Tag Archives: Texas

Food for Thought: Sweet Home Café Cookbook

I was excited, but also disappointed, when I visited Sweet Home Café inside the fabulous Museum of African-American History in Washington, D.C. The buttermilk fried chicken was moist inside, crunchy outside as it’s supposed to be. Collards, potato salad, cole … Continue reading

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Breakfast Cheeseburgers, aka Cheeseburgers for Breakfast

When I was in college they would serve burgers in our (pretty awful) dining hall on Saturday at lunchtime. I would make up several extras and squirrel them away in my dorm room (my roommate loved this) and enjoy throughout … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pecan Pie a la Highland Park Cafeteria

It’s generally agreed that the delicious Highland Park Cafeteria pecan pie follows the recipe on the label of Karo Light Corn Syrup. My modest enhancement is to tweak the handling of the pecans and add a few extra nuts. Makes … Continue reading

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Going nuts over the Southwest Airlines snack box

I am probably the only person in the world who obsesses over the Southwest Airlines snack box. This is a tray of individual packaged food items offered on flights over two hours in duration. The flight attendant comes down the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Bacon Fat

Many dishes (especially beans) benefit from a tablespoon or two of Bacon Fat, aka Bacon Grease. But, like pita, bacon fat is one of those ubiquitous ingredients it’s hard to find a recipe for. Problem solved. Makes 4 T, which … Continue reading

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Recipe: KFC-Style Black Eyed Pea Salad (AKA Kentucky Caviar)

In the South, folks eat black eyed peas around New Years Day for good luck. Thus it occurred to us to take our very popular KFC Three-Bean Salad and modify it for a KFC-Style Black Eyed Pea Salad. The result … Continue reading

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Southern-style squash casserole for Thanksgiving

Heads up, we are getting massive hits for our good ole Highland Park Cafeteria Squash Casserole recipe. Have the feeling a lot of folks are making this for Thanksgiving. If you are not familiar with this recipe, check it out!

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Recipe: Best Sour Slaw

Best Sour Slaw is just that, or at least much better than all the versions I struggled with in my long-ago obsessiveness. The proportions have been dramatically rejiggered, and we’ve added a new ingredient, dried mustard, to open up the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Jack Daniels-Style Baked Beans

The Jack Daniels folks are smart marketers, but you don’t have to use that expensive bourbon to make Jack Daniels-style beans. I prefer Evan Williams and it works very nicely. An I-can’t-stop-eating-it barbecue essential, along with slaw and potato salad. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Best-Way Texas Caviar

Cue angels singing. “Texas Caviar” is a bean salad featuring black eye peas doused in vinaigrette. The original was invented by Helen Corbett, the James Beard of Texas, and popularized at the legendary Neiman-Marcus Zodiac Room. Today there are infinite … Continue reading

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