Apple Cider Brined Pork Chops

Apple Cider Brined Pork Chops

I vividly remember hog-killing time in the autumn. We lived next door to my maternal grandparents, a real blessing, and together with my parents they raised a large garden and kept chickens regularly. Off and on there would be a milk cow and goats and maybe a steer....
Crispy Fried Chicken Tenderloins. No necks

Crispy Fried Chicken Tenderloins. No necks

I rarely fry anything. Well, there’s okra. I do fry that. Often. In the summer. And I’ve been known to fry up a mess of crappie freshly caught from the lake. Oh my goodness. Talk about good. But I’ve never fried an Oreo. Or a Twinkie. Or even a...