Fritters With That Shake?

Today I'm here with Disco Royalty

That's the way I like it. Uh-huh, uh-huh. KC from KC and the Sunshine Band

And today the two of us are going to do a little dance and shake, shake, shake your boobies

There you go. As we make a few of KC's faves like a portobello mushroom burger

Then we'll give it up for some corn fritters. Hey Paula, pop your corn fritters, pop them now

Then we'll do another one of my favorite side dishes, my mama's acorn squash

Give it up. Na-na-na-na-na-na, baby, give it up. And finally, we make KC's Shake Your Booty Milkshake

I want to put on my, my, my, my, my boogie shoes and boogie with you

This is Casey

Casey and the Sunshine Band. How many times have we sung and danced to your tunes

Too many times. 40 years of it. 40 years of dancing. Dancing with Harry

And we didn't even know what his name was. You don't look like a Harry

No, I don't. I never felt like a hairy either. What are we cooking today

Well, Casey, I know that a portabella burger is one of your favorites

So that's what we're going to cook first. Sounds good. All right. So what we're going to have to do, baby, is cut out the gills

We're going to marinate this. Now what do I do with this? We're going to put it in this bag right here

And we're going to pour. I'm going to help you. Okay. Please help me. Please help me. All right

Now, if you'd unscrew that, please. Do I shake this or no? Don't you shake everything you touch? Absolutely

We're going to use that whole jar of Caesar dressing. And we're going to marinate this for about an hour, Casey

Okay. And all this is just a store-bought Caesar dressing. And I guess you can make your own if you wanted to, right

Yes, you can make your own. Can you use, like, any kind of dressing or just? You could use, like, balsamic vinegar, anything like that

But I wouldn't use a mayonnaise, basically. Boy. Next, KC, we're going to do a delicious side dish I call Mama's Acorn Squash

You know, my family's from Atlanta. I know. My aunt was an amazing cook

Come on over here, baby. I'm going to get you to work this board for me. No, what I want you to do is cut these squash in two for me. Okay

And then when you get them cut, all I want you to do is just scoop those seeds out

I'm going to mix a small can of crushed pineapple, brown sugar, and butter together

and I'm going to just heat it until it's kind of syrupy. Mama always stuffed our acorn squash with pineapple and brown sugar in butter

That sounds great. And it's good. It's like a sweet vegetable. My Aunt Alice, my daddy's oldest sister, was the latest cook

I used to love her peach cobbler. Oh, really? I always look forward to going up there because I look forward to having that tomato

Three tablespoons of brown sugar. Kind of heaping. Good Georgia tomato with mayonnaise

Oh, tomato sandwich. Honey, what you talking about? I don't know, right

Half a stick of butter. And we're going to melt this. Okay

All right, now Casey, just... Something else you want me to do here? Just, I need for you to take that pan right there, honey. Okay

And put a piece of foil on it so we won't do a lot of scrubbing because this can get messy in the oven

All right, Casey, I'm going to add the crushed pineapple now. See, that's something

Yes, ma'am. That's coming out of me. I'm just going to let this cook until it forms the syrup

Now, put a little bit of salt and pepper in there. Not a lot, because, you know, I've got the brown sugar and the pineapple going on

So I'm going to cut that up. Okay. And I'm going to let it really roll

And we are going to have, to go with our burger, we're going to have corn fritters

Oh, I love corn fritters. I do, too. I'm going to show you something, and then you tell me what you'd rather do

What we want to do is just cut our corn off of our cob

Wow, very, okay. And see, this bunt pan makes a bowl to catch it in

Do you have to have two of them? I notice there's two. No, you don't have to have two. Okay

Unless you've got a bunch of corn. I'll do this one. Okay

I'll try it anyway. And I'll move over here and do this one. Okay. I guess it's all right to get this little bit here on the board so we can..

