Lovin' Spoonfuls

Hey, y'all

Today on Paula's Party, we're getting romantical. You can't believe what happens when we start talking about love

Getting turned on. You getting turned on? It's a romantic breakfast in bed for three

He's got wide shoulders, doesn't he, Kim? I have. And I'm serving up a baked French toast casserole

All right, that's pretty good. A high-speed challenge that lets me have my wedding cake and eat it too

I would marry you all over again. And a hot dish that's sure to fan the flames of love

Are you feeling romantical? Just a little. Today on Paula's party, I'm romancing the stove

Are y'all ready to fall in love today? Yeah! Well, let's party

Thank you

Y'all are beautiful. Just beautiful. And we got a lot of couples here today, don't we

Well, guess what today's show is all about? It's all about love

Do y'all want to know how I fell in love with Michael Groover

Yes. Well, when I first met Michael Groover, I thought, hmm, this just might be my soul mate

Because one look at him, and I knew that he liked to eat

And do you know that some foods are more sensual than others

Oysters. Oh, my goodness. I love to see the men come in here and order those char-grilled oysters

And I'll take them over a tray and I'll say, Baby, I hope at least 11 of them work

Well, that's what today's show is all about, and I'm thrilled you're here with me

So why don't we get to loving? Do y'all want to see where Michael took me on our first date

Yes. I've got a picture of it. But I have to say it was a wonderful meal

I think the second place he took me was to a bar to get hot wings. So we're really on a roll here, you know

But I knew that he shared the love of food with me

So I knew that that was a common bond. Would y'all like to meet Michael

Yeah! Michael, come on up. Thank you. Well, this is my rubber man

You were turning me on talking about that food. Well, when Michael wants me to cook his absolutely favorite meal

I have to say, it's got to be oxtails. Have y'all ever had oxtails

Yes, ma'am. So you've had oxtails. My first time was with my husband

I didn't know what an oxtail was. Well, Michael, tell them what oxtail is

I call it swinging sirloin. They're delicious. And like I said, to me, they have more flavor than a regular pot roast

Now, this is what oxtails look like. You can kind of see that this was close to the hiney

and this is getting on down the table now these are real fatty

so you're going to want to make sure that you trim off as much

of that fat as you can I know y'all probably can't believe that

Paula Dean is telling y'all to get rid of the fat but if you're not careful

you'll wind up with too much grease in your pot So I've got that trimmed

If you'll go over there to your counter. Okay. And if you'll cook the rice

I'll do it. Because we can't have oxtails at our house without rice

All right, now I'm going to take these oxtails, and I'm going to sprinkle them with house seasoning

It's one cup of salt, a fourth of a cup of black pepper

and a fourth of a cup of garlic powder. And you just keep that in a shaker by your stove

It works in every dish you'll ever do except maybe your cakes and pies

Otherwise, it's just perfect. Oh, this dish is so simple. All right, now I'm going to take a little soy sauce

and I'm just going to kind of drizzle that over those oxtails

It gives it just a nice little kick. I prefer that over like a Worcestershire sauce

I'm going to cover it with onions. And then I'm going to put a splash of water

Now, I don't want to cover them with water because Michael and I like our oxtails a little on the sticky side

We like it to really just cook down in that little bit of water

and it's when we pull them out of the pan, honey, aren't they almost kind of sticky when you pull them up

Mm-hmm. Yeah. Now, I'm going to throw a few bay leaves in

How are you coming with your rice, darling? It's cooking. It's cooking

Okay. All right, Michael. Now, you keep watching that rice because when we come back

we're finishing up these oxtails. And later... Ah

Air is fuel. What, mama? Air is fuel. Oh, air is fuel

Welcome back, y'all

Today's show is all about food and love. A loving spoonful. And I want to share with y'all the recipe

that really, really tells Michael how much I love him. All right, Mikey, now you go and check on that rice again

while I finish up these delicious oxtails. All right, so I'm going to pour a little water over this

