Bena Mae’s Kitchen: Superstitious…who me?

As enlightened and intelligent as I deem myself to be, I will privately admit to believing in some superstitions that have become ingrained in my psyche. And I’ve come to believe them as truisms.
For example, I always leave by the same door I came in. Don’t ask me why. I’ve never put this belief to a test by leaving through a different door. Like I said, I’m enlightened, intelligent.
I never cross in front of a black cat. It is said that black cats were the familiars of witches and that sometimes they were witches. Either way, you want to avoid drawing their attention lest you gain the attention of the witches themselves. Never mind that your car could get t-boned by a large semi while you’re making a u-turn in the middle of the street to avoid the cat.
In olden times, salt was considered to be a pure substance. One superstition involving salt is that if you spill it you should throw some over your left shoulder because that is where evil spirits lurk.
Now the devil, being the wily guy he is, always resides just behind the left shoulder. And what better time to work his evil than when a holy object is desecrated and wasted?
Now we all say God Bless you when someone sneezes. By saying this, it merely thanks God for allowing the heart to continue beating again because the heart stops every time we sneeze. This is not a superstition, it is a truism.
There are some superstitions that are not only unbelievable, but laughable. Like this one for example: Never sew on Sunday because if you do, when you get to Heaven you will have to pick the stitches out with your nose. What a hilarious picture this conjures up.
And last but not least. Never sleep with your feet pointing toward the door because the devil’s night marchers may come in and steal your soul. Not that I believe this for a moment, but I may be safe in turning my bed around. Covering all bases here, folks.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Cherry Chocolate Cobbler
      
Chocolate and cherry is a winning combination. Try them together in this delicious copycat version of Cracker Barrel’s Cherry Chocolate Cobbler. This is perfect served warm with whipped cream.
 
Ingredients

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2    teaspoon salt
1/4    cup butter
6 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
21 ounces can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
 
Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
 
In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter; cut with pastry blender until crumbs are size of large peas. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, semisweet chocolate morsels. Remove from heat and cool slightly at room temperature (about 5 minutes). Add milk and egg to melted chocolate and mix well. Blend chocolate into flour mixture.
 
Spread cherry pie filling in bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Drop chocolate batter randomly over cherries. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes.