Southern cuisine

How unhealthy is "Southern" cuisine? Is it very fattening? (Can we speak of a Southern cuisine? Or are there various regional and ethnic cuisines in the South, such as Cajun?) The list of states in the South I'd like to visit: Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas. I wouldn't mind visiting some of the other states as well, but those are at the top of the list. Naturally, I'd like to try some authentic Southern food while visiting those areas. Some might complain that I didn't include North Carolina at the top. Ft. Bragg is located there, and Raleigh is ok... but I'd go there primarily to visit Sarge and the people he knows.


What about the recipes of Paula Deen? Will they give me a coronary?

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Paula's Recipe Index, Southern Cooking, Main Dish, Dessert
Paula's Home Cooking : Food Network
Paula Deen's The Lady and Sons Restaurant - Savannah, Georgia
Cooking with Paula Deen magazine
Paula Deen Interview
A Q&A with ... Paula Deen

Elizabethtown - Interview with Paula Deen

Elizabethtown - Interview with Paula Deen Movies & TV SPIKE.com

Elizabethtown Official Movie Site - Directed by Cameron Crowe


More on Southern cuisine:

Wiki: Cuisine of the Southern United States
Southern Food and Recipes
Southern Food – Southern Cuisine – Southern Cooking Recipes
On Southern Cooking
Julep's New Southern Cuisine
Dining in South Carolina - SC Dining Guide - South Carolina Dining


When it comes to finding a husband, women generally stay within their own race/ethnic group--very rarely do they look for someone not a member. (If they live in an ethnically diverse community, perhaps, or if they are reacting against a bad father.) I am not sure what that means for me; there aren't many devout Asian Catholic women who are willing to homeschool. What are my chances in the South? Probably slim. Unlike Match.com, CatholicMatch does not let you specify what sort of 'date' or 'husband' you are looking for with a checklist that includes ethnicity. It would save me some time if women would just say, "I'd prefer to date someone of my own ethnic group." (Perhaps it is so obvious that they don't need to say, "I'd prefer to date someone with a stable job.")

Perhaps it is acceptable for women not to respond to messages at online dating sites, but I still think it's impolite not to reply, even if it is a really short answer.

While women might specify what sort of character traits they are looking for, there is really no way for them to know through online messaging if a man possesses those traits or not. So upon what basis do they make the initial decision whether to receive his advances or not? Common activities or interests? That's a rather weak basis for determining compatability and whether the marriage will be successful or not. (Especially if those activities are rather frivolous.)

I am starting to think that Dr. Laura is right--online dating services should be avoided. It's better to use one's network of family and friends and church. The problem is what is one to do if such a network doesn't really exist.

I suspect even traditionalist Catholics here in California are probably looking for someone in their ethnic group. Those who might be willing to consider someone outside of their ethnic group... probably attend a university here, and have more friends of different ethnic backgrounds, and go to a typical Catholic parish.