Yes, it's all right. I've got this big old strapping man in here that can clean up

Okay, good. Is that Michael? That would be you. No, that would be you

Now, I'll save these, Casey, and give them to Lady Bird. Oh, okay

Who's Lady Bird? Lady Bird is my blue and gold macaw. Oh, I have a blue and gold macaw

Shut up. No, I just got one. But she's pitiful. Is she a stressor

Has she plucked her feathers? She has no feathers on her belly. Back or legs

She looks like she ready for the oven Lady Bird is mean as a snake They can be She hates women Really Does she hate you No she loves me Okay so

But I'm the only person she loves. All right, well, I think we're ready here

He says a lot. He says, like, peek-a-boo. The phone rings. Really? Hello? Lady Bird says, cracker, mama

And she says, help. All right, now, I think... So what do we do here

We put everything inside of here? Yes. Okay. And don't you think a little cinnamon is in order

I think that would be great. Yes. Cinnamon is good for everything, I think

Cinnamon is so good for you. In fact, the doctor told me to eat cinnamon on every occasion

Really? If it was a food that would go with cinnamon, put it on it

Where are we going with this? We're going in there. Okay. All right, if you trade sides with me, I'll slip this in

And we're going to let that cook for one hour. That's mama's acorn swash

Which mama? That's my mama. Your mama, your grandma? Her name was Corry, and she was a fabulous cook

She cooked good enough to make my daddy fat as a little kid. Did she teach you how to cook

You know, my mother died when she was just 44 years old, and I was 23

And I was just starting to get in the kitchen with her. But her mother, my grandmother, who made their living through lodging and restaurant business

So she's the one that had all the recipes. I had her until she was 91. Oh, wow

So I got to cook a lot with her. And grandmother really instilled the art of cooking and loving it to me. Right

So, now we're. I miss my grandmother. Listen, nothing like a grand music

I know, right? Absolutely. Oh. Now, what we're going to do is we're just going to saute our corn and our onions together

So don't go anywhere. Maybe we can get Casey to sing or dance or do something

I will. That's the way I like it. Uh-huh, uh-huh. You're good

Coming up, Casey and I get down to making some fresh corn fritters

Hey, Paula, pop your corn fritters. Pop your corn fritters. Pop them now

And I'm serving up the tastiest mushroom burger you'll ever eat. Isn't that good

And later, Casey shake, shake, shakes up a decadent milkshake. It's good, right

I'm having a moment. All right, so Casey

Yes, ma'am. You turned your back a second ago. I noticed you were eyeballing these and liked them

I did. I thought those were awesome. So I've got you a gift. Oh, wow. Really? And every time you use them, I hope you have good thoughts

Can I have something for you? Yay. What is it? It's one of my greatest hits

Thank you. Thank you. This is a great trade-off. But listen, you've got to sign this for me

I will. I will. Now I don't know what I'm writing. Your name. Okay, that's good

Love you. There you go. We're both over 60, y'all. No, we're not over 60

We're over 30. Yes, we're over 30. That's right. And we've made two trips

Thank you, thank you. I have danced to so many of these tunes and sang along

Keep it coming, love. Yeah. That was a great song. Yes. I loved it

We should keep it coming with this, don't you think? Yeah, let's do that. So we're going to make those fresh corn fritters I was telling you about

All right, so we need a half a cup of flour. This is a half a cup I take

Yes. Now we need a cup and a half of self-rising meal

Okay. And while you're doing that, I'm going to measure us out a cup of buttermilk

This is not so easy here. I'm going to put a half a teaspoon of salt. Okay

And if you'll come over here and break two eggs. And all we do now is just mix those up

These are really like hush puppies with fresh corn and cheese. I love this

This buttermilk reminded me of my daddy when he used to love cornbread and buttermilk

You know what? My grandma and great daddy hires and mom and daddy, yes, you can go ahead and mix that

I can see them right now. I know, right? It's Sunday night for dinner

They would have a big old glass of buttermilk and crumble up their cornbread

All right, I need for you to grate us about a cup of that fontana cheese

And we take this off, right? Yes, take off the wax. So, Casey. Yes, ma'am

How old were you when you made your first money, when you did it professionally

I was like 16 years old. I was in a local band, and we played at this. It was called Sparks Park

