Mama’s Milk Dunkin’ M & M Cookies For Valentines (Old Fashioned Recipe!)
Tue, 02/2/10 – 10:10 AM | 58 Comments

These are my brother’s favorite cookies and consequently, the ones I remember Mama making the most growing up. Unlike many of today’s cookies, these have a good crunch to them along with a pure flavor …

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Valentine Cupcake Toppers – Southern Plate Kids Video!
Mon, 02/8/10 – 10:45 AM | 22 Comments

My kids and I love to do Valentine crafts so this year we made a video for you and the special kids in your life of a quick, easy, and fun Valentine cupcake topper that you can make together.

I used boxed cake mix for my cupcakes and homemade butter cream icing but you can just as easily use store bought icing, too! It’s not about making it from scratch so much as it is spending the time together and having fun as a family.

These are great for class parties or a special family dinner. What better way to celebrate having wonderful people in your life than to sit down around a dinner table? Hope you enjoy this video from Brady, Katy, and myself. My recipe for icing is below.

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Spicy Cheeseburger Dip – Football Food!
Thu, 02/4/10 – 8:24 AM | 41 Comments
Spicy Cheeseburger Dip – Football Food!

Alright y’all, don’t let this get around but I don’t actually watch football. The reason I say don’t let that get around is that you know any Southerner who doesn’t consider themselves to be a …

Southern Plate Cookbook Update!
Mon, 02/1/10 – 3:47 PM | 191 Comments
Southern Plate Cookbook Update!

This sign was sent to be yesterday by Andrew Malcolm to congratulate me on finishing the book. It was made online but BOY did it make my day with a round of giggles!
This morning I …

Shortcut Senate Bean Soup and Mary Poppins Visits Bountiful
Thu, 01/28/10 – 10:06 AM | 76 Comments
Shortcut Senate Bean Soup and Mary Poppins Visits Bountiful

I like bean soup. Here is my personal recipe. Begin post now…
~giggles~ Just kidding. Y’all know I can’t bring you a recipe without talking your ear off first! Senate Bean soup is a big …

Jordan Rolls – And Why Interruptions Are The Key To My Success
Mon, 01/25/10 – 3:54 PM | 91 Comments
Jordan Rolls – And Why Interruptions Are The Key To My Success

I’m gonna start out by telling y’all that it is probably not a good idea for me to post today. My normally scattered mind is even more so, thinking on a million different things as …

10 of YOUR Favorite Southern Plate Posts!
Fri, 01/22/10 – 9:51 AM | 28 Comments
10 of YOUR Favorite Southern Plate Posts!

I love hearing back from you better than just about anything (including my Grandmother’s fruit salad!) so today I’m going to bring you a list of some of posts y’all commented on the most from …

Sixteen Low and No Sugar Recipes from Southern Plate!
Tue, 01/19/10 – 9:48 AM | 34 Comments
Sixteen Low and No Sugar Recipes from Southern Plate!

Please leave a comment below and let us know if you’ve tried any of these – or just how your day is going! I just love hearing from y’all!

Today I thought I’d bring you another …

My 10 Favorite Quick And Easy Suppers (and a video!)
Wed, 01