I think that'll do. Now I'm going to cover it with a fall

I'm going to put these in the oven, and I usually cook them on like 325

because I want to cook them a little bit slower, and they're going to require three hours

Because it is a tougher meat. You've got to make sure you cook it long enough for them to get tender

So what's going on over there, darling? Perfect. Genius at work. You know, it was really funny when Michael and I met

He said he cooked all the time. All the time. Well, he was raising these two teenagers

And they said that he was a great cook. But, you know, after we hooked up

it was like all of a sudden he didn't know what a spoon looked like. You know, he didn't know nothing

I forgot. I think that was convenient. So we're going to slip these in

slip those out, and, Michael, is your rice ready, darling? Perfect. Okay

Well, come on over here with your rice. Oh. Look-a, look-a, look-a

I'm getting turned on. You're getting turned on? What y'all say over there

That's some good-looking tail. Well, thank you, baby. You know, I remember as a young girl

we would intentionally just press all over that ballpark. And I remember the boys saying

Whistle, Michael. I can't whistle. You can't either. And the boys would do that and they'd holler out

we wish we had that swing in our backyard. Do y'all remember that one

What you do to your rice? Oh, perfect. It's just perfect. Here, let me just do this with my hand

What piece of tail you want? That one right there. That one right there, okay

Yeah, wow. All right, here's yours, darling. Let me reach in here and get me some rice

It's perfect, Michael. I know it. It's perfect

I love the part that swishes the flies. The skinny end. Oh, Mikey

Would you marry me all over again? I'd do it in a minute. All right

Ooh, and look, I like butter on my rice. Surprise, surprise. See, this is all our cornflakes

Mmm. Oh, my God. Look at those

It's more than just a kiss, y'all. We're gonna start with two sticks of butter

And then later, breakfast between the sheets. He's got wide shoulders, doesn't he, Kim

Oh, he's done. Y'all having fun today

Yes! Are you falling more and more in love with your partner

Yes! Yes, say yeah, guys. Say yeah. Yeah. Ha, ha, ha, ha

Well, I'm going to show you how to make a delicate, wonderful little cookie

with a hidden kiss in the center. So every time your partner eats one of these

they're going to find your kiss for them inside. We're going to start with two sticks of butter

And I'm going to add two-thirds a cup of white granulated sugar

I'm going to add one teaspoon of vanilla. Actually, I think that looks like a half a teaspoon

And I'm going to add a half a teaspoon of almond flavoring

And a little bit of it goes a long way. Now, I'm just going to cream this together

Do y'all remember eating wedding cookies? In my family, my grandmother and my mother called them sand tarts

But they're like the little wedding cookie. Well, this reminds me very much of that cookie

Only there's a surprise in the center. All right. Now, I'm going to lower our speed, and I'm going to add one and three-quarters cup of all-purpose flour

And you can just stir this in, but I've cut down my speed on my mixer to low, which is almost like a stir

All right. I'm going to stir in about three-quarters of a cup of chopped pecans

And I'm going in for the kill. with my hands, because this is a stiff dough

Now, I'm going to take about a tablespoon of this dough, and I'm going to wrap it around a kiss

If I was making these at home, I would put my dough in the refrigerator

and let it chill for about an hour. But we don't have that kind of time

so I going to go ahead and do them straight after the mixing And I putting this on an ungreased cookie sheet Do you know why

Because it's got two sticks of butter in it. While I'm standing up here wrapping up these kisses

you know, I've been standing up here giving y'all the dirt on myself. Somebody out there got a story

I've got a good story. You do? I do. I do. Let me hear it, baby

Well, me and some of my best friends decided that we were going to go backpacking through Europe

And unbeknownst to myself, I did not realize that I would find my future wife in Rome, Italy on the Spanish Steps

