Food in Texas is as varied as are the state’s cultures. But I grew up in an area where many people immigrated from the Deep South, and was raised on a variation of Southern comfort foods. If you haven’t tried them, be careful when you do because you might become addicted, which is no bueno for the ole arteries. A few of my faves:
- Fried okra (not slimy when crisped up in a vat of fat)
- Grits (I prefer mine with ketchup)
- Black-eyed peas, with ham (no fat back for me, y’all)
- Biscuits and gravy (80-weight, as in 80-weight oil)
- Pecan pie (no such thing as too much Karo syrup)
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Today is World Gratitude Day – Can you guess what I’m grateful for?
Y’all got that right…comfort food!
