Bless…her…heart…!
Marcia Brody and Bill Cosby do for "Southern" what Abbott and Costello did for baseball with their "Who's on First" routine. If you're a Southerner, you'll relate; if you aren't, it might be even...
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Reason #427 I love the South
Only a born-and-bred Southerner can fully appreciate… c e l e b r a t e… bLoGeRaTe… a sad, tired, pitiful excuse of snow, which of course sends the masses for bread and milk...
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A Culinary Delight of Epic Proportion Banana Pudding, Southern Living-style
It has been forever-and-a-day since I've had any, and never since I made it myself, but homemade, custard-style Banana Pudding is absolute magic in your mouth. One bite while it's still warm from the...
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The best fried okra in the world
Fried okra is my favorite vegetable from the womb. Before I had eyes to see or a nose to smell or tastebuds to tickle, I’m sure it was my favorite because my mama was Southern born, too. I’ve made...
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When art meets light Tiffany at Biltmore
When I think of Tiffany's, there's a confluence of three simultaneous thoughts: Audrey Hepburn and "Breakfast at…" Little blue boxes Beautiful stained glass lamps When I think of Biltmore Estate,...
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The Southern Way…
Blood and marriage are reason enough to gather on the hottest day of the year to celebrate family, for no other reason than that. It's the Southern Way. On a canvas of conversation broad-stroked with...
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Grit(s)
Grit. Add an "s" and it transforms into a wonderful, Southern breakfast side dish, best served with a lump of butter (never margarine), a sprinkling of salt and crushed pepper, and a smattering of...
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Why do YOU love where you live? (And two reasons to visit Chattanooga!)
I'm in town only a few months before heading back to the other side of the planet to continue my year of adventure, but the timing couldn't be better to be in Chattanooga. There's something fun on tap...
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I had NO idea just how exciting this could be…how excited I would be!
Last fall I was contacted about contributing an essay for a collaborative print book project; everything about it seemed perfect: I've highly regarded the publisher almost as long as I could read (an...
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An Attempt To Explain Why Southerners Love Snow
i. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up….” It was little more than a punchline to me back when it aired, a TV commercial for LifeCall, a med-alert device for the elderly. Unintentionally campy. A joke’s...
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