You don't mean it. I do. But I did not know that she was going to be my wife

For another year, I had to meet her again in Key West, Florida. Get out

And so, for our honeymoon, we went back to Rome, Italy. And I did prepare a nice meal on the rooftop of an apartment in Rome, Italy

No, you romantic devil, you. We actually lived in the same town and went to college in the same town

Oh, come on. Yep. We both lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. Come on

And you didn't know each other there? Mm-mm. You had to go to Italy to meet her

And then Q.S. Well, you know, you can't help but think that somebody intended for the two of y'all to be together

I think so. That is an unbelievable story. I got our kisses all wrapped up

I'm going to put them in the oven, and I'm going to bake them at 375 for about 10 minutes

But in the meantime, I've got a pan that's ready. Now, you don't want these to get completely cooled

You want to let them cool on the counter maybe for a couple of minutes

and then we're going to toss them in powdered sugar. Now are y'all remembering those wedding cookies that Grandma used to make

Oh, and these are still warm. I was going to say they don't look right

Look at those. upside down cookies there you go don't those look wonderful

did you miss it try

no you're not going try that one girl you try that one baby

have one darling oh my god Oh, thank you. Would you like one

Thank you. Would you like one? Would you like one? Certainly. You can't have one because there's none left except for me

I'll tell you what. Let's do this. Mmm. Out of this world

Aren't they delicious? It's like candy. Mm-hmm. and you saw how quick and easy I made those

When we come back, y'all, the food of love. Oysters. Don't go anywhere

Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. And later, we're going to mix the flour and the baking soda together

Dump it in there. Sip, sip, sip. No, baby! Welcome back

Welcome back. If you've just joined us in the last segment, I made a chocolate kiss, a hidden kiss cookie

Well, we got our little chocolate fix, but now we're going in for the big daddy, and that's the oyster

Oysters are supposedly the king of all aphrodisiac foods. Well, out here at Uncle Bubba's, my brother cooks up the best oyster I've ever put in my mouth

And Bubba's right here. He's sitting right here. And speaking of love, who you got with you, Bubba

I got my little fiance. Bubba just became engaged. y'all

this is my future sister-in-law Dawn well she's not going to use the microphone

so I'll leave hey how are y'all perfect one more time hey

got anything else to say I love you I love you too Dawnetta

Dawn just fits into the family so perfectly. We had gone on a cruise

and she was standing up there talking to Bubba. Bubba had dripped food on his clothes

and she was standing up there just talking to him. She spotted that piece of food

picked it off and ate it. She said, oh my gosh, I am one of y'all

Dawn, you fit in perfectly, honey. Thank you. All right. I don't have Bubba's big char griller

It's over there on the other side of the room. But I do have a char grill here on my stove

Now, I'm going to take a fresh shucked oyster. Now, these are Louisiana oysters

And I'm going to put these oysters on the grill. and when you shuck your oysters

there's an oyster liquor in there. You don't want to lose that liquor

You want to try to set it so that that liquor is going to stay right in there inside that oyster

All right, there's only two ingredients that Bubba uses on his oysters

That's a clarified butter and Parmesan cheese. That's all these oysters need

This is the very bottle that Uncle Bubba's oysters are squirted with

I have no hood or anything, y'all. So I'm going to try it, Bubba

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh

Oh, my gracious. It scares me without the use of that hood Bubba Dude We may not have a restaurant by the time I get through with this segment

Air is fuel. Oh, air is fuel. finish cooking those for me

Paula I think that one needs a little bit more butter and there's your tongs

you want me to put it on your ice yes put them on my ice

All right, did you tell them that we also use garlic in the butter

No, I forgot. You can tell them. Well, that's what I thought. We also use garlic to taste while we're clarifying the butter

So don't forget your garlic. And also, when you're using tongs, make sure you've got some about that long

Oh, yeah. Do this outside for obvious reasons. If you do this at home

Woo. Thank you, Bubba. Those look delicious, Paula. Yeah, get the ice cube, Bubba

