Before my big southern feast, collard greens were a bit of a mystery to me. I’d eaten them in various restaurants; some were quite tasty, others were quite mushy and bland. I figured collards were one of those southern/soul food dishes that require a complicated and/or time-tested recipe to guarantee authentic, delicious flavor. I tackled [...]
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Foodbuzz 24×24: South Meets West
Most of my childhood was spent in the Midwest, but I moved to North Carolina when I was 15 and stayed until I was 28. Those formative years yielded a deep appreciation for Southern cuisine, and now that I live on the west coast I often lament the fact that authentic country delicacies are hard [...]
Secret Sauce
It only takes a little effort to turn an average meal into a spectacular one. Case in point: pork chops. I already mentioned Corey’s love affair with pork. I like it too, and lean pork is a great (healthy) alternative to boneless skinless chicken. But it gets boring. Pork is a fairly plain (read: bland) [...]
Porkaholic
Pork is more than the other white meat. It’s Corey’s all time favorite meat. Bacon, sausage, pork chops, ham…the man’s love affair with pork is best illustrated by a classic comic from Married to the Sea: (This comic even comes on a t-shirt, if you’re so inclined.) As a pork-obsessed Southerner, Corey is naturally a [...]
