Category Archives: Food

Smoked Angus, Burnt Wieners and God Bless America

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Terry Taylor

In mid afternoon, the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia issued an air quality alert. The Weather Bug app on my Droid relayed this stifling event to me. The message was like a tornado warning except instead of twisting air, … Continue reading →

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A Damned Good Pickle

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Lunch in the South requires a pickle. Often dinner requires one as well. Breakfasts in Alabama have been known to sport a pickle if it is hot outside, which is about 83% of the time. Southerners love sweet pickles. Bread … Continue reading →

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Cooking Up A Storm Of New Cookbooks

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

There are a lot of new back-to-basics cookbooks being published these days with the Slow Food movement and it’s first through third cousins roaming the aisles at bookstores.

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Deer Sausage Riding On Cast Iron

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Steve gave me a tubular coil of deer sausage a while back when I was in Alabama. It is darker than pork or beef sausage and much leaner. Steve had shot the deer and a friend had made the sausage … Continue reading →

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The Art Of Crust

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I’ve often spoken of my bizarre Forest Gumpian past as it relates to famous people (especially Southerners), and I will not rehash that list of historical and cultural figures yet again. It is just not that interesting anymore, at least … Continue reading →

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Civets Coffee

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Perhaps you’ve read about the Southeast Asian Civets’ droppings coffee. Very rare poo, indeed – literally. A cat-like Civet eats the coffee beans, digests them, craps them out and people gather the caffeinated civet turd mixture and sell it for … Continue reading →

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Boiled and Chic in NYC

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Terry Taylor

For almost 30 years I have been trying to convince people north of South Carolina that boiled peanuts were one of the best and worst things you can put in your mouth. Best because they are so damned tasty. Worst … Continue reading →

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The Best Limeade Versus The Best Lemonade.

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Terry Taylor

You like lemonade? You like limeade? Here’s a little test: Go to Chick-fil-A and get a big cup of lemonade. According to Answers.com, it is “the best drink in the world.” That’s what one commenter said. BzzAgent.com concurs. I have … Continue reading →

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The Art Of Crust

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I’ve often spoken of my bizarre Forest Gumpian past as it relates to famous people (especially Southerners), and I will not rehash that list of historical and cultural figures yet again. It is just not that interesting anymore, at least … Continue reading →

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Want Pie With Your Goose?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Terry Taylor

We were driving through West Virginia last weekend. The countryside was beautiful, the sun was shining, it was porcelain cold on the other side of the windshield glass, snow stretched to the mountains on our right. Farms with humped barns … Continue reading →

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