Whoa. Look at that. All right

Has the smoke back cleared out, Bubba? It's getting there. You know, the only thing is, when you get through, you might be too tired to do anything with these oysters

All right. Who's feeling romantical? He's feeling romantical

Are you feeling romantical? I'm about to. There, take that baby

Okay. Tell me how romantical you're feeling. Mmm, look at that. It was good, didn't it? Yeah

Doesn't that look good? Yes, ma'am. Are you married? We're getting married next weekend

You get out! It's a matter. At Whitfield Chapel. Where you got married

Bethesda. Yes, ma'am. Oh, that's the sweetest little chapel. His dad's marrying us

Congratulations. Well, thank you. How wonderful. That was the best wedding I've ever been to

You know, like my wedding. It was wonderful. All right, now. This is honeymoon fuel, huh

Honeymoon fuel. I love that. All right, darling. Now, these shells get tremendously hot

They get as hot as like a Brandon Aaron almost. So blow on that and feed that to your man

You can't have but one because you're still a week away from the wedding. We'll be right back, y'all

Up next, fresh raspberries, breakfast in bed. All right, feed us

In case y'all have just tuned in with us today

we are having the most romantical time, aren't we, y'all? We're eating all those romantic foods

We've got a couple. right here that is just one week away from

the altar. Oh, come on. Come on. Listen. I'm fixing to fix

one of my favorite foods that I love to feed Michael in bed

And you know what? I'd like to serve y'all breakfast in bed

Come on, get up in my bed. Get up there, Jonathan. Take off your shoes

Unless you normally sleep with shoes on, take them off. Dust your feet off

Here you go. Are y'all comfortable? Yes, ma'am. Well, Kim, I'm going to share this recipe with you Okay

That's going to ensure that you and Jonathan are going to have a long, happy marriage together

Okay. Now listen, y'all behave over here. Okay? Okay. In fact, I'm going to give y'all something to keep yourself busy

Thank you. How about some truffles? Do you like truffles? I do

These look great. Do you like fresh strawberries? Yes, ma'am. All right. Now, you lay back and relax, but keep your eye on me, okay

Okay. You got it. Keep both hands on the outside of the car

Okay. My favorite meal to serve Michael Grover in bed is a praline French toast

Now, we're going to start with a loaf of French bread. And I'm going to cut this bread diagonally, maybe about an inch

And I've got me a casserole dish up here, Kim, that I've buttered very, very well

Now, I'm going to take our bread, and I'm going to kind of just put it out on top of each other, just like that

All right. Now I'm going to step over here and I'm going to make our custard

I'm going to start with eight eggs. All right, now to our eggs I'm going to add two cups of half and half

and one cup of milk, one tablespoon of vanilla, two or three tablespoons of sugar

a half a teaspoon of cinnamon, a half a teaspoon of nutmeg

I'm going to pour this over my French toast. Now I'm going to cover this

and I'm going to put it in the refrigerator and I'm going to let it

sit overnight. Now this is what it will look like when you take it out in the morning

I'm going to top this with a praline goopy stuff. This is butter, brown sugar, pecans, a little cinnamon, and I'm just mixing it together

and I'm going to spread it over our soaked bread. How are y'all doing over there

We're good. We're behaving, I promise. You are behaving. Yes, ma'am. Two arms

Okay, two hands. Are y'all feeling romantical? Yes, ma'am. You're talking about what you're going to be doing a week from now

All right, now I'm going to put this in the oven and I'm going to let it bake for about 45 minutes

At 350 degrees. And then I'm going to pull it out and I'm going to serve it with a raspberry syrup

You all like raspberries? Mmm. All right, so in the oven we go

Look at that. Is that not sinful? Look at the butter. Look at the..