And where was this? It was in Miami. and they paid us $16 and there was four of us

and we got $4 a piece. I was a professional. And how long did it take you after that

before you felt like you were going to be successful I had my first number one record when I was 22 so 16 six years later What was the first number one There was a song I wrote called Rock Your Baby by George McRae

Oh my gosh. Woman, take me in your arms, rock your baby. Yeah, it was a great song

Love that song. I know. It was a great song. It's a sexy song. It was like number one in 51 countries

Wow. That's incredible. Do we have a cup to measure this out? You know what? I'm probably just going to eyeball it

I'm going to try a piece of this cheese. I'm hungry. Can we just mix that all in

Yes, so just mix that up. And while you're doing that, I'm going to get started on our portobello mushrooms

I'm going to spray our griddle and get it turned on. Okay

Because we are ready to cook our burgers. All right, I'm going to show you a little treat. Okay

I think I've got this pretty good. You want to dip your spoon in water

Okay. And then that water will help it slide off. Your spoon looks much better than mine

No, it doesn't. I'm going to let you drop, and I'm going to start turning

Okay. Because if these don't get turned quickly, they'll get heavy on one side

and then you can never get them turned. And we got our mushrooms cooking, and you know what

I think I want to go find a way to wave that down

Yes. If you want to stir with one hand and drop the beef. I'm still looking

All right. I'm still here cooking. It's now the Casey Show. These are looking good

I can't wait to taste them. All right. I think I'm going to try that. Look at that

Perfect. That's good. Okay, how are you coming with a fritter? Last one

Okay, whatever makes you happy. Look at that. Oh, those look great

Write me a song real quick. Hey Paula, pop your corn fritters

Pop your corn fritters. Pop them now. All righty. Look at these corn fritters

I hope they're delicious. Actually, I hope they're done. Oh yeah, that's done

That's good. Do you like it? Oh my God, this is delicious. Do y'all know that Casey and the Sunshine Band

was the only band, with the exception of the Beatles, to have four number one hits in one year

Get down tonight. That's the way I like it. Boogie shoes, shake your booty. It's all boogie and shake

Boogie shake, you know, all that kind of good stuff. Yeah. I want to put on my, my, my, my, my boogie shoes

And boogie with you. Oh, that smells so good. Please don't go

because Casey and I are about to taste our delicious meal. Oh, that is so good

And later, Casey has an extra special treat for me. I was thinking what I could do to make this shake a little different

Yeah. And I thought, like, how about putting cake in it? Ha, ha, ha, ha

All righty. Oh, that smells so good. Doesn't that smell good? I can't wait to taste these portobello mushroom burgers

Oh, Casey, I forgot about our squash. Want me to grab it out

Get it out? Please. I forgot all about it. Oh, it looks good

Oh, mama. Where do you want me to put it? Mama. How about right there

Okay. All right, so I'm just going to heat up our buns real quick like

Yum. Yes. Huh? Ouch. Careful. Ow. How long have you been doing this

Not but just a couple of minutes. Over here, I've got mayonnaise and Dijon mustard and dill and garlic

I love garlic. Oh, do you? Yeah. Yay. That looks good. Yum

Doesn't that look good? Hurry up. I'm hurrying. I'm hurrying. Do you like onion

I love everything. Good. You like pickles? I love pickles. You like cheese

I love cheese. Yay. What kind is it? It don't matter. All right, here we go

Oh, this is taking me back. It's like being in my aunt's kitchen today

Oh, listen, you can't say a nicer thing to me than that. Oh, no, I mean it

I mean it. All right, you want me to cut your burger? I want to sneak it

I'm not going to wait. Uh-oh, something just fell out. Nothing fell out

Something just fell out, your cheese. So what do you think? That's good

Oh, my God. You do like it. That is delicious. Uh-oh, my mushroom fell out

Hold on a second, Casey. I think this is going to get messy. Can we share that

Yes. I'm going to put it right there so it's close to you. Okay

All right, here we go. Okay, I'm tasting Mama's Acorn. Yes. That is hot

Isn't that good? No. It tastes just like a burger. Oh no Yeah Makes me want to give it up Na baby give it up Give it up Baby give it up Give it up

