Roasted tomato grits with goat cheese
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American cuisine
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We've lived in Tennessee for just over four years now, and it's about time we start earning our Southern credentials. Think of it like the boy scouts for grown ups, but instead of badges for fire starting and knot tying, we've got biscuit making and chicken frying. And without a doubt, the foundation of any solid Southern cook is most definitely a big ol' bowl of grits. At the rate I'm going I'll have my grits badge in no time. Granted, I may not have started with the most traditional recipe for grits. Goat cheese isn't exactly a native Southern staple (blasphemy! it should be!), but that didn't make me enjoy this any less. You know me, you could stir a spoonful of goat cheese into just about anything and I'd eagerly dig in. I do think the tomatoes could be roasted with a bit more loving care rather than blasted with the broiler; something more akin to the sugar-roasted tomatoes in this recipe. The lower temperature brings out all the juicy sweetness without turning the skins into
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