fried green tomatoes

Love the movie, turns out I'm not a huge fan of the actual food. Here is how it went down last night:

Mike would be coming home late from work and this is usually when I experiment with new foods that I know he won't dig. I'm browsing through my trusty Better Homes & Garden Cookbook looking for recipes for the butternut squash I bought the other day when I come across a recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes. It just so happens before the first real frost a couple nights ago I picked a couple of good looking green tomatoes from my very own vines along with the rest of my herbs and grape tomatoes. It seemed like the perfect time to try this oddly intriguing recipe. I sliced them up, sprinkled with salt & pepper and let them sit. I proceeded to make homemade bread crumbs (I know!) and assemble the frying assembly line- milk, flour, eggs, breadcrumbs. Heating up the vegetable oil I start dunking, getting excited because I don't think I've ever actually fried anything ever in my own kitchen and I love fried everything- duh, who doesn't? They look delicious and golden brown and I can't wait to dig in. I dug in and....yuck. They were nasty! Must be an acquired taste or something. I will try most foods at least once and this is one of those times. I guess I'm glad I know now and won't wonder if I'm missing out.