50 foods Donna CRAVES (in some semblance of order):
Fresh, creamed/fried, Silver Queen corn
Fried pies (apricot is the best, but any dried fruit will do)
Apple dumplings w/ Grandma’s milky-sweet “dip”
Cornbread (to accompany a lot of other stuff on this list)
Fried bacon
Beef steak (filet, rib-eye, t-bone, skirt: most anything!)
Crunchy Cheetos
Vidalia onions (fixed just about any way)
Fried crookneck squash
Chicken and dumplings (“slicks”-style)
Heirloom tomatoes
Pasta (best plain w/ olive oil & sea salt)
Ice cream (especially hand-cranked, homemade, vanilla)
Cheese (just about any kind you can name)
Lay’s potato chips (plain)
French fries (the skinnier, the better)
Smoked pork barbeque
Fried chicken (thighs are my favorite)
Pecan pralines (that's pronounced pe-CON, ya'll)
Black-eyed peas
Turnip greens
Meat loaf (I’ll make it myself, thank you, with a little ground pork added in)
Biscuits and gravy (can't believe my mom doesn't make this anymore!)
Potato soup
Egg salad
Baked beans
Fried okra
Chicken salad
Fried green tomatoes
Corn fritters
Bread pudding
Sausage (most any way)
Fried fish (No one has ever taken me fishing in my entire life and I'm still waiting....)
White half-runners (fully cooked & seasoned)
Baked sweet potatoes
Salmon patties (ask Edward about this)
Chess pie
Fried chicken livers
Shrimp (any way at all!)
Cinnamon toast
Cheesecake (NY style)
Scrambled eggs
Turkey w/ cornbread dressing & giblet gravy
Ground beef tacos (crispy)
School lunchroom yeast rolls
Pancakes w/ butter and maple syrup
Fudge (w/out marshmallow gunk)
Fried frogs’ legs
Pumpkin anything
Grandma Trotter’s Christmas jam cake
OK, load up my plate! (But come to think of it, mashed potatoes and/or cabbage slaw are de rigueur with several of these dishes; maybe I didn't explore sides quite enough!) And pour me a table wine or a glass of sweetened iced tea.