That rag will never be the same. Oh, that is so good

You like it? My God. This is so good. Mm. That's so good

Isn't that delicious? I love your mama like that. You love my mama

You would have loved my mama. I'm sure I would have. Well, I'm sure she was as sweet as you are

You know, my mother is funny, Casey. I'm my daddy all over

Really? Yes. My mama was so ladylike. Yeah. She was a beautiful redhead, and she spoke it with a very soft voice

Are you saying you're not ladylike? No, I'm not. I'm sorry. I like that thing

I don't know. I am Earl Harris Jr. Reincarnated? Yes. It took Mama an hour to eat a meal

And Daddy and Bubba and me in five minutes, I was gone and we were getting up and leaving the table

This is so good. Thank you. I'm so glad you're so welcome. You are a freaking mess

I try to be. Well, you succeeded. Coming up, Casey makes me the perfect milkshake

Is that the way you like it? That's the way I like it. Good. Uh-huh

Y'all, we have had the best time today with Casey, hadn't we

You have been a pleasure to have in the kitchen. Oh, thank you. Thank you for having me, Paula

I had a great time. And today we're going to finish up the menu with Casey's Shake Shake

That's right. And you've got to dance while you're doing that, right? Yes, I'll shake while you're doing it

Your songs, they'll live with us forever, don't you think? Where do you get your inspiration

I don't know. They're just about things that happen in life. Chocolate ice cream. Yeah, about three scoops, I think

Okay. Depending on your scoops. You know, they're not like a whole. Okay, that was like a half a scoop right there

So, yeah, no, I mean. So that's maybe two scoops. That's maybe two. We'll make it lighter today

We will. And then we're going to add some milk. Oh, but wait, can you chop my nuts for me, please

I'd be glad to chop your nuts. Thank you. I knew you would. And, you know, I was in Hawaii when I thought of this recipe

Well, I just love macadamia nuts. My favorite nut in the whole world right here, y'all

I'm trying to remember this and talk and do all that at the same time. I know it is hard to talk sometimes

If you're making it for one, you just use one glass of milk. But I'm going to make it. We're going to put two

Okay. And you can use skim milk also to also lighten this up. All right

How much you want these done up, Casey? Enough to sprinkle on top

I think we should add a few in the shake. I was thinking what I could do to make this shake a little bit special or whatever, a little different

Yeah. And I thought, like, how about putting cake in it? And then my tour manager, Mark, he said, you know what

Paula makes a great pound cake. So you were kind enough to make me this pound cake here

Yes, I did. But this is cinnamon. This is a cinnamon-flavored pound cake

And you want to cut, like, three-quarters of an inch or so and just throw them both in

I guess you could use, you know, let's put another one in

I guess you could use some really any kind of cake. A cake shake, y'all

Well, tell me how much. Yeah, just, that's good. That's great. Okay

And about a tablespoon of caramel. And then if you would please take this chocolate and kind of rim the inside of the two glasses

And then you want to throw some ice in here. so Casey I want to know what inspired some of your biggest hits like that's the way I like it

uh-huh uh-huh what inspired that I don't know I was just thinking about all the things that you

know that you like like the words are when you take me by the hand tell me I'm your loving man

when you give me all your love and do the very best that's the way I like it you know what I mean

And originally the ah-has were a little bit more like moans and groans. And I kind of cleaned it up a little bit because I kept thinking

if my mother hears this record and I'm going, you know, like moaning and groaning

you know, it's not going to be a pretty thing. So I cleaned it up a little bit

Oh, that's beautiful. This looks great. And look at it. We're not done

We're not done. Right. We're going to put a little whipped cream. A little whipped cream

And we have to have a cherry. Maybe a little bit more nuts on top of that

Is that delicious? It's good, right

I'm having a moment. Is that the way you like it? That's the way I like it. Good

Uh-huh, uh-huh. Different, right? I can taste that pound cake. Mm-hmm. It's good

This is so good. Cheers. To you, Paula. Thank you so much. To you, Casey. You're welcome back

anytime in my kitchen. It was good to see you, Paula. And Casey and I

send y'all best dishes, love, and sunshine. And don't forget to shake your booty