Diamond | Love Your Neighbor - River City Diner

What a blessing to have been raised in Memphis by a country cook who knew what she was doing. Good cooking was just a way of life in our household and among our extended family. My mother prepared the best fried chicken in Tipton County according to my aunts, uncles, cousins, and great aunts & uncles; I have no reason to doubt their words of praise. I saw at every family reunion whose chicken was the first to go.

And my mother wasn’t the only good cook in our house. My daddy was a master at the grill and could throw together a variety of tasty snacks inside as well. He specialized in oyster chowder & Bleu Cheese Dressing; and sitting down with Daddy as we built snacks of smoked oysters, cheeses, crackers, olives, and anything else he could scrape together was a banquet in itself.

Sheet Pan Meat Loaf

Sep 22, 2019 | Food, Meat

Superb!! Ingredients 1 lb breakfast sausage1 lb mild Italian sausage2 eggsOatmeal (a handful or so)Allspice (Slight sprinkling)Garlic powder1 onion1 medium tomatoBottled BBQ saucePrepared mustard Directions Preheat oven to 400F. Dice onion and tomato; cook in a...

Spinach with Cheese and Boiled Egg

Sep 6, 2019 | Casseroles, Food, Veggies

I made this up tonight just on a lark. I'll do this one again! Ingredients 8 oz. Baby spinach 2 T olive oil Salt and pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 boiled egg; shelled and coarsely chopped (or sliced) Sriracha sauce...

Pursued by the Magician’s Assistant

Aug 4, 2019 | Food, Story-Telling

Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician's assistant made a play for me. I wasn't interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted. One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was going on. They liked me too; but weren't at all...