Can you guess what doesn't belong on this list?
Live starfish floating in the waves
Dirty shoe
Fiddler crab
Hermit crab trying to hide in a shell
Used kleenex
Pool noodle
Blackberry
Dollar bill
Cheese grits
If you guessed cheese grits, you got it! Now, can you guess the name of the list?
No?
Here it is:
"Things my toddler has put in his mouth in the last 96 hours and tried to eat."
That's right, all of those things apparently looked like a delicious source of nutrition, except the nice bowl of cheese grits offered to him this morning, which were met with a howl of outrage that I would consider that to be an appropriate breakfast, and promptly dumped on the floor.
GRRRRRR.
Here's my recipe for crockpot grits, which could not be easier, and so lovely to wake up in the morning and have breakfast waiting for you!
1 cup Quaker old fashioned grits (Not instant grits! And to my Northern readers: not polenta - that stuff is not grits, I don't care what misinformed folks tell you).
4 cups water
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons butter
Dump in crockpot right before you go to bed, set on low, and let it cook overnight (about 8 hours). When you get up, add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (or more if you like), give it a few good stirs with a whisk, and voila, you have enough for 4 perfect bowls of grits.
Add more or less water the next time you make it, depending on how thick you like your grits - this is just the right amount for me.
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I did make the linguine with shrimp scampi last night, and cutting the lemon juice in half was exactly right. Delish!
