A small taste of home

It goes without saying that I miss my family, friends, and Memphis. Therefore, to avoid redundancy, I will forego mentioning them in this entry. Since I have been in Germany, I have somehow managed to go, for the most part, without the few American items that one may purchase here. Admittedly, I have had a few cokes and even 3 amazing Dr. Pepper´s, but other than two or three other items, I have had to go cold turkey. But, a southern boy can never stop thinking of the food he loves. Don´t get me wrong, the food here is also delicious, but now and then, everyone needs a little taste of home. Talking with my brother while he was here only made me long for many of the foods from home. So, I will present a short list, in no particular order, of the few things I crave..

1. Liters of Dr. Pepper



2. Sweet Tea



3. Biscuits



4. White beans



5. Pinto beans



6. Mixed beans



7. White beans w/ chowchow



8. White beans w/ white cheese from Shelbyville



9. White beans with green onions



10. My parents´fried "tatters"



11. Fried cabbage with peppers (if you haven´t had this, my dad can give you the recipe :)
    



12. Country Ham



13. Chocolate oatmeal cookies



14. Chili-cheese fries (especially from Backyard Burger)



15. Creamed corn



16. Hoe cakes (not sure if that is the correct spelling)



17. Mexican food



18. #6 Spicy chicken sandwhich from Wendy´s



19. BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from the BBQ shop and Central BBQ



20. Half of a slab of dry-rub ribs with fries, beans, and sweet tea from Corky´s



21. Cracker Barrel



22. Pancakes



23. Little Debbie Brownies



24. Mac and Cheese



25. Donuts after 11 p.m from Gibson´s with Turner´s Dutch Chocolate Milk



26. Extra spicy Dorritos



27. Momma´s vegetable soup



28. Garribaldi´s BBQ Chicken Pizza



29. Reese´s and Watchamacallit´s



30. Hamburger Helper



31. Zataran´s Spanish Rice



32. Zataran´s Dirty Rice w/ Cheese (use spicy sausage instead of beef)
    

Now, I know this is a short list that could be easily expanded, but for now, that´s all I have ;) Perhaps before I return home, I will lose 20 lbs. so that I might enjoy these delicacies without shame!