As a little girl, about the age of four or five, I would sometimes stay with a lady we lovingly called Aunt Myrl. She was of no blood relation, but she cared for me and a few other children as if we were her own. She had never married and had no children of her [...]
Southern Chicken and Dumplings
October 10, 2010 By
Growing up, whenever Grandmother Verdie said she was making Chicken and Dumplings, we begged to be able to eat dinner with her that night. Thick and creamy, full of moist, tender chicken, and dumplings that were light as a feather. Her recipe is a prize. No fiddling necessary with this recipe. As I made her [...]
Sweet Potato Casserole with Sweet Pecan Topping
October 8, 2010 By
Sweet Potato Casserole graces my family table every fall. With it’s rich, buttery taste and crunchy, sweet pecan topping makes for a perfect side dish, but is sweet enough to serve as a dessert.
Southern Vegetable Soup Recipe
October 7, 2010 By
Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes Recipe
October 6, 2010 By
Chunky Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
October 5, 2010 By
Tomato soup is well-known as a comfort food. It’s rich creaminess just soothes me from the minute I take a bite. My mother and I visited a restaurant in Atlanta one day for lunch and enjoyed their delicious tomato basil soup. It was pureed to perfection. I recreated their soup at home over and over [...]
Spiced Caramel Apple Dip Recipe
October 3, 2010 By
Southern Pimento Cheese
October 2, 2010 By
My grandmother made her pimento cheese the old fashioned way. She had a dedicated meat grinder she used to grind her cheese. It was a process definitely worth watching as a little girl. And it resulted in the most delicious pimento cheese I’ve ever tasted. Not having my grandmother’s meat grinder and not having her [...]
Spicy Creamed Steak
October 1, 2010 By
A few years ago, my mother-in-law served delicious spicy creamed steak for dinner one night. The combination of flavors in the dish of steak, garlic, pepper, basil, ginger, cheese, and then the signature bite of dill pickles was amazing. Since then, creamed steak is one of the top recipes my husband requests I make for [...]
Muscadine Jelly
September 29, 2010 By
I grew up eating homemade muscadine jelly on hot buttered biscuits in the mornings or even as the J in my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Muscadine jelly definitely is delicious. It tastes similar to grape jelly, but with a bit more tartness. You may want to read about my love of muscadines. Then you’ll [...]
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