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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 […]

Kids making ice cream

You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

One of my all-time favorite desserts is ice cream. I mean, I could literally enjoy a bowl of ice cream every night of the week, year 'round. And when it comes to this light, creamy, frozen lusciousness, I'm really not very picky about the flavor--vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, banana nut, peach--almost any flavor will do. Some […]

Corn bread

Cornbread: America’s Iconic Quick Bread

The first baked goods I ever mastered was cornbread, that iconic quick bread so loved by just about everyone in American, especially in the South. Cornbread was a dinner staple in my home growing up, and I suppose that's why my mother was so adamant about me learning to make it. It may have also […]

Jell-o box

Jell-O! The Jiggly, Wiggly American Icon.

Growing up, I was exposed to Jell-O in just about any way and every way one can imagine--molded, sliced, cubed up, chopped up, plain or mixed with fruit, cottage cheese, and all sorts of vegetables. It seems that every grandmother, mother, and daughter had their favorite Jell-O dish and an extreme compulsion to bring it […]

Fried dill pickels

The Spear or The Chip?

I was out with some friends at a popular fast casual chain restaurant that had just opened in Dallas when I first saw them on the appetizer menu--fried pickles. "FRIED PICKLES! Who the hell ever heard of fried pickles?" "You gotta try them," one member of the group said. "They're great!" So being a curious […]