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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 24, 2012

YOU MIGHT BE A CAJUN IF.. You take a bite of 5-alarm Texas chili and reach for some Tabasco. Your children’s favorite bedtime story begins with, “First, you make a roux…” You describe a complete breakfast as some deer sausage, grits, and a yard of boudin. You pass up a chance to meet the president [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 3, 2012

Funniest food quote I’ve read in ages: I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, ‘I gotta use that one.’ ~ Paul Simon FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Friday once again, and a bountiful collection of fabulous food photos and frugal [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 20, 2012

At a dinner party, one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. ~ W. Somerset Maugham TGIF! FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Like clockwork, Friday has rolled around again. Time to block out the aggravations of the week, settle back comfortably, and enjoy the fabulous food photos and recipes. When [...]

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