TheSwabbie

Real Name:

James

Location:

Greenville, South Carolina

Best meal I ever ate:

Too many to list..

My current drink of choice:

Sweet Tea - But also Sassafras tea too! I get the roots that grow in the hardwoods behind my house. My wife doesnt care for it but I've grown to really enjoy it.

I really wish I could:

Talk to my father again who passed away back in March of this year – he was special. And I wish I could see or talk to my Grandmother who died 23 years ago again. I don’t have many wishes other than to ask the Lord to help keep myself and my wife healthy along with our kids & grandkids.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

I don’t go to dinner parties - I'm a Redneck, we have Hog Roast or big cookouts. Family get togethers with big bowls of Fried Chicken, dumplings and fresh buttermilk biscuits and good conversation and fun.

My favorite comfort food:

Anything that makes my tongue bat the roof of my mouth off! But I do love making fresh bread from my own recipes.. either sourdough or white sweet bread out of the oven. I also make my own butter from heavy cream – I refuse to buy butter from the store. We also enjoy fresh vegetables from our garden and from the stuff we put up for the winter. And its also great when I go out to our pond and catch a mess of fresh fish for my wife and I.. hard to beat fresh fried Bream or Bass.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Arizona Steakhouse, Ryans, Chophouses

My most tattered cookbooks:

The one in my head trying to remember all the stuff I make.. :)