Pimento cheese of my dreams
Every few weeks, I go see Mrs. McGill.
Mrs. McGill is magical.
Every time, I come for lunch and she greets me with a smile. I follow her to the kitchen, where she sets our plates out with the same thing every time: a hardboiled egg, tuna salad, and chips. And then, there’s always a surprise. Sometimes it’s bread and cheese. Sometimes it’s crackers with an amazing olive spread.
Last time, it was pimento cheese. And as you read Tuesday, I ate the whole bowl. And most the sandwiches.
And I wasn’t ashamed a bit.
I adore pimento cheese.
But only Mrs. McGill’s pimento cheese.
Therefore, I had to re-create it.
It wasn’t as good, of course.
Nothing is as good as Mrs. McGill’s, even if she did give me her mother’s secret recipe.
Not that it stopped me from gobbing it onto crackers…..
Taking big, cheesy bites….
Until the whole bowl was gone.
What can I say?
I’m a pimento cheese piggie.
Now Invisible friends, don’t be mad, but I can’t share this recipe. It’s not mine to share. It’s Mrs. McGill’s mother’s. I hope you understand.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! We have a new Dallas Jean tomorrow and Saturday, a new Land of the Flowered Bed! Stay tuned!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Hi
Unfortunately I have some very sad news about Rosie from Baking Cakes Galore, she has passed away. Could you please pass by my blog. I have written up a tribute for her on my blog and would like everyone who knew her to leave a comment as I will be printing out all the comments to send onto her husband.
Maria
x
May 20th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Yum! Pimento cheese is one of my favorites, too. Dangerous thing to have in the fridge!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:24 am
Wonderful sandwiches. I adore pimiento as well.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:43 am
You’re a lucky lady since you have the secret recipe!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:50 am
Aw yay! Love this.
And it looks sooo delicious!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:59 am
Looks wonderful! And how lovely you are such friends with Mrs. McGill.
I have a lovely pimento cheese recipe, so I won’t be mad if you don’t post the recipe. (But I bet hers is better!)
May 20th, 2010 at 4:04 am
OOh a secret recipe, huh?
May 20th, 2010 at 4:32 am
What? WHAT?!?!
Why do you taunt me so?
May 20th, 2010 at 5:07 am
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May 20th, 2010 at 5:16 am
I had a home made pimento cheese sandwich for breakfast. Luv the home made stuff.
Also, am very much in love with that blue splatter bowl. Too cool!
May 20th, 2010 at 5:46 am
She looks like a delightful lunch buddy! Beautiful pimento cheese
May 20th, 2010 at 6:45 am
I can tell that you really love this pimento cheese.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:58 am
May 20th, 2010 at 7:03 am
I really need to get me some of this!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:03 am
I go very few places where I don’t end up being the cook! I’d visit her too!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:34 am
I love me some of these gorgeous sandwiches!
You a;ways leave me hungry
B xx
May 20th, 2010 at 7:35 am
A friend of mine that live back east was talking about how much she loves pimento cheese. I had never had it or heard of it. So I asked around and none of my west coast born friends had ever heard of it either.
So I’m thinking pimento cheese is a regional thing.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Ahhhhh, those look SO yummy!
May 20th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Of course we’re not mad. Jealous, maybe. But not mad…
May 20th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Okay, so I understand that you can’t share the recipe; and it’s fine by me – it just means you’ll have to make extra and send some to all of us!!
May 20th, 2010 at 9:15 am
You have to respect Mrs. McGill’s wishes. Or else she won’t invite you over for more pimento cheese.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Do you mean you ate all the sandwiches of the second picture?…
May 20th, 2010 at 10:02 am
Mistake: “…of the third picture?…”
May 20th, 2010 at 10:03 am
you will be shocked, as I am from the Dairy State, but I do not do cheese/most dairy products- glad to see that I now know who has taken my cheese portions for me
kHm
May 20th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Using my psychic powers, I am going to try and guess what is in this recipe so I can make it at home. I am now starving after reading this!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:37 am
I’m going to have to post my recipe on my blog – I LOVE pimento cheese! Yum!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:49 am
That pimento cheese sound delicious! Would love it for lunch!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Hey girl. Yes, I have been in blogger slacker world lately. Sorry I have not been by to say hello. But I’m here now – doesn’t that count?
