Grandma's Fried Chicken: The Ultimate Feel-good Food

There is absolutely nothing in life, nothing anywhere no matter how far and wide you look, no matter how long you live, no matter your status in life or how much money you make, there is nothing like fried chicken. I mean real fried chicken with the wonderful breading that is as much the meal as the chicken itself. And there is no better chicken anywhere than grandma's fried chicken. Come on, admit it. Grandma's fried chicken is like the Cadillac of chicken. Every other kind of chicken is compared to grandma's and there isn't any that begins to match up.

You know when you walk in the back door at grandma's house and you hear that wonderful sizzling popping sound and you smell the aroma that is a gift to life itself, you are in for the greatest treat that can be experienced. The mouth watering flavor fulfills all that is meant to be where food is concerned. I don't know why, but the drumsticks are the best. Wings are great, breasts are fine, but the thighs and drumsticks are absolutely scrumptious. They melt in your mouth and the combination of the spices, the breading, the dark meat, and just the feeling of having it in your hand and your mouth is unbeatable.

What would life be without fried chicken? A summer picnic would not be all it is meant to be if there was no fried chicken. Hot dogs and french fries have their place, but fried chicken brings summer picnics to life. A great way to fix fried chicken is to literally fry the chicken in the cast iron pan on the grill. It is the best of both worlds. You get the tremendous taste of old-fashioned fried chicken, but you also get the wonderful flavors of the hickory smoke coming through because of the open flame under the pan. You have to be careful to control the flame because you are also dealing with hot oil. There is nothing like it.

If you're going to have the perfect summer dinner with fried chicken, then corn on the cob is an absolute that must not be left out. The total package means all of the chicken you can eat, plenty of corn, home baked beans, and fresh coleslaw. Now you are talking about a dinner that cannot be beaten, no matter how hard you may try. Oh man, now you're living.