spoon bread

i was supposed to be southern.  honestly, i have some kind of ridiculous fascination with sweet tea and locusts and willows and hospitality and evidently, spoon bread.  last year, the parent zone group from church got together at vickie's house and i was assigned a side dish.  i was going for something easy and inexpensive that could feed a small army, so creamy corn casserole was it.  a tried and true recipe that fit the bill and is always sure to get several recipe requests.  

to my delight, greg told me i had made spoon bread.  really?!  you mean my internal southern woman instinctively picked out a quintessential southern recipe to make?  and i made it well enough for a u.t. guy to compliment my efforts?  i was speechless, humbled i tell you.

the other day while on a walk this song came on my walk-man.  yes, i said walk-man.  made me smile at the thought of my internal southern woman from the midwest living in the west.  don't we all adopt little parts of ourselves along the way?  maybe i should start naming them. 

creamy corn casserole (spoon bread)

1/2 c. butter, melted

2 eggs, beaten

1 (8.5 oz.) package corn bread mix (jiffy)

1 (15 oz.) can whole kernel corn, drained

1 (14.75 oz.) can creamed corn

1 c. sour cream

preheat oven to 350.  mix it all up, throw it in a 9 x 13 and bake until golden.  about 45 minutes.  which is just enough time for a glass of sweet tea on the front porch to watch the willows bend in the breeze and hear the sound of the locusts doing their thing.