Those pimiento sandwiches are beautifully cut and photographed. I hated pimiento cheese when i was little because my mom would always buy that kind in the dairy. . you probably know the one. Now I make it homemade and I love it!! My secret ingredient is dillweed. But sssssh, don’t tell anyone!
May 20th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Would you believe I have NEVER had pimiento cheese?! I even grew up in the south! Go figure!
May 20th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Yum yum yum! That sounds like a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Mrs. McGill is cute!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I am bummed you can’t share the recipe but I understand. Mrs. McGill looks very sweet.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
great spread…great pics, no worries about not sharing…
sweetlife
May 20th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
What’s life without a little mystery?
May 20th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
I say you led us into wanting – even craving – this pimento spread – and now NO RECIPE!
May 20th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Yum, yum, yum!! Oh, and that was a great ode to pimento cheese you wrote a couple of days ago too!
Sorry I’ve not been around as much…just haven’t seem to have the time to read blogs lately. *sigh*
Hope your week went well and that your weekend is wonderful!
May 20th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Of course you can’t share a secret recipe…. Enjoy!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Those pimento sandwiches look fabulous. Mrs. McGill sounds like a sweet person.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
She reminds me of Karen McCluskey on Desperate Houswives!
The fools looks super delish.
Xx
May 20th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I adore pimento cheese. As a sandwich filling, on a burger, as grilled cheese, on crackers, and, gasp, right off the spoon! Hey … hey … let’s form a pimento cheese piggie club! Mrs. McGill sounds like a lovely person; a true southern lady.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:56 am
What a charming spread, Ducky. Such style that Mrs. McGill has..Kudos to you for keeping the recipe safe:) I’m a bit of a pimento cheese piggie myself. Needless to say, I’m craving it big time now!!!
Thanks for sharing…
May 21st, 2010 at 8:19 am
Ohhhh! Shame on you! Luring us in – and not sharing the recipe! I’ll inform the Justice Department – and they’ll ban this type of torture! It’s worse than water-boarding I’m sure:)
May 21st, 2010 at 10:49 am
haha- when somethings good…its worth finishing up! Pimento cheese is super popular where I live!
May 21st, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I’ll forgive you for not sharing, since I respect that sort of thing. But, I’m telling you… that pimento cheese sounds pretty fabulous. And you’d make the perfect salesperson if she ever wanted to take that show on the road!
May 21st, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Those sandwiches are so cute!!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Pink sounds lovely sweet friend! I have not eaten pimento cheese in forever. Mmmmm…yummy!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I cannot believe I still have not tried this sandwich! Tomorrow I’m heading to the store first thing to pick up the ingredients!
May 22nd, 2010 at 4:14 am
Oh, yum. I’ve never tried making anything like this… it’s a shame you can’t share the recipe!
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:43 am
Pimento cheese is total treat food for my sister. My mother used to occasionally buy one of the Kraft jars and she’d hog it and savor it. I cannot believe you scarfed the whole bowl. Did God make you with a black hole in place of a stomach??
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 am
I have never had pimento cheese, but I have heard only good things about it. I shall have to find a recipe and try it out for myself! Love the picture of you with Mrs Mcgill! What a sweet pair you make!! Love you loads! xxoo
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Oh my word… that puppy in the previous post is so cute.
May 24th, 2010 at 6:39 am
Hi, Duck! Good to “see” you again; it’s been too long since I’ve been by your magical kingdom.
I also adore pimiento cheese – one of my fun moving to the South/Southwest culinary finds. “Southern Living” has a good looking recipe in last month’s issue which I’ve been meaning to test out, so thanks for the reminder.
May 24th, 2010 at 6:52 am
I’m not much into pimento cheese but my Dad sure is!
~ingrid
May 24th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Awww Duckie! But it looks so good!