Category Archives: Southern Cooking

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Here we are at the end of January and I’m just getting around to writing about Christmas leftovers.  Well, I’ve been busy trying to sell cars to people who want a $25,000 car for the price of a Yugo.  Oh … Continue reading

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Classic Pecan Pie

I have always thought the New Year should be ushered in with a special dessert—Pecan Pie.  Now, I don’t know if that’s a Southern tradition or not but if it isn’t, it should be, kind of like the Southern tradition … Continue reading

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Chicken Breast and Waffle Sandwiches

You let your mind wander over all the different kinds of food and tastes, searching for a flavor that you can cook, for a type of food you can adapt.  Your mouth starts to water and you get an idea:  … Continue reading

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Homemade Refrigerator Cucumber Pickles

It’s been just flat out hot here in the San Diego area for the last couple of weeks.  So hot that we just don’t want to cook and heat up the kitchen.  So hot, we don’t look at the weather … Continue reading

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Cheesy Jalapeno Homemade Biscuits

I’ve given up on buying those refrigerated tubes of biscuits at the grocery store.  Even the store brand costs more than this Cheap Bastid is willing to pay for gooey dough that transforms into blonde hockey pucks. If I’m going to … Continue reading

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