IMO, if you're committing to CFS, then just go all the way or go home. Homemade garlic mashed potatoes, deep-fried cornmeal battered okra and fresh hot cornbread (and cream gravy from the CFS drippings). Maybe some fresh corn on the cob to ease the guilt. Or even better, from-scratch creamed spinach, which will make your CFS seem like a raw kale salad. So worth it once in a while! I only do this maybe once/twice a year...the best!Do you know what you're doing with the CFS?

Well I just did garlic Pam mashed potatoes on Thursday with roasted corn. Was thinking of doing greenbean casserole, fresh field peas with cornbread and now thanks to you probably the fried okra.

All of the above. Yummy!

Fried Okra with CFS is a winner, but you have to do mashed taters too!Homemade baked mac & cheese is also a hit with CFS. Sounds yummy.

@mw3538: ....you had me at fresh field peas and cornbread

Cabbage is great and easy too. I love green bean casserole aka Ohio's "State casserole" too. I have alot of great recipes PM me if you need any in particular.

@MooMaw: Field peas...what kind are those? My favorite are fresh purple hull peas with cornbread!

@mw3538: So how'd it go?

@brightlights: These are good:

It was great. My DW gave me the best compliment ever. That was every bit as good if not better than my mom's!!! Let me tell ya, that lady could cook!

@MooMaw: Field peas...what kind are those? My favorite are fresh purple hull peas with cornbread! Brightlights....Undecided gave you a pic of what they look like...you can find them at Walmart.
The peas I grew up with are crowder, field peas with snaps, purple hull and creme peas. Of course you can find the blackeye peas but have not seen the others fresh since I was a youth. We used to shell them by the bushel until our thumbs were purple.
mmmm, that with some homemade Chow Chow...even better when you go pull those green onions outta of the ground and wash 'em under the water faucet.

And a big glass of sweet tea!!!

@MooMaw: They sell fresh/raw purple hulls at HEB! They're already shelled, though. Love crowders, too.

Anyone have a good chicken/sausage gumbo recipe?

@mw3538: BrightLights posted a recipe for chicken/sausage gumbo on here a few months ago - I think around Halloween last year - along with detailed instructions.