imagine that my tomatoes are warm and growing, and that we will go camping sometime soon. LOL. Love the old jar full of sweet iced tea, it really doesn't get much better. :)

[Bluzmann57]

7. Steak on the grill

corn on the cob, potato salad and for dessert, some Whiteys ice cream. A beer or two doesn't hurt either. Then we may settle down with some Little Feat. OK I know it doesn't seem overly romantic and its definitely summer activity, but it gets me and Bluzwoman going. See, we met at a Little Feat concert and the first time I had her over, it was steak on the grill, etc. And if a person lives in the Quad-Cities area and doesn't like Whiteys, there's something wrong with them anyway. No special recipe, but McCormick makes a pretty good steak rub, Montreal steak rub. It was reccomended to me by my brother in law, who used to work at a fancy restaurant and knows his stuff about food. Good luck with your party and have fun!

[AutumnMist]

9. Hey BBQ Rub

and ice cream can get me going as well. Romance is in the eyes of the beholder.

[Huckebein the Raven]

12. Fried cod ,macaroni and cheese, buttermilk cornbread

turnip greens, and coleslaw.

:9

and for music some nice jazz

[DBoon]

10. For my white suburban upbringing

Soul food would mean fried bologna sandwiches and potato chips.

And the music would be "Theme from Gilligan's Island"

[AutumnMist]

13. My Perfect Night

would be fireflies in the bushes, Billie Holiday in the stereo. "I Will Be Seeing You" gives me chills when she sings it. Random lights strung across our porch, and some great steaks on the grill. Wonderful friends over to enjoy it, with some great ale or frosty mugs of their choice to celebrate.

[DBoon]

15. Sounds wonderful!

eom

[jpak]

14. Fiddleheads and fried brook trout cooked on an open fire accompanied

by the babbling of a Maine brook and pa'tridges drumming in the puckerbrush....

ayuh

[AutumnMist]

24. Fried Fish

on any open fire is wonderful. Especially when you are hungry and you have been fly fishing all day. :)

[no name no slogan]

16. Paella, wine from Valencia or Catalunya, and Flamenco music

It's a killer combination. Highly recommended! :7

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

18. Hey, you beat me to it

With red Sangria wine, with slices of blood oranges and lemon, the kind the Gypsies drink while dancing and playing guitar, until they keel over.

[no name no slogan]

21. Great minds think alike

Nothing like going to a good juerga and watching the gitanos play.

Unfortunately, in MN, the closest we come is an overpriced tapas bar with a guitarist and one dancer-- neither of whom are gitanos, although the guitarist did study in Spain. :)

[AutumnMist]

19. You Need To Describe The Flamenco Music To Me

Paella is great, wine great, the music? I am at a loss. Sorry. LOL

[no name no slogan]

30. Oh, man, where to start

"Traditional" Flamenco is typically performed by a singer (or cantaor) accompanied by one or more guitarists, and may include dancers or other instruments, like the cajón (a box drummed with the hands). The music is very popular with gypsy communities in Spain and southern France, particularly in the Spanish district of Andalusia.

Flamenco is hard to describe, but chances are you've heard it before. Most likely, you've heard a variant called "Nuevo Flamenco" or "Rumba Flamenco", by the likes of The Gipsy Kings. It's a very passionate, emotional and seductive music that has been called the "blues" of Spain.

You can find a good overview of Flamenco at http://www.flamenco-world.com.

Some popular Flamenco artists include Paco De Lucia, Carlos Montoya, Sabicas, Camarón de la Isla, Tomatito and Manitas de Plata.

Hope this makes sense. :dunce:

[AutumnMist]

33. It Does Make Sense

and I have heard some variations of the music you have described. I love it. And yes, it would be great music to have a wonderful night of food and passion. Thank you!

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[AutumnMist]

29. Apparently Being Rude

Well I posted my last comment rudely. I'm sorry, I am above that. I decided this is a fun thread. You my friend are invited to the party. Please check your lack of comments at the door. If you have something to say, please join us. If not.... I have a great coconut for a door prize. :)

[no name no slogan]

31. We hardly knew him

Tombstoned already. And he had so much to give :eyes:

[AutumnMist]

32. Yep......

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Like water and oil.....it just rolls off of me. :)