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Tennessee touches on eight other states. Only Missouri (itself a border state with Tennessee) makes contact with as many states. The name Tennessee comes from the name of a Cherokee settlement, Tanase. The origin of Tennessee’s nickname, the Volunteer State, goes back to the War of 1812, when Tennessean volunteers fought to defend the lower Mississippi against British invasion. Around the time of the American Civil War, Tennessee was known as the Hog and Hominy State. The nickname faded away, but pork and corn remain important in Tennessee today. Corn feeds Tennessee’s famous whiskey production. Country-cured ham and red-eye gravy (made with coffee and served with biscuits or grits) remains a classic. Memphis is one of America’s great barbecue capitals (where pork has primacy). The Memphis in May festival features the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Historically, the cuisine of Tennessee divided up like the terrain. In the eastern hill country, game meats were popular. In the center and west, between Nashville and Memphis, the cuisine often reflected the plantation style of cooking and the influence of African-Americans and Europeans.
 

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Tortilla Rollups IV

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by Japancake
I like to add some chopped green onion and red pepper to these for texture.
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Cha Cha's White Chicken Chili

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by Amanda P.
Not bad! Added garlic salt, doubled the oregano. I think hominy or corn would be a good addition. Will make again. Super easy & quick.
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Tuscan Soup

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by KristiD
This was really good. Smelled delicious throughout the house.Because we like spicy I purchase the hot sausage and also added some red pepper flakes as suggested by others. I used all chicken broth rather than water for added flavor. The one thing that I have will do next time is I will remove all of the stalks from the Kale. I had never cooked with Kale before and mistakenly assumed that they would soften up after cooking. Oops. It was still delicous and I look forward to eating the left overs.
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