Hi Luella,
You sound a lot like me. As I said, I'm an Almost Vegetarian. I still eat most types of Seafood, as I can't live without my Gumbo. I also eat Chicken-Free Chicken, mainly because Chicken goes with almost anything.
Myna, let me know how you like those Grits. I've never tried coconut Milk with Grits, sounds delicious.
Since we're talking about Grits and since I thought you might want a chuckle for the road, here's one I hoped you might enjoy...
Three young men were sitting around discussing how they had given their new wives their chores. The first man, who married a girl from Colorado, related as to how he had told his wife that she was to do all of the dishes and housecleaning. On the first day, he didn't see any results. By the second day, he saw a few changes. Finally, on the third day, he came home to a clean house with all of the dishes washed.
The second man was married to a young girl from Nebraska and he had told her that she was to do the dishes & housecleaning, as well as all of the cooking. Once again, on the first day he saw no results, but by the second day, he saw that it was better. By the third day, he happily saw that all the dishes were done, the house was clean, and there was a delicious looking hot meal on the table.
The third fellow had married a young lady from Mississippi. He told his wife that in addition to all of the cooking, housecleaning, and dishes, she should also wash all of the laundry and mow the lawn. He said that on the first day, he couldn't see any results, and even on the second day he couldn't see any results either. But, he said that fortunately, by the third day, enough of the swelling had gone down in his left eye that he could see well enough to fix himself a bite to eat, and load the dishwasher.
And The Moral Is -
DON'T MESS WITH GRITS!
That's Girls Raised In The South.
Have Safe and Successful trip, and Hurry Back, 'cause we miss you already!
Bless You,
Phil