Handy Chef
Sunday afternoon dinner: Three words that can transport just about any southerner back in time to a dining table at grandma’s house.
For this edition of our annual food issue, we wanted to capture some dishes we enjoyed in the comfort of our grandmothers’ houses. And there were so many foods we could have chosen — a potlicker of seasoned greens … fried okra … country fried steak. All staples in our grandmothers’ kitchens.
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