Tag Archives: bacon drippings

Giving Thanks For the Food of the Gods

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Carol

Since we’re West Coast transplants, we typically try to find others like ourselves who aren’t surrounded by family here and invite them over for Thanksgiving. This time we hosted Peter and Julie, an Australian couple, people we met at church … Continue reading →

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Home again, home again, piggity pig

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Carol

It’s good to be back home in Memphis. As I stepped from the plane onto the jetway this evening, two scents blended in my nose—jet fumes and barbecue. Right next to my gate was an Interstate Barbecue restaurant. If my … Continue reading →

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But is it authentic?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Carol

Since moving to California from Tennessee a decade ago, I’ve railed long and loud about the crap-ass cornbread they serve out here. California cornbread looks and tastes rather like cake—large, pale blocks of dry, crumbly stuff that takes an awful … Continue reading →

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Nectar of the porcine gods

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Carol

One of the most prized possessions in my kitchen, right up there with my grandmother’s bowls, my well-seasoned iron skillets and my red, outboard motor-sized KitchenAid mixer, is my coffee can filled with bacon drippings. Both a food AND a … Continue reading →

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