BY FROMA HARROP Celebrity chef Paula Deen lustily massages salt into “a mighty fat hog,” as the dogs circle the cooking island. For the yams, “I’m only using half a stick of butter,” she drawls before breaking into high laughter. Deen’s popular Food Network show does Southern cooking with no brakes on the pork fat, butter, sugar or other dietarily incorrect ingredients. Deen is plenty of woman in a land of plenty, and it has […]

In Defense Of Southern-Fried Paula Deen
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