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August
Cornsticks
It was a rainy morning in Clayton, Georgia, last Friday when my friend, Mary Ann, and I wandered down the main street looking for who…
Country sausage and chow-chow flat bread
In the mid-1700s the Acadians began their march from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, where they eventually became known as Cajuns. Fortunately, they made a pit…
Cocktail hour
It’s taken a while but King Daddy and I are getting back to cocktail hour. And it kind of started with a trip to the…
Slow-roasted salmon
You know how when you find one recipe that just knocks your socks off you get kind of excited? It happened to me a couple…
Easy chicken and dumplings
It never makes for a pretty picture. It’s all beige. Sure you could fancy it up with some minced parsley but that would be like…
Gas station chicken and Blue Box
All across the South there are gas stations that hide a delicious secret. The first clue appears when you drive up and notice scores of…
The best enchiladas in the world
It started because I made the best enchiladas in the world the other night and used up the New Mexico Chili Powder. So I had…
29
July
A Good Southern Woman Grows Tomatoes
So one of the things I love about the South and particularly its women is a generous spirit. I’m sitting at the dock door today…
28
July
Protein Overload
So I’m trying not to eat very much this week because come Thursday, it’s going to be wicked. I’m going to Dillard, Georgia, for a…
27
July
Yo ho ho
I am not a rum girl. When I was in high school, our gang would congregate at Vicki Gaulding’s house because her father didn’t keep…
27
July
My Boy, Bob
My boy, Bob, is one of two cats who live at the Mayhew residence. The other one is Peanut. They came as a pair from…
26
July
Tradition Dies Hard
The temperature in late July in the South hovers around the mid- to upper-90s. The humidity is oppressive. It is, of course, the time of…
25
July
Simple is best
Well, I got my comeuppance tonight. I’m a corn snob. I think – or thought – the only corn worth worrying over was Silver Queen,…
23
July
Cheez Waffies
I’m not sure when I acquired this addiction, but I am absolutely devoted to Cheez Waffies. Back in the day, growing up in Illinois, they…
22
July
Potty mouth
I am quite sure they never allow Southern women in Hell’s Kitchen because we simply wouldn’t put up with all the cursing and yelling that…
21
July
Velveeta Part 2 and a Glass of Wine
So I’m sitting here with a glass of red wine and 20 minutes before supper has to be ready in order for me to watch…