J. Keck

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Food Memories of the South

This morning with family over breakfast, I was reminiscing about the importance of FOOD in a Southern Family, and how Grandma, who lived with us, was a fantastic Southern cook (these days she’d have been called quite possibly a house-bound chef). Though to be sure, by the time I came along much of the family […]

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Greetings from The Big House

Southerners like to weave a good tale. Whether it’s a single country story or loosely connected stories, at least one of the tellings has to be about the family before and after the “War.” As one Southern lady said to me, “Oh, most Southern families have stories about the “War.” And, she was right! But […]

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