Category Archives: Food

Dutch Oven Chicken

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Terry Taylor

I’m not Dutch and the chunk of cast iron on the counter does not look like an oven unless you are a cowboy, but this thing can cook like Bobby Flay with a grudge. It will make a good cook … Continue reading →

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Hospital Food

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Jeff Johnson

If you want to lose weight, eat at the hospital. The selection is a lot like your high school cafeteria and tastes so bad you can probably shed 10 pounds a week just sliding your plastic tray across the metal … Continue reading →

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The God-Given Beauty Of A Fried Egg

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Terry Taylor

A fried egg is as close to God’s original menu for Adam and Eve as anything I can think of. A fried egg sandwich will forgive several types of low-ranking sins according to a preacher I used to know. Tweet … Continue reading →

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The Horns of Texas are Upon You

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Terry Taylor

When you go to Texas, you begin to notice things. Like horns, for instance. Longhorns are the first set of horns you’ll see. Big, husky cows carry them around on their heads, as do burnt orange-clad football players in Austin. … Continue reading →

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Cue Coma On The Street in Winter Park

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Barbecue is the most popular subject in Southern literature after drinking, Jesus and football. You cannot click on a Southern website, flip through a Southern magazine or unfold a Southern newspaper without a “Top 10” list of barbecue joints being … Continue reading →

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BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The dirt track hugs wooden bleachers angling up about 25 feet into the damp Shenandoah wind. A man in a camo gimme cap with a belly big enough to have swallowed a small child chugs by wearing a painted-on-tight t-shirt, … Continue reading →

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BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 1)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I’ll get this out of the way right up front: I grew up in LA (meaning Lower Alabama). So when I speak of rednecks, it is not with disdain, but affection. I have changed a lot over the years since … Continue reading →

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An Ode To Coleslaw

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I have made it. I have seen my mother and grandmother make it. I have seen Bobby Flay and Paula Deen make it. I have eaten it at every barbecue joint I ever sniffed my way into. I have had … Continue reading →

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Pass The Worms

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Recently I saw a story in Garden & Gun by Roy Blount about worms, the kind people use for bait. We used to call them wigglers. In that same issue was a story about barbecue by John T. Edge. Even … Continue reading →

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A Taste Of Hell

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Last year we planted a pathetic garden and spent several months fighting squirrels to keep it viable. Basil, dill, mint and jalapeno peppers made up most of our scrawny-ass crop. After a particularly aggravating day of slapping squirrels off the … Continue reading →

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Ode To Burnt Beer-In-The-Butt Chicken

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I had a plan, I swear, even though no formal recipe is needed for beer can chicken (some call it beer-in-the-butt chicken). It is ridiculously simple, as you can see from the video above. I should have watched it before … Continue reading →

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Bacon! Bacon!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Who doesn’t love bacon? I’ve never met anyone who hates bacon. We love bacon cheeseburgers, bacon bits, bacon and eggs, BLT’s and bacon lip balm. Yes. Bacon lip balm is available from Thinkgeek.com. So is bacon pop corn, bacon lollipops, … Continue reading →

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Boudin Balls, Crawfish Pies and Cracklin

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Under a sky bluer than any song Robert Johnson ever played, we stared at the boudin balls, crawfish pies and cracklin just inside the little window of a place that will scare the hell out of some people and make … Continue reading →

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Our Rotten Turkey

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Thanksgiving is built around the idea of being thankful, and that premise worked right up until I ripped open the plastic sheathing on our fresh bird to find something truly foul. Eating turkey on Thanksgiving this year will be difficult. … Continue reading →

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Deep Fried Pickles, Sweet Potatoes and Snickers Bars

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Terry Taylor

People will deep-fry anything, especially in the South or at the other place that is a lot like the South-on-tour: a county or state fair. Last week, I had a chance to taste a deep fried pickle at the Highland … Continue reading →

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