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.

New Fry Pan

Jan 31, 2016 | Food, host, Lagniappe

Just ordered a new Commercial Grade 12" Frying Pan. It's NSF rated and looks like the 10" pan I got from Mother. That 10" pan supposedly came from the kitchen at the International Harvester Plant in Memphis. I really like the 10" pan I have now because it's durable,...

Brussels Sprouts Roasted with Sausage

Aug 1, 2015 | Food, host, Meat

I originally tried this recipe from "Italian Food Forever." It was very good just as she did it. But I with every bite, I kept thinking, this reminds me of pizza. So, I made some changes with the notion of making a topping for pizza....or perhaps a main dish...

Tasso Making

May 8, 2015 | Food, host, Meat

I started with a boneless pork loin. This one was 4.85 lbs. Then, I sliced it about 3/4 to 1" thick; and placed them on a rack. I put a fan on them to dry them out. Note: I've done the same thing with a Boston Butt; I just had to bone it out and then cut it into...