One of the distinctive characteristics of living in the New South, cookie-cutter suburban Atlanta, is that the Old South, the rural, hardscrabble life that James Agee and others wrote about is never
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Food
Low Country Love: Shrimp & Grits
If there is a universal code of comfort food, surely shrimp and grits would be part of it. If I were writing the rules,
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P is for Potluck (and Peas!)
Contrary to what many believe, May, not December, is the busiest month for my colleagues in the mommy business. You may
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Brownies or Fudge? You Decide
This is my favorite brownie recipe. Forgedabout boxed mixes, (some of which are actually very good). This recipe is just
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Kiss My Cheek and Call Me Betty Crocker!
When I forget to defrost the chicken in the freezer, I go to the pantry for a can of salmon and make salmon patties.
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Lemon Pudding Love
After 20 years of marriage, you think I’d know this companion, best friend, loving father of my children. A man who
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Welcoming 2010 with Breakfast
Our New Year’s breakfast is a week late, because the girls were visiting friends last weekend. I was at home, working
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