southern – Auction Finds

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My niece spotted the huge round metal pot first. We were scoping out the buys at an indoor/outdoor flea market just south of Macon, GA, where I was visiting my family for the holidays. …

December 29, 2009

sherry

My Southern Treat: MoonPie

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When a friend and I went to the World’s Longest Yard Sale three years ago, we spent three nights in Chattanooga, TN. In browsing the “What To Do in Chattanooga” pamphlet, I saw that this was…

September 29, 2009

sherry

Cookbooks: How I found Julia Child & Abby Fisher

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I’m one of the tons of people who saw the movie “Julia & Julie” in August and then went home to make the signature dish “Boeuf à la Bourguignonne (Beef Stew in Red Wine, with…

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