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Ed, a quick follow-up on Britt's in Carolina Beach, NC. They have been in the same shop since 1939, and I'm not sure if they've updated much since then. They are only open in the Spring and Summer, and from the beginning they've only made one type of doughnut, glazed. They stopped with one simply because you can't improve upon perfection. You can find some sinfully delicious fried lumps of dough everywhere you go, but Britt's are truly orgasmic. Before you go, put 911 on the speed dial, as it's difficult not to consume the whole bag before you can get back to the car. That nice warm fuzzy feeling you get after eating a bag or two is probably your arteries congealing. Ah, but if you gotta go, you ain't gonna find a tastier way...

Hi, I am a straight female, and I have two opinions about cooking in general. First is cooking is very sexy. I think satisfying your sense of smell by cooking and satsfying your taste buds by eating is an aphrodisiac within itself. It completely turns me on.
Secondly cooking requires a strong character, especially if you are working in a professional kitchen. Whether you are gay, straight, men or female you hae to have a strong personality and be able to endure tough situations. Nobosy likes a cry baby in a kitchen. So to answer the question; cooking does not make one gay at all. For one thing it makes a person either sexy or strong.

A ring of biscuits with red eye gravy and country ham.

Fried chicken and waffles.

Biscuits and cornbread with honey; iced tea on the side.

fried green tomatoes!

Sweet Tea and cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet.

Pecan pie, without a doubt. And last Thanksgiving my mother made an excellent variation, pecan-pumpkin, that I think is a new tradition.

fried chicken with sweet tea

Shrimp & Grits and Fried Green Tomatoes!! Yummy!! :)

Chicken Fried Steak with cream gravy!

My favorite southern meal is Chicken Fried Steak with white cream gravy, mashed potatoes, homemade mac n cheese, collard greens and fluffy white yeast rolls. And a big helping of blackberry cobbler and ice cream for dessert! Yummy!

I love baby back ribs when done well. Recently, I went somewhere where the ribs were tough and clearly not smoked long enough. Boo... Their pulled pork sandwich was excellent however... mmmm... the magical animal.

Cornbread of course, biscuits and gravy a must for Sunday mornings, fried okra, fried squash flowers (basically anything that you can find you can fry mentality), hush puppies ( a school regular), when I wasn't a veggie fried chicken livers and gizzards, white bread for bbq and sopping up any juice left on a plate, biscuits when you went for a posh dinner, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, three bean salad and deviled eggs for picnics, pecan pie, cobblers, sun tea, sweet tea, and blue bell icecream.