Each business morning Linzy B’s Doughnut shop makes 20 dozen glazed croissants. If you don’t get there early, chances are you won’t get one.

They are baked to a crisp, golden outside and lightly glazed while the inside is soft and flaky. The ends have a bit more crunch and are my favorite part. I actually got up early on fall break to make sure I could experience this melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Linzy B’s is located at 1002 East Tipton Street in Seymour, Indiana.

Doc Crow’s Southern Smokehouse and Raw Bar is located at 127 West Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky on Whiskey Row.

Vocabulary

roux (roo) a sauce base made with butter and flour

bechamel (bay-sha-mel) white roux and milk

Herbsaint: a liqueur made in New Orleans

This version of Oysters Rockefeller consists of oysters on the half shell, spinach, bacon, bechamel, parmasean, chives and Herbsaint. It is baked until the cheese is melting on top and eaten by taking a fork and digging the oyster and the savory ingredients out of the shell.

The main course was a fried chicken sandwich with a slice of American cheese on a toasted brioche bun and Doc’s homemade potato chips. I asked for some buffalo sauce and it appeared that they make their own. The sauce made the sandwich as it caused my forehead to sweat and my mouth say “Dang! Get me a drink of that ice cold Diet Coke.” After a drink, I was ready for more. It was a nice, slow burn.

Danny Moore and his family have been killing it at the Pizza Palace since I met him in the 70s. The Pizza Boat truck has been at the Oktoberfest and Fort Vallonia Days for the past several years and I like it every time.

I 👀 look forward to Fort Vallonia Days!!!

The Seymour chapter of the Psi Iota Xi sorority, located near the corner of 2nd and Chestnut Streets makes a fantastic Reuben sandwich. Mine was marbled rye bread, corned beef and Swiss cheese. ( I am minus the sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing) It is buttered and toasted on both sides and served with chips and a drink for $10. During the Oktoberfest..

Etoufee (ay-too-fay) is a spicy Cajun stew that includes seafood and rice. In this dish, crawfish. The spice was mild and the taste was wonderful! Bits of shredded crawfish gave it the authenticity of being on the bayou.

As a first time diner to The Storming Crab, my server brought me a complimentary slice of seafood garlic bread. It was covered with cheese and featured pieces of crab meat. It was crisp and hot and garlic just seems to make everything better.

I also had fried shrimp with a tangy cocktail sauce and Cajun fries. The shrimp were perfectly fried to a crispy outside and a steaming inside while the Cajun fries were hot and the Cajun spice was just enough to make my forehead sweat when I ate them. 😃

Two Thumbs Up 👍👍 to The Storming 🦀 Crab!!! Their main draw is actually a seafood boil that the serving size is for at least four people. I will have to bring some friends back to try it.The Storming Crab is located on Veterans Parkway in Clarksville, Indiana.

The Wintin-Swincher Wedding hits a home run with the Bacon on a Stick!!! Massage the brown sugar into the bacon, a taste of Cayenne pepper and bake. Sounds pretty simple and it is phenomenal!

Crispy, sweet and spicy. And did I mention it was bacon? Assistant Strength Coach at The University of Texas at Dallas, Logan Barrett, says that bacon is one of the most nutrient dense foods.

Artisan Foods of Columbus prepared the bacon for my son’s wedding. So how about a GREAT BIG shout out and congratulations to Lawyer and Kiley Wintin!!! September 29, 2018. We love you and we wish you much happiness!!

Ingredients: eggs, spinach, bacon, Muenster cheese (your preference), spinach wrap, seasoning of your choice

1. Crack eggs in a bowl

2. Add spices, spinach and cheese

3. Spray skillet with Olive Oil and preheat skillet

4. Add egg combo, flip when ready

5. Lay strips of bacon on spinach wrap, add egg combo and roll it up

This wrap is delicious and mostly healthy! You need to try some high quality Muenster cheese.

Starting clockwise at midnight: Delicious homemade cupcake, Aunt Mentoria’s Chocolate Pie (Whoa!!!), Nina’s Peanutbutter Sheet Cake, Corner Piece of Persimmon Pudding 👍, Linda Melloncamp’s Apple Cake (Major League) and Oatmeal Bar.

Each of these desserts could stand on there own, however, the 93 year old Mentoria has “Got Game” with this chocolate pie! From the homemade crust to the chocolate filling and the toasted meringue, it was incredible!

And let me tell you about the crunch factor with the top of the apple cake! I wasn’t expecting it and it snuck up on me. It is the high quality that only a Grandma could make. And the best news, Linda is Heidi’s aunt and lives down the road. (I could probably request it at the Melloncamp Christmas Party.

On the way to North Harrison for the Brownstown football game, Heidi and I stopped at El Maguey on the square in Salem. On a side note, The Old Settlers Days was going on and the square was shut down for the vendors that were set up. We took a lap but didn’t find anything that we had to have.

Heidi’s chicken fajitas were delicious. They came out steaming and the serving was so large that I’ll be having fajitas for lunch tomorrow.

Something I’d like to try maybe in October is there sidewalk seating.

I was introduced to this fine sandwich at The Indiana State Fair about a month ago. I added thin sliced ham and turkey to mine to kick it up a notch.

Ingredients: butter, shredded cheddar, bread, sliced cheese, thin sliced ham (optional)

Instructions:

1. Melt a tbsp of butter on griddle.

2. Sprinkle shredded cheddar over butter.

3. Place bread on butter and cheese.

4. Place sliced cheese on bread.

5. Warm up ham on griddle then place on sliced cheese.

6. Add another tbsp of butter and shredded cheese and place second slice of bread on that.

7. Grill until both sides are brown and crispy.

8. Slice diagonally because your Mom used to do it that way.

9. If you really want to liven it up, put some chips between the two halves and you will think you are at a restaurant.

The shredded cheese adheres to the bread to make a crunchy outside while the cheese in the middle oozes out when you cut it or bite into it. This is what I refer to as “Restaurant Quality.”

This masterpiece was also as healthy as possible. Brownberry 22 seed bread and none of the cheese was processed. Maybe not so much on the lunch meat, but Man, it was good!