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Club sandwiches on plate

The Club

My first exposure to a club sandwich was at the Rexall drug store next to the supermarket, where I worked after school and weekends. One Saturday the lunch counter waitress (yes, back then drug stores had lunch counters), a young hottie with whom I was totally infatuated suggested I buy the "daily special" to help […]

Hush Puppies

In the South, no shrimp basket, barbecue sandwich, or fried catfish plate is complete unless accompanied with hush puppies.

New Years Day meal

Another Year, Another Black-Eyed Pea

For longer than I care to admit, I've started each year enjoying a typical Southern style New Year's Day meal—baked ham, collard greens, cornbread, boiled new potatoes, and of course, black-eyed peas. In fact, to the best of my recollection, it's about the only day of the year that I eat these black spotted legumes. […]