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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

There is nothing like good ol fried chicken, cooked low and slow in a old cast iron skillet til it is the color of mahogany, then put the lid on and let it steam a few minutes. Then take the chicken out, drain most of the grease, throw in an equal amount of flour to make a roux, then add water, salt and black pepper and cook til thick. Serve your chicken with rice or mashed taters topped with that wonderful gravy.

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Secret Ingredients, the New Yorker Book of Food and Drink'

Paula Deen, Rachael Ray nad Mario Batali

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Cook the Book: Simple Chocolate Mousse

I love lots of chocolate deserts, but cannot eat much or I will turn 'green.' :-(

My favorite is my "Lord Have Mercy Cake." Hands down, it is the best cake, as attested by anyone who has ever eaten it...all they can say is "Lord have mercy...Pass the cold milk."

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Cook the Book: Black Bottom Cupcakes

Man, I gotta choose just ONE? :-(

Strawberry with Vanilla frosting and Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese and Cystallized Ginger frosting.

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Cook the Book: 'Techniques of Healthy Cooking'

Grilled salmon, roasted asparagus, grilled eggplant, salad.

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Cook the Book: 'The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without'

Us sotherners love our veggies (albeit not Mollie K style), seasoned with ham hocks or fat back.

Fresh tomatoes, corn, butterbeans and squash right out of the garden.

Fav veggies are turnip greens, collards, and rutabagas YUM

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club

Oh Man...what a prize!

We prefer it pliant, except on BLTs, where we like it a lil more crisp.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

Prime ribeye, medium rare, and second choice, bacon-wrapped filet medium.

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

My sis , I and our kids went through a drive through zoo down in gentry ark years ago. They had gobs of baby chicks crated up to feed to the animals and snakes. The guy that worked there mentioned they had to many chicks and we could take some.The kids wanted to save the chicks from being ate so we ended up taking home a crate of them. Big Mistake. Baby chicks make a whole top of noise in a small car along with 2 kids.when we got home we had no where to put them so a neighbor took them.Talk about a headache.lol

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

Former latchkey child here. I was attempting to be the responsible one and start dinner with Shake and Bake Chicken in the oven. I must have set the temperature wrong, because it took an eternity to cook it thoroughly. What can I say, I was but a lad!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

A few years ago my husband bought me one of those "set it and forget it" rotisseries for Christmas. What I didn't realize was it the wings or legs slipped out of the cooking twine, they could keep the rotisserie from turning and you'd be sorry you 'forgot it' as you'd have half a burned chicken and half a raw chicken! I think I'll stick to good old fashioned oven roasting from now on!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

yum chickee dee! my mom used to make some version of chicken everday, and everyone complained, but i loved it - it never tasted the same with all her various recipes

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

When I roast a chicken I always put lots of garlic in the cavity, it gives it a great taste.

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

please enter me thanks!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

I could eat chicken every day. It would be great to have some new recipes to try!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get into my oven. It's a true story. I checked my oven. There's a roasted chicken in there that would make Julia Child proud.

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

Once upon a time there was a woman that really liked chicken, but she wasn't very good at cooking it. So she tried a lot of different recipes, but she just never was sure it was cooked completely. Then one day she met a wonderful man. He was a superb cook and would make her chicken any way she wanted it whenever she wanted it. They lived happily ever after.