Early Girl Benny | The Single Gourmand

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup hominy grits
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 cups fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped (can use a 14.5 ounce can of tomatoes)
• 5 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups water (some prefer to use milk instead of water)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 canadian bacon, thick sliced ham
• spinach leaves
• ½ sliced avacado
• 1 poached egg