Step 1: Make cornbread.
Grease a 9 x 12 inch pan. Make your favorite cornbread recipe. Cool. Cut cornbread into cubes. Brush cubes with melted butter and place in a baking pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook cubes 10 minutes or until crisp.
Step 2: Fry green tomatoes.
Vegetable oil
3 large eggs
5 large green tomatoes, sliced
1 cup cornmeal
Salt
Heat oil in skillet. In a large bowl, add eggs and whisk. In another bowl, add cornmeal, with salt and pepper to taste. One at a time, dredge sliced tomatoes in eggs, then in cornmeal. Place in hot oil and fry till crisp, turning once. Cool. Cut tomatoes into wedges.
Step 3: Make the salad.
Mixed greens
Bacon, crumbled
Red onions, thinly sliced
Shredded cheddar
Sliced green onions
Yield: 4 servings
acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Ellen Levine, Jennifer Enderlin, Sara Goodman, Lisa Senz, Matthew Shear, Sally Richardson, Matthew Baldacci, Sarah Melnyk, Sarah Goldstein, Nancy Trypuc, Kevin Sweeney, William Brock, Darnell Arnoult, Laurie Ritchey, Nacnich, Nathaniel Whalen, Trey Arnett, Andy Martin, Jeanne-Marie Hudson, Jean Helton, Lori Wilde, and Egg Cream Man.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
GONE WITH A HANDSOMER MAN. Copyright 2011 by Michael Lee West. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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ISBN 978-0-312-57122-1
eISBN 978-1-4299-9630-3
First Minotaur Books eBook Edition: April 2011