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Denim, Pearls, and Antique Lace

Sometimes I wonder what our neighbors to the north think of us southern ladies.  They must get awfully confused by how we are portrayed in movies, books, and lore.  There seems to be two predominant stereotypes about southern women—the Southern Belle, and Daisy Duke. The Southern Belle I am sure it comes as no surprise […]

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Penitential Lobster

If you try to go anywhere near a Long John Silvers on Friday during Lent, you will experience considerable difficulty.  Let’s, just for a moment, pretend that eating LJS won’t immediately send your arteries into a state of shock.  I mean for real….When I walk in there, I immediately feel a thin coating of vaporized […]

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Denim, Pearls, and Antique Lace

Sometimes I wonder what our neighbors to the north think of us southern ladies.  They must get awfully confused by how we are portrayed in movies, books, and lore.  There seems to be two predominant stereotypes about southern women—the Southern Belle, and Daisy Duke. The Southern Belle I am sure it comes as no surprise […]

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You Fried The Shrimp In What?!

Pirate Shrimp One of the great things about cooking, is that there are no hard and fast rules. There are some suggestions, like “don’t put the Everclear in the saucepan while you are boiling the jello”, as you tend to burn down the kitchen before the jello shots are finished.  Thank you to my sister, Sarah, for testing […]

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