Southern fried chicken, slow cooker pot roast, peaches and cream dump cake

By Melanie Behrens

Maybe we need comfort food now more than ever!
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Southern fried chicken
6 to 8 pieces of chicken
2 C buttermilk
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. parsley
1 tsp. paprika
3 large eggs
2 C flour
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 large Ziploc bag
oil for frying
Take all chicken...

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