Rex and Ty's Food Blog

      When I travel to Tennessee to visit with Ty it is no secret that we like to cook new meals. We do our best to make these meals special by trying new dishes and paying attention to the details of the recipes. Most of the time we cook way too much for one setting. This time was no different. We had leftovers nearly every meal which we consumed the next day at lunch or dinner. Two of my favorite leftover meals are shown here. A Steak Salad with leftover Grilled Bourbon Steaks added to a fresh garden salad and a Penne Pasta Bowl made with our Slow-Cooker Italian Sunday Gravy . Both of these recipes were from The Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook .       What makes these leftovers taste so good? I believe it is the attention to detail when we are preparing each original dish! The execution needs to be good so you will find me reading the recipe over and over, reading any tips that may be included and making sure that I understand all s...

    What is the worst meal you have tried to eat?   I can tell you the exact meal, place and the cook who made it.  The place was Grandma Herriott's kitchen, the cook was my father, Rex, and the meal was Hoppin John.  This was way before our adventurous days, probably 25 years ago or so.  My father got the inspiration from a cook book on heritage cooking.  He starved us all day, while he worked on this meal.  When he saw that the lack of food was weakening us, he sat us around the kitchen table to eat dinner.  I still remember the cautious look on my fathers face, as he plated the neon green substance that came from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. I remember my brother and sister waiting on me to try it first.  It was Life cereal and I was Mikey.  I remember the spoon entering my mouth.  I am not sure who laughed first? Was it my siblings laughing at me trying to swallow? Maybe it was me trying to do the impossible? ...