Cooking Through Magnolia Table In A Year: Week 35

After reading the history of this dish in the recipe description, I was extremely excited to try this 1919 Pimiento Cheese. Stamped with the seal of being served at the Magnolia Table restaurant, I was sure it would be a winner. Sure enough, this pimiento cheese is creamy, flavorful and a great homemade appetizer. Pimento cheese is such a classic southern dish, so if you do not have a homemade recipe that already is your favorite, then I most certainly recommend trying this one out. 

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While this recipe received a range of suggestions, it gained an average rating of 8! One of the suggestions that I do have to note is also one that Joanna Gaines mentions. She suggests using bagged shredded cheese as it is drier than block cheddar cheese and therefore maintains a better consistency when the mayonnaise is added. Unfortunately, I was only able to find half of the required cheese already pre-shredded and bagged, so I did have to grate some block cheddar as well. The pimiento cheese was still delicious, but it was on the softer side as far as the consistency went. Similarly, I believe this dish would be fabulous with even more pecans and the addition of crumbled bacon! In the future, I likely would increase both those items, but overall, this recipe was wonderful.

Much like pimento cheese, egg salad sandwiches are a classic old southern recipe. However, unlike the 1919 Pimiento Cheese recipe above, I did not have near as many willing recipe tasters. Whether it’s the flavor or the texture, egg salad can have a more polarizing effect for many people, however I believe this particular recipe is a solid staple approach to egg salad. Flavored with dill pickles, salt, pepper, mustard and onion, this egg salad is very tasty without many frills. If you are looking for an egg salad recipe, I definitely recommend starting with this one. 

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As I mentioned above, I could not find many willing testers to try this recipe with me, so for the first time in our entire challenge up until this point, only I rated this dish! Similarly, you will notice in the picture that I tried the egg salad with chips instead of as a sandwich, as I can only enjoy the egg salad texture if I have something with a little crunch to go along with it. While I typically try to stick to the recipes as close as possible, I felt that I could deviate slightly since I was the only taste tester. Either way, I thought this recipe was quite tasty and in the future, my only suggestion would be to substitute Dijon mustard for the recommended yellow mustard.

• Black pepper
• Kosher salt
• Onion
• Ground beef
• Chili powder
• Cumin
• Diced green chiles

• Tortillas
• Red enchilada sauce
• Mexican blend cheese
• Green onions
• Butter lettuce
• Radicchio
• Stone ground mustard

• Watermelon or regular radishes
• White cheddar cheese
• Pecans
• Apple cider vinegar
• Olive oil 
• Lemon