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Homemade mayo

America’s Favorite Condiment

One of my all-time favorites is a tuna salad sandwich--canned Albacore tuna packed in water with minced celery and onion, hard-boiled egg, a touch of garlic, and lots of America's favorite condiment, mayonnaise. And though some of you may dislike, even hate mayo, I'm among the majority who wouldn't think of having a ham and […]

The Empire Diner

The American Diner

Diners can be traced back to Walter Scott, a newspaper pressman at the Providence Journal who, in 1872, left the presses to sell late night coffee and sandwiches from a horse-drawn wagon.

Chimichangas

Chimichangas

The chimichanga is said to have been created not in Mexico but in Phoenix, Arizona.

Diner

Farina or Cream of Wheat

One morning on a recent road trip, I stopped at the local diner in a small Mississippi town. While sitting at the counter having breakfast, I overheard several guys discussing the proper way to season their grits. One gentleman remarked that he and his fellow Arkansans favored sugar while a couple of the local boys […]