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Breakfast, Cooking In, Just PhotosKerry Alaric CheeseboroApril 13, 2013bacon, baked, basil, biscuit, blueberry, Breakfast, buttermilk, cheese, Cooking In, egg, eggs, Fairway, Fairway Market, fresh, fruit, hash, hash browns, herb, herbs, Home, Just Photos, omelet, pancetta, pastry, pork, potato, potatoes, soy sauce, store-bought, swiss, tarragonComment

Breakfast Wrapped

Hash Brown-Wrapped Omelet with Fresh Basil, Pancetta, Swiss Cheese | Fairway Market Brand Blueberry Buttermilk Biscuit

Breakfast, Cooking In, Just PhotosKerry Alaric CheeseboroApril 13, 2013bacon, baked, basil, biscuit, blueberry, Breakfast, buttermilk, cheese, Cooking In, egg, eggs, Fairway, Fairway Market, fresh, fruit, hash, hash browns, herb, herbs, Home, Just Photos, omelet, pancetta, pastry, pork, potato, potatoes, soy sauce, store-bought, swiss, tarragonComment

Cooking In, Dinner, Lunch, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroDecember 27, 2012alcohol, avocado, bacon, booze, brown, brown sugar, butter, buttermilk, chili, Christmas, cilantro, cognac, Cooking In, cream, cucumber, cumin, Dijon, Dinner, ends, garlic, granulated, grits, heavy cream, holiday, hot, juice, lemon, lemon juice, Lunch, milk, mustard, North Carolina, nutmeg, onion, paprika, pork, powder, purée, Quick Post, sauce, sausage, scallion, scallions, shell, shrimp, slab, southern, southern-style, spicy, sriracha, sugar, sweet, tradition, traditional, unbleached, XmasComment

Good "Bitings" Of Comfort And Joy

Crispy Sriracha-Brown Sugar Bacon Ends | Cucumber-Avocado-Cilantro Purée | Shrimp & Grits | Shrimp sautéed with Sweet Sausage, Garlic, Onions, in Cognac, Lemon Juice, Butter, over Buttermilk Southern-Style Grits

Cooking In, Dinner, Lunch, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroDecember 27, 2012alcohol, avocado, bacon, booze, brown, brown sugar, butter, buttermilk, chili, Christmas, cilantro, cognac, Cooking In, cream, cucumber, cumin, Dijon, Dinner, ends, garlic, granulated, grits, heavy cream, holiday, hot, juice, lemon, lemon juice, Lunch, milk, mustard, North Carolina, nutmeg, onion, paprika, pork, powder, purée, Quick Post, sauce, sausage, scallion, scallions, shell, shrimp, slab, southern, southern-style, spicy, sriracha, sugar, sweet, tradition, traditional, unbleached, XmasComment

Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 23, 2012biscuit, buttermilk, cheese, cheesy, chicken, compote, cranberry, Dining Out, Dinner, fried chicken, fruit, gravy, grits, Jacob's, Jacob's Pickles, jam, liver, onion, pickles, preserve, preserves, sauce, sausage, sausage gravy, savory, smothered, sticks, sweet, toast, Upper West Side, UWSComment

Jacob's Latter

...The delicious buttermilk fried chicken's taste and juiciness easily reminded me of many happy South Carolina family dinners, while the sausage gravy, while surprisingly light on the flour, was abundant with a variety of spices, the whole combination in each forkful being a delight to every section of my palate.... [Full Post]

Sausage gravy-smothered buttermilk fried chicken with biscuit

Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 23, 2012biscuit, buttermilk, cheese, cheesy, chicken, compote, cranberry, Dining Out, Dinner, fried chicken, fruit, gravy, grits, Jacob's, Jacob's Pickles, jam, liver, onion, pickles, preserve, preserves, sauce, sausage, sausage gravy, savory, smothered, sticks, sweet, toast, Upper West Side, UWSComment

Ooze and Ahs

...the meal-sized, hot sandwich showcased the best of its ingredients and their harmony. Juicy, tender chicken, coated in crispiness nicely tinged with cayenne pepper, supported nicely by the aromatic jalapeno jack cheese, which as by its nature creamy enough when melted to slightly temper the heat, all heightened by crispy, vinegary red cabbage slaw and the proper crunchiness of the grilled, buttered toast to give every part of the mouth—every taste bud and tooth—something to enjoy with each bite.... [Full Post]