10 Favorite Foods

10 Favorite Foods

1. Fried chicken. My grandmother used to make the best followed closely by my mom's. I used to fry chicken myself after soaking it in buttermilk, but it is so much trouble. So now I just buy it at Publix or Chick-fil-a or Sonic. Monell's is really good too.

2. Caramel cake from Dessert Design. This cake costs about a zillion dollars, but it is worth it. I could eat an entire mixing bowl of the icing, and have, in fact (I am not proud of this) eaten the icing off other people's (family only) remains.

3. Strawberry shortcake with homegrown strawberries, real shortbread, and real whipped cream. Please, none of those stupid round sponge-cake things the store has of which Mr. L is so fond. Those things are about as much shortcake as a rock. They are ridiculous.

4. Steak. I like most any kind of red meat, although I do not eat it all that often. There is nothing quite like a good steak. If you want to drop a lot of dollars, get the Wagu (I think) steak at Kayne Prime in The Gulch.

5. Homemade applesauce. You really need those little tiny green June apples to make this properly. All you need is a little water and they cook down in a jiffy. Add a bit of sugar and cinnamon, get it really cold, and it is the nectar of the gods. Oh, you need some muscle and patience to run it through a sieve by hand, but it is totally worth the effort.

6. Barbecue Potato Chips. I mainly only eat these in Minnesota. I love the combination of sweet and spicy. If you serve me Kettle barbecue chips, you will have a friend for life.

7. Most anything almond. When Becker's Bakery was still around, I always had their almond
macaroons instead of birthday cake. Of course, this was before the caramel cake at Dessert Design. Those almond macaroons had the most marvelous moist, dense texture. I have not been able to replicate them, but I have come fairly close with a couple Pinterest recipes.

8. Mr. L's French toast. People think they know what French toast is, but Mr. L makes the best I have ever had. I don't know exactly what he does to it, but it is heaven for breakfast......or any other meal. I put powdered sugar on it, well, unless I open the cabinet door and cornstarch falls out, in which case I have been known to accidentally sprinkle that in top. I do not recommend this topping.

9. Deviled eggs. No pickles, please. Just a bit of mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, pickle juice and sugar. You cannot beat a good deviled (or dressed) egg.

10. Whitelaw/Buchi grilled ham. People, you have not lived a full life until you have had this ham which originated in the kitchen of Clay and Dawn Whitelaw, pilfered by Clark and Judy Buchi who
shared it with us. Ham steaks that have marinated for days (2) in black pepper and brown sugar, then
grilled (preferably over charcoal) is delicious. Serve with some cheese grits and anything green you might want to have to keep up the guise that you are trying to eat healthily, and you have a meal that rivals any fancy, expensive restaurant.

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