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Oklahoma

Shaped something like a meat cleaver poised above Texas, the Sooner State was homesteaded in a novel way. In 1889, a land rush opened up Oklahoma Country (the so-called Unassigned Lands) to homesteading. Not everyone played by the rules. Some snuck across the starting line before the signal was given. These cheaters came to be called “Sooners.” After Oklahoma became a state in 1907, this pejorative became a term of waggish self-regard for unabashed Oklahomans. The name Oklahoma is a combination of two Choctaw words “okla,” which means “people,” and homma, which means “red.” In the Choctaw language, Oklahoma Territory meant “Indian Territory.” Oklahoma is the only state in the Union that has an official state meal. It’s quite a spread, a comprehensive tour of southern specialties, consisting of barbecue pork, biscuits with sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak, cornbread, black-eyed peas, grits, corn, fried okra, squash, strawberries, and pecan pie.

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Janice Compton

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Mcloud, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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i have being cookin since i was 12! my mother made me cook dinner all the time.so that i would know the kitchen whe i got married and i went to votec cookin claases and also culinary scool i drean to become a chef some day i mager in all asian cookin and indian and middel east one reason is my faith is islam!i grew up in a quite backwoods farmin town.and i havw southren draw

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Fruity Curry Chicken Salad

Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2008 by Heather

soooooo good!!! next time I'm going to use sunflower seeds instead of almonds though :)

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MMMMM... Brownies

Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by ILove2Ck

Wickedly delicious. Very moist and fudgy. Rich chocolate fudge flavor. These are some of the best brownies I've eaten. This would be so easy to modify using different flavors of chips too. Thanks for the fabulous recipe!

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