We ate mostly cafeteria food and half the girls had IBS, and I had the worst gas of my life. I thought something was wrong with me but it was fine when I graduated. The best part was getting southern casseroles I'd never heard of when the girls went home for the weekend.

i appreciate the wide range of copouts from fancy to college food
my mom thinks she's created something amazing when she fries in lard, saute veggies in a whole stick of butter, and adds cream cheese or goat cheese to potatoes and sauces. she's basically a skinny-fat paula deen without the diabetes....yet.
in college in the lovely state of mississippi they put doritos in a chicken casserole. straight up cheese doritos.

oh, Golden Corral. those chocolate fountains are scary. but my favorite (and i mean makes me hate the world) line is when the man exclaims that he does NOT want to share his appetizers.
on a positive note, every time i see the groupon ad with donuts i want one so bad!

picatta type sauce: white wine, lemon, butter, chicken stock
of course i'd rather drink it with a spoon, maybe some noodles

just the husband, one friend, and myself for most of the day with a few others coming in and out. i'm making the alton brown gingersnap ham, i made it for easter and barely got any; scratch green bean casserole, simple roasted salmon; still planning for some green salad and potatoes
and then the desserts: kahlua bundt cake, banana pudding, and cornflake wreaths. in all, it will be mostly about the drinking hot buttered rum, champagne, and local beer -- since it's just a bunch of 20-somethings and no old folks or babies. (we will miss the old folks and babies, maybe that's why we'll be drinking too!)

Sour crap?! Jk. I've learned to appreciate the sour weed. I am interested in a nice SGC with buttery rye bread, Swiss cheese, and 1000 isle to dip!

When I moved to Mississippi I learned about two new casseroles. The worst: tortilla casserole- corn chips or sometimes Doritoes!, shredded chicken, cheese, and some cream soup. Wow. I love Doritoes but it does not count as dinner. I mean not legitimately.
The best: chicken spaghetti- definitely not chicken parmesan, but noodles, rotel (canned tomato and green chiles), chicken, cheese, and cream of mushroom. This was the dish that every family had their own standard for. And when I say the best I mean the best of the fatty carby casseroles. I also did not hear hotdish until meeting some Wisconsin kids this winter.

That ham and mushroom at 4:30 am last Saturday morning after a night of booze and no dinner.

fish other than fried catfish. momma was an alabama woman. all veggies were canned and sauteed in butter, all fish was catfish and fried.
also, paper towels. once a luxury, and now we buy costco packs!

I left an Italian-filled south Florida for deep south Mississippi and my so-called friends always wanted to go to Mazzio's pizza. It was like Cici's only not as cheap and par-baked crusts. Sad, sad, sad. They still don't know any better.

I also made some salmon and brown rice but without the orange and scalions.
It was not a well thought out combo of Asian flavor salmon, brown rice pilaf (onion, almond, and lemon zest) and acorn squash with a little chile powder. I'm a bit of a multiple-personality cook I guess. Hopefully I'll get better with age.

i have had a couple friends leave the state, and the contents of their pantries to us. i pleaded with my dear husband not to accept the cans of chef boyardee or soup we would never eat. two years later it's still in there. i think i'm feeling inspired now.

Ah, I miss Memphis food! I second central and BBQ shop reccomendations. Central has a small inside dining area and patio, more casual and accessible. Never had a problem getting into those two.
Corky's is so big and chain-ish but maybe easier to get into. Rendevouz is enjoyable with 2-4 people for an evening excursion, cuz you probably will still wait for a while.
If I could go back I'd also hit up Gus's fried chicken and fancy appetizers at Felicia suzanne.