Category Archives: chicken
Larb: It’s not throw-up so please read
Oh, I know, I know. Sometimes I just lose ya’ll completely. What in the hell is larb? O.K., here’s where I’m going to reel you in. You know those tasty lettuce cups filled with seasoned chopped chicken at Pei Wei … Continue reading
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Chopped
We had an hour, but it is 20 minutes now until judging and the chicken is raw. And then there is the peanut butter issue. In our basket at the Char-Broil version of Chopped are the mystery ingredients: a whole … Continue reading
Flat chicken and green noodles
Well, this just isn’t going to work out at all. Noah called today to tell me he’d found an apartment off-campus. But clearly he’s not ready to live on his own yet. I mean, just look at him. He can … Continue reading
Poppy Seed Chicken and death
I apologize. Right from the start. I will talk to you about Poppy Seed Chicken, one of the South’s greatest inventions. But first, death. In a funny way. My husband is a lawyer and a few days ago he got … Continue reading
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A college student cooks…well
Teachable moments. When a child is five, it seems there are a thousand of them. By the time they’re twelve, the stack starts to dwindle. And, at almost 20, I am now down to five or six. Or so it … Continue reading
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Chicken and stuffing casserole
Sometimes you just need easy. You need not feel guilty about pulling out a box of cornbread stuffing (O.K., Stove Top), looking on the back of the box and just letting her rip. I have embellished the time honored recipe … Continue reading
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Comfort food
My friend, Kim, got some great news last week. Her sister’s Hepatitis C, which she has lived with for 30 years, is now undetectable. Which led to this bizarre meal her mother used to make: canned tamales, cold pork and … Continue reading
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The best fried chicken ever
OMG. The best fried chicken ever and it’s not my recipe. I have suffered over making fried chicken. I have several Southern staples slap down. I can make a mean pie crust. I can fry catfish with the best of … Continue reading
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Paula Deen and diabetes
I apologize in advance if I am going to offend anyone, but I am just a little pissed off about poor Paula Deen and all the flack she’s getting for taking money from a pharmaceutical company to peddle a diabetes … Continue reading
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