Fried okra

Thanks to a generous donation of okra from my Mema's garden, we had Paula Deen's delicious fried okra this week. It was easy to make and turned out great!

04.06.09 Mini Italian pub burgers with beer-battered onion and apple rings

Okay seriously, do yourself a favor and MAKE THIS MEAL. This fantastic menu is from Giada on the Food Network - mini Italian pub burgers and beer-battered apple and onion rings. We don't do a lot of fried foods at our house, but these are completely worth it. The onion rings are light and crispy, and the apple rings sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar are ridiculous. The burgers are great too, but honestly the fried goodies are the star of this show. My only substitution was fontina cheese on the burgers instead of Taleggio, which I couldn't find at Kroger. The batter for the rings calls for a dark beer - we used a Newcastle.