Look at that. All that sugar is going to make him so hyper, girl

Do you see that? it's like an egg custard that's been baked

around that bread alright y'all watch this you watching Jonathan

oh yeah alright a little powdered sugar

A few fresh raspberries, and it's off to the bed we go

All right, let's see. There we go

All right Oh wow Look at that Wait I not there yet All right We make room

He's done. All right, fetus. There you go

Your turn, huh? That's the business

Mmm. I think it was the best I've ever had. Is it as good for you

Oh, it's good. Good. When we come back, y'all, the best wedding cake I've ever put in my mouth

My own! Oh, no! My handsome groom, Michael

What a show this has been

And what better way to end the show with Molly Stone, the cake queen of Savannah, Georgia

That's what Molly's friends affectionately call her. She made the wedding cake for Michael and me when we were married

Y'all, this is the exact replica of the cake that she made for Michael and my wedding

Thank you, Molly. Well, you know, every wedding cake, the top is supposed to be removed, sealed up well

and you're supposed to share it with your mate on your first anniversary

Well, Michael and I was out of town on two anniversaries. We still have not eaten the top of our wedding cake

So, we're going to play a game here. I bet that I can reproduce my wedding cake in four minutes

I think with my direction you can make it in three That sounds like a challenge but you know what My life ain been nothing but challenge girl

So I'm going to take you up on it. Hey, Michael, bring your stopwatch out here

Oh, no! Oh, no! I love you

I love you too. Molly, you take over. What about mine? Hey, Michael, these are beautiful

I picked them myself. Did you? Yes. I just love you. Thank you

I'm going to lay them right there. What a wonderful surprise. And you're so dressed up

Well, this is normal for me. Well, get over here, baby. Stand right over here by me

because I'm fixing to try to make this cake, get it in the oven in three minutes

Go. Okay. Three minutes. What do I need, Molly? Sugar. Dump it, baby girl. Whoa

Alright, what do I need now, Molly? Baking soda. Baking soda. Come right here, darling

What do I need now? Flour. Come on, flour. Alright. We're going to mix the flour and the baking soda together

Dump it in there. Sift, sift, sift. No, baby! Oh, my way to blow it

I'm sorry. That's all right. All right, come on. Get around here and see if you can do it

All right, sift that and then put it in here for me. One minute, six seconds

One minute, six seconds. All right, that's pretty good. All right. What do I need next, Molly

Turn that thing off. All right, eggs. Eggs, where are the eggs

Ready, ready. Dump them in here, baby. Sour cream. Sour cream. Who's got the sour cream

All right, Jack's back. Whoa. Spoon that out for me, honey. What

Orange extract. Okay. Almond extract. Who's got the almond? How much time do I have, Michael

One minute and 45 seconds. What? Well, I didn't have but one minute and five seconds a while ago

Okay, that's enough. Turn it off. Okay, here we go. Two minutes Boy Heidi this ain the way my grandma would do it It new age All right there we go

How much I got? Two minutes and 45 seconds. Two minutes and 45 seconds

15 seconds. Oh, that's what I've used up. I got 15 seconds

Does that look perfect or what, Molly? No. Five seconds. No. Four, three, two, one

Not bad, Paula. It even looks a good consistency

Look at that. It's perfect. Yeah. Molly, you're the best, baby. Thank you

All right, so are you. And that's all it takes. And Michael

do you know what we have missed? What? We've been married two years

Do you remember eating the top layer of our wedding cake? No. That's because you didn't

Do you know we were out of town on both anniversaries? Well, guess what I have here for us

Oh, great. This is the top to our wedding cake. Whoa. Look, and it's still got a piece from the flowers that were on top

So what you say that we end our time together with our friends by having our wedding cake

my goodness look where the flowers were stuck y'all look

it looks as good as it did though two years ago well y'all bring on the cake for the audience applause applause applause applause

Do you know what? What? I would marry you all over again

Well, I'd marry you in a minute. Thank you all so much for being with us

Until next time, love and best dishes from our kitchen to yours

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