New ECookbook ! Southern Plate Christmas Recipes
Thu, 11/20/08 – 22:51 | No Comment

All of my Family’s Christmas Recipes in one place
for just $3.00!

I’m proud to announce my Southern Plate Christmas Recipes ECookbook! Over thirty of my family’s tried and true recipes for the holidays - including …

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Breads

Dessert

Main Course

Sauces/Gravies/Condiments

Side Dishes

Misc »

And The Winner Is…
Wed, 11/19/08 – 19:04 | 6 Comments

Thanks to my Twitter followers, we have our winner of the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion!
Again, I want to thank the folks at King Arthur Flour. They are the NICEST people!! I always loved their products and cookbooks but never knew what a great group of folks were behind them! Truly, truly, nice people!

They have some GREAT resources at their website, too, in addition to PREMO shopping! I have always wanted a subscription to their newsletter, The Baking Sheet, but never gotten one ~sniffs~. Maybe I’ll do that as my Christmas gift to myself this year! Y’all will definitely want to check that out while you are there! Also, don’t miss their blog!! Read the whole story »

Homemade Caramel Corn Fights Thanksgiving Munchies!
Wed, 11/19/08 – 16:37 | 15 Comments
Homemade Caramel Corn Fights Thanksgiving Munchies!

I don’t know how Thanksgiving works with your family but I imagine it is somewhat similar to how it works with mine. Siblings, spouses, kidders, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and anyone else who happens to want …

Guest Blogger: Mama Belle’s Guide to Gumbo … Do it the lazy way!
Tue, 11/18/08 – 9:29 | 8 Comments
Guest Blogger: Mama Belle’s Guide to Gumbo … Do it the lazy way!

Today we have a wonderful guest blogger, Mama Belle! Mama Belle has the most delightful blog called Bayou Belles And Their Beau, and I find myself sneaking over there quite often to peep into her …

Regarding The Changes To The Southern Plate Website (Just hang in there for a few days!)
Mon, 11/17/08 – 17:56 | 14 Comments
Regarding The Changes To The Southern Plate Website (Just hang in there for a few days!)

*update 11-18-08 7:30 AM: We implemented the new template last night and now just have some tweaking to do and a few more features to add! It’ll continually get more organized over the next few …

Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mon, 11/3/08 – 1:41 | 23 Comments
Mexican Wedding Cookies

This is the first of many cookies recipes to come! Tune in every week through December for a new
(and unique) cookie recipe as well as a gift mix, complete with preprinted tag and instructions! …

Southern Plate Newsletter November 2
Sun, 11/2/08 – 15:39 | 14 Comments
Southern Plate Newsletter November 2

1. Southern Plate Is Getting Around!
2. Whats coming up on Southern Plate
(How I’m going to make your Christmas easier, less expensive, and more meaningful!)
3. Whose Cooking With Southern Plate!
4.What I want for Christmas…
5. Merry Christmas! …

Grilled Chicken Tenderloins (Without The Grill!)
Fri, 10/31/08 – 1:27 | 20 Comments
Grilled Chicken Tenderloins (Without The Grill!)

Okay, ya’ll, listen to me here, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THESE!! Seriously, you are going to absolutely love, love, LOVE these! So you need to make them, alright? Trust me.
This is a widespread copycat …

Chicken Salad
Thu, 10/30/08 – 14:54 | 16 Comments
Chicken Salad

This fits into the category of a “non recipe” for me but Mama swears up and down there is someone out there who would like to see how we make chicken salad. So, I’m gonna …

Slow Cooker Winner!
Thu, 10/30/08 – 1:53 | 5 Comments
Slow Cooker Winner!

We had 1732 entries into the Slow Cooker Giveaway!
A HUGE thank you to the wonderful folks at
Hamilton Beach for this!

I drew a random number from random.org and assigned a numerical value to …

Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Wed, 10/29/08 – 14:48 | 32 Comments
Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Its just about a requirement that all Americans love macaroni and cheese in some form and at some time in their lives, I’m no different. Growing up, my mother made a creamy homemade mac and …

Buttermilk Congealed Salad (And A Multitude Of Tangents…)
Tue, 10/28/08 – 12:59 | 30 Comments
Buttermilk Congealed Salad (And A Multitude Of Tangents…)

Southerners LOVE congealed salads! We have recipes for them which include all manner of fruits AND vegetables. They are a throwback to days when food was scarce and gelatin was cheap. Door to door salesmen …

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: A Southern Family: Brunch In the Heart Of Dixie
Sun, 10/26/08 – 15:33 | 72 Comments
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: A Southern Family: Brunch In the Heart Of Dixie

I’ve had quite a time keeping this secret under wraps, but a few weeks ago I found out that Southern Plate had been chosen as one of the participants in the Foodbuzz 24,24,24 event! Foodbuzz …

Southern Grits and World Peace
Sun, 10/26/08 – 15:00 | 28 Comments
Southern Grits and World Peace

We love our grits. Creamy, hot, soothing, and delcious with cheese, bacon, or a simple stirring in of butter and sugar, Grits have been and continue to be the south’s ultimate comfort food.
Apparently many Southerners …

Cheesy Scrambled Eggs
Sun, 10/26/08 – 14:47 | 17 Comments
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs are a breakfast and brunch favorite as an easy and affordable means of providing protein for a crowd with little effort. In the south, we often season ours with a little bacon grease …

Fatback And Country Ham
Sun, 10/26/08 – 13:38 | 16 Comments
Fatback And Country Ham

These two meats are truly a delicacy in the south. They have a lot in common seeing as how they are both heavily salted (A method of preservation), both are pork products, they are prepared …

Pay Day Candy Mix (And The Varying Degrees Of Fits Thrown In The South)
Sat, 10/25/08 – 14:02 | 34 Comments
Pay Day Candy Mix (And The Varying Degrees Of Fits Thrown In The South)

I am posting this recipe so my Mama will stop having dying duck fits wanting me to.
Has your Mama ever thrown a fit? Have you ever thrown a fit? If you answered no to either …

Fried Potatoes (How to make them and when to eat them!)
Fri, 10/24/08 – 14:06 | 44 Comments
Fried Potatoes (How to make them and when to eat them!)

There aren’t many cultures who haven’t, at one time or another, relied upon potatoes as a staple in their diet due to their availability, adaptability, taste, and tendency to be very filling. Southerners, of course, …

Slow Cooker Giveaway AND FREE Slow Cooker Cookbook For EVERYONE!
Thu, 10/23/08 – 18:00 | 56 Comments
Slow Cooker Giveaway AND FREE Slow Cooker Cookbook For EVERYONE!

Southern Plate and Hamilton Beach
are giving away another great slow cooker!

The last slow cooker giveaway was so well received that I’ve teamed up with Hamilton Beach to do it again! Special thanks to …

New And Improved Email Subscription Service!
Thu, 10/23/08 – 15:00 | 9 Comments
New And Improved Email Subscription Service!

I have heard from readers who had problems with their email subscriptions. Apparently photos are being covered with words and text is blending into more text to the extent of making it unable to be …