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Bacon

Bacon. There are few foods that create visceral cravings more than bacon frying on the stove. In Texas, these sense memories are ingrained within us since birth. Everyone knows what bacon smells like, and it just smells delicious. And those that disagree, well, they are just lying. My love affair with bacon started in Bosque County – a sleepy, rural place a hundred miles from nowhere with one flashing light.…

Compressed Watermelon Salad

There is probably nothing more stereotypical of the South than the watermelon. And, I think I have spent most of my adult life learning to pick out the perfect one. So far I’ve failed. Everyone likes to “thump” a watermelon,…

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are beautiful creatures. There is nothing like the perfect combination of acidity and texture that you find in a fresh-from-the-garden, home-grown tomato. I once heard that if you can’t grow tomatoes in your garden then there is no reason…

T.M Davis Yeast Rolls

I grew up in a small town – well actually on a cattle ranch between two small towns – and attended a school with 112 students between kindergarten and the 12th grade. Everyone in the school knew each other and…