Category Archives: Southern food

Co-Cola & Peanuts: A Fine Southern Tradition

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Carol

  Check out my childhood memories of a treasured Southern tradition–pouring peanuts into Coke, or Co-Cola as we call it down South, in today’s Leite’s Culinaria.

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Memphis Barbecue Goes On Vacation

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Carol

Your favorite barbecue is probably what you grew up with. I cut my teeth on pork cooked low and slow over smouldering hickory wood, so these last 15 years in Los Angeles have been meager in the acceptable barbecue department. … Continue reading →

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Mom-n-Pop Heaven

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Carol

On our recent trip home to Memphis, Himself and I enjoyed all our favorite foods that we just can’t get in Los Angeles. I’m talking quality, y’all. Anybody can fry a piece of chicken or at least take a stab … Continue reading →

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Jars Across America

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Carol

I’ve just returned from a visit back home in Memphis. This time I had the luxury of being able to carry more or less what I wanted when I returned to California because we drove back. The trade-off was not … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Kitchen Knife

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Carol

I’ve just returned from our family farm in Tennessee, where my brother and I sorted through our mother’s possessions and worked to find homes for them all. She’s in assisted living now and has neither the need for nor the … Continue reading →

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