Pimento Cheese

Come on over Paula

Okay darling, I'm coming. Now let me explain, my name is Gordon Elliot, I'm Paula's producer and very close friend

We've been together now 14 years. Paula, come around here. My greatest frustration in life, amongst all the great pleasure and bounty Paula has brought me

is watching her just slowly move through the very time. Now with all due respect, I love you baby

We're slow in the south, Gordon. You're slowing the show. You got a glob of makeup right there

Okay, thanks. Thanks. Okay, now. Okay. So what we're going to make today is a pimento cheese sandwich

I've watched her do it many times. I've watched you make your recipes. I've loved your food

I have eaten your food. I'm the second pair of teeth into your food on every show

Listen, when I'm telling you that Gordon comes as soon as he says cut

he comes and takes the food out of my mouth, it's true. What are you doing

I am giving you food. Not much, not much. That's whoa, plenty. That's two teaspoons of grated onion, right

Okay, yes. Okay, then you want about a third of a cup of mayonnaise, right

Yes, yes, yes. Okay, we'll eyeball that one. Yes. What are we making, Paula? We're making our delicious pimento cheese

This is one of the first things that came out of the bag lady basket y 25 years ago So now you going to use about a half of an eight package of softened cream cheese And what you do Gordon is just pinch it Just pinch it apart There you go

Mmm. Got a cup of shop cheddar. And a cup of Monterey Jack

Thank you. So anyway, the very humble tuna fish sandwich and pimento cheese sandwich really got us on our way

As Scarlett once said, as God is my witness, I will never be hungry again

Good. Are you going to make a dress out of the curtains now? Here we go. If I have to

Now, pimento. Pimento. How much do you want of this? It depends on how much you like

Well, about three tablespoons. Okay, that would be one. Okay. Right. Two

That would be two. Okay. That would be three. Now. A little of the house seasoning, but be careful, Gordon, because pimento is very salty

Okay, great. So we'll just do a little. And a little bit

No, no, no, baby. This has got salt, pepper, and garlic. That's it? Yes

Okay. So what do you do with your bread? Because I know sometimes that you like to toast the bread

I do like to toast it. In fact, there's nothing any better, Gordon, than a grilled pimento cheese sandwich

But naturally, in the bag, lady, we couldn't. if I had sent them out grilled and cold

they would not have been good. Okay. So look at that. You are a master Now if you want to mix it up easy you can do it with a mixer We used to make such huge batches that Covered in tomato

The first time he loped into the Lady and Sons, y'all, I swear his feet are this big

Dan, come look at his feet. I can only show you. Come look at his feet. Fifteens

Look. I know. He's enormous! He loped into the restaurant. He was almost as tall as the..

door and it was love at first sight for me. What are you doing? I'm just buttering the

bread and dropping it on the grill. Oh, we are going to griddle it. Oh, yeah, of course. Okay, well, is your griddle on? My griddle's on. So we're waiting for it to griddle? No

What have I done wrong? You have not done one thing wrong. We just kind of forgot the

pimento and cheese. Oh, okay. You've done nothing wrong, baby. That's it. All right

Whoa. And Gordon, I have to say, you butter perfectly. Really? That's a high honor from the queen of the stick

The perfect amount of butter. Mmm. Mmm. It is very appropriate, Gordon, to eat it like this

Oh, sorry. No. Gordon, there's nothing any better. I love to make a rich pot of vegetable beef soup and dip that half a grilled pimento cheese into that soup broth It like heaven And I don use anything

but short ribs. You go to a special place when you taste food, don't you? I do

I love food. Well, I think you might be burning your sandwich. Are you burning our

sandwich? No, I'm just getting a little bit of a brown on the other side and we're good to go

Oh, see, that's beautiful. That is beautiful. Alright, now let the other side brown. Just one speckle

Okay. But let me tell you what. I just lost 30 pounds. You know how I did it

I know. I did it by having smaller portions, but eating exactly what I wanted

Yeah, we'll go with that one. Here we go. Let's try this. Ready

Get your laughing gear around this, as my dad used to say

Your laughing gear. Yeah, your mouth. Put your laughing gear around this

Oh, I get it. Ready? Let's just go for this. Let's just go for this

Ready, Paul? Oh, yeah, baby. Come on. Oh, God. Oh, God

Oh, my God. There's no fun being on camera together. We'll see you in the next day

Smaller potions