Chicken and Dressing – Free Download
Considering the holidays, and some folks, due to no fault of their own, not knowing how to make cornbread dressing properly – I saw where one lady said she was gonna use Jiffy Cornbread Mix in hers! – my members…
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Category Food
Things That Endure
Jerry was a salesman of the old school, straight out of an episode of Mad Men. He was dapper as could be, with creases on his pants that would have cut you, and I never saw him without at least…
My Favorite Sandwich
Until my late teens, my Dad worked for a propane company. He literally sold propane and propane accessories. In rural Mississippi, propane is a big deal. I live in town now, and we have natural gas piped in, but folks…
Food is love.
If I were to make a list of the things I know for sure, that food is love would be one of them. I have known that since I was old enough to know anything. That the secret ingredient in…
Hot dog sandwiches
A while back, I was interviewed for the Food and Faith Podcast, and we talked about food and how it figures into our memories. And I had a throwaway line in there where I was talking about the power of…
The Ice Cream
I have written before in these pages about my Aunt Louise. My great aunt, really – Dad’s mom’s sister – she died when I was 12, but until then was one of my biggest influences. She lived on 40 acres,…
Firehouse Soup
While I went to college, I worked a few years as a firefighter for the City of Memphis. I learned many things there, but the biggest impact it had on me long-term was how it taught me to think about…
Chips and Cheese
In high school, I worked at a grocery store after school. I worked from 4 to closing (which was 8 PM) during the week, and usually a good eight hours on Saturday, and would sometimes work on Sundays from 1…
Creamed Chicken
They say smell is the oldest of the five senses we humans have. I certainly believe it – There have been times I haven’t smelled a thing in 30 years, and then I do, and I’m instantly taken back. It’s…
In Praise of Cabbage
Often when reading a novel, I will find that if the author wants to indicate the smell of poverty, they will mention the smell of cooked cabbage. Like, “The stairway in the tenement smelled of used diapers, cooked cabbage, and…