Category Archives: Southern Cooking

True Grit(s). Is it Polenta? Or is it Grits?

There’s an old hayseed saying, “nothin’s gooder’n grits”.  I’ve always loved grits with breakfast—except you pretty much never want to order them at your favorite breakfast joint because they’ll probably be instant grits.  But real grits–with egg yolk running into … Continue reading

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Homemade Gravy, Just a Country Boy at Heart

My father had a favorite “endearment” for me, his youngest son, when I was a kid.  At various times, he’d look at me a say, “you’re just a gravy sopper”.  This was especially true when Mom would cook pork chops … Continue reading

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D’oh! You Gotta Fold Your Biscuit Dough!

This morning I watched a news story that said that “The Simpsons” is celebrating its 500th episode tonight—23 years worth.  I remember how my son Michael loved to watch the Simpsons when he was 7 or 8 years old (yep, … Continue reading

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Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Do you ever make “brinner”?  That’s a term I first came across on one of my favorite all time TV sitcoms, “Corner Gas”.  You’ve probably never heard of it but it was broadcast for 6 years on CTV (that’s Canadian … Continue reading

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Mamaw’s Homemade Country Biscuits

Mamaw always made her biscuits from scratch–they were homemade biscuits, not “storebought”.  When I was a boy I used to love the vacations we’d take every couple of years to my grandparents’ farm inKentucky(just about 35 miles northeast ofLexington).  Mornings … Continue reading

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