@margo,
Vegemite
sounds nasty too...but I'd give it a try before I made up my mind that was true.
Cream of Wheat makes me want to hurl and the fact that some folks actually put syrup on it - well ... but some people love it. Grits is a courser grind of hominy corn...it's a texture thing. As far as I am concerned the way to make grits is not 5 minutes like the package says. You slow cook it like you do risotto, adding water until it is absorbed. Depending on what I am eating it with I will either just add salt and butter (breakfast), or I will cook it with chicken broth instead of water, add cheese, garlic, sometimes saute'd onions and bake it with a little cheese sprinkled on the top.
think it is quite yummy - but I am from the South (Alabama - hicksville according to some) - there are a lot of things you Yanks don't care for that I find quite tasty!
After all - in Fried Green Tomatoes we fed a man to the law as barbecue. You should think before making fun of our fair down here - you might find yourself a part of it! (kidding - let up on the grits for pete's sake)
Oh Beth...salads are my love...I will try anything in them! I love a nice, tart, tang with punches of sweet and salty. Quite delightful.
