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.

Bacon Explosion #3

Sounds weird, eh? My little brother turned me on to this. It's a lot of work, but is worth the effort just for show if nothing else. Oh, and it IS tasty. The New York Times featured this recipe recently, as did Good Morning America Update (February 1, 2009 - Super...

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Bacon Explosion #2

Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale½ cup apple cider vinegar1½ tsp. kosher salt½ cup bourbon, divided1 cup ketchup½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce½ cup honey2 garlic cloves, crushed1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper  ...

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Bacon Explosion

Sounds weird, eh? My little brother turned me on to this. It's a lot of work, but is worth the effort just for show if nothing else. Oh, and it IS tasty. The New York Times featured this recipe recently, as did Good Morning America Update (February 1, 2009 - Super...

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