J.J.'s Diner & General Store

The community is invited to come on down to the Diner & General Store. Take a chair on the porch and sit a spell. Visit with your neighbors and see what's going on in town.

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  • In Memoriam

    John McCain

    Jan, try those greens with maple flavored bacon.My gal,who is a terrific campfire cook, bought some by mistake. Being all she had handy, she flavored the greens with them. WOW!! She made enough greens to feed an army, but 3 of us ate them all and were begging for more !! The best greens I have ever had, and I lived in Florida for 25 years !!


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    Craig Henry

    Club sammiches tonight.

  • Jan Carter

    John, I am going to do that!


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    John McCain

    Let me know how you liked them,Jan- I know, darn near anything tastes better around a campfire, but I just can't get that wonderful meal out of my head, and that was a couple of years ago !!

  • Sue OldsWidow

    Scalloped ham and potato casserole,salad,baked beans and roll


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    Craig Henry

    Get to Ham it up tonight!!! 


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    Craig Henry

    I'm stuffed. Nuthin' like the feeling of being full of Pig! 

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    Robert Burris

    We are having deer and veggies soup. A real big one, so I can freeze some small containers for small meals later. Yum, yum.

  • J.J. Smith III

    Big pot of pantry soup.
    Anything I found in the pantry went in...
  • Jan Carter

    I made a big pot of fresh veggie beef soup yesterday so it would be ready for today and tomorrow


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    Robert Burris

    Cold weather and a good soup go good together. Warms the body and gives you great healthy food.

  • J.J. Smith III

    Dixiecrat sammiches tonight...


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    John McCain

    Forgive my stupidity, J.J.-What exactly is in a Dixiecrat Sandwich ?? Sounds like you're filleting Southern politicians !! Not a bad idea,mind you, but they generally have too much fat and not enough substance to 'em- LOL My curoius mind would like to know !!

  • Jan Carter

    LMAO John.  That is what it sounds like

  • J.J. Smith III

    Actually, John, you're closer than you know.
    Story is that in the presidential election of 1948, Strom Thurmond broke away from the Democrat party and formed the Dixiecrat party.
    They were the 1948 equivilant to today's Tea Party, believing in states rights and preserving the southern way of life.
    Supposedly, when Thurmond would campaign, his staff would pass around simple sandwiches made of a link breakfast sausage with mustard on white bread.

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    Craig Henry

    Sounds good to me!


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    Robert Burris

    We call that type sandwich a wrap around.


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    John McCain

    J.J- Sounds good and the name is appropriate. Lots of pork covered up by something else and wrapped in a blanket !! LOL- Is this a sandwich or a new bill proposal ?? LMAO


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    Craig Henry

    Sunday Meatloaf. And baked potato. And Corn with Green Beans and Bacon.

  • J.J. Smith III

    Feeling a little low-tec, tonight. Think its time for some hamberger helper.

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    Craig Henry

    Not sure yet what we're having tonight. Something fast though. Got to get ready for a big tv night. NCIS at 8:00 and then the new Mini Series Klondike at 9:00.


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    Robert Burris

    It's turning colder, so I'm cooking a chicken and smoked sausage Gumbo.

  • Jan Carter

    Craig, now I want a meatloaf and baked potato!!!


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    Craig Henry

    Well, we ended up having Country Ham, Egg and Cheese on Biscuits (everything is better with cheese).

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Gained to much weight lately: so I have been cutting down - Cereal in the morning, soup for lunch, a slimfast shake for supper - and that's about all. Lost 4 lb since the Crusie.


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    Robert Burris

    Ron, I've been wanting to put up a recipe for a Cajun Gumbo but I'll have to measure everything I use, first. You see I have been doing it for so long I just throw everything together without measuring.  The next one I cook I'll try measure.

  • Brian Martin

    The boys are swimming hard the last two weeks getting ready for a meet in St.Louis this weekend.  I am having a hard time feeding them!!  I asked them what they wanted for supper and my 9 year old Bryce, said dad I really want some meat!!  I said how does pot roast sound?  He said that will work!

  • J.J. Smith III

    That looks good, Brian.

    we're having something "Mexican".


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    Craig Henry

    Robert, Cass and I are anxious to have that Cajun Gumbo recipe. We love Cajun food!


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    Robert Burris

    Okay Craig, I'll try get one going for ya'll.


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    Robert Burris

    Craig, do you know how to make a Roux or do they sell it in your area?

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Homemade Bean soup - from the Ham bone from Christmas.


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    Robert Burris

    I love bean soup. Is it white bean soup?

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Yes, white beans and it is delicious


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    Robert Burris

    My father was a bean salesman, well he sold B.F. Trappeys Cajun food products. I tell everyone my dad raised me on beans. Thing is I still love beans.

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Blizzard conditions here today, snowing and blowing, up to 20 degree but dropping  to 4 tonight. I have to go get corn today.

    Homemade Chili today.

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Got home OK, used 4 wheel drive, roads drifting. I put a TM Salt Block on a shovel and pulled it back in the woods. 10-12" snow at the farm. Just 3 1/2 miles from the house. Good to be home - can't wait for the Chili.


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    Terry Ray

    Homemade Chili sounds good Ken, -4 degrees dont LOL


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    Robert Burris

    It's supposed to sleet tonight and snow tomorrow. We are not use to this type weather here in south Louisiana. I am gonna cook a shrimp and Andouille Gumbo for supper. It will help keep us warm.

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Suppose to get -9 here by morning. That's to cold. We had leftover Chili with Spaghetti in it. Man was that good.

  • J.J. Smith III

    It hit 67 here today. 

    Weather guy on the radio said that we've got 100% chance of SNOW tomorrow into Wednesday...


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    Robert Burris

    I'm gonna have to make me a pair of snow shoes....lol Ken -9, that's just too cold. Please everyone, stay safe and warm.

  • Jan Carter

    So what is for Valentine's dinner at your house?

    My honey is getting all you can eat King Crab legs, steamed little neck clams, asparagus and fresh strawberries 


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    Robert Burris

    My wife use to love Catfish Couvillion on rice, so that's what I'm cooking for my little Valentines on this day.

  • J.J. Smith III

    Been iced in for the past 3 days, we're going OUT.
  • Jan Carter

    The gumbo is a cookin!

  • Ken Spielvogel

    Venison Meatloaf, Winter squash, and salad.


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    Robert Burris

    Oh boy, Gumbo, Miss Jan. What kind?

  • J.J. Smith III

    It all sounds a heck of a lot better than what we had, "road food" at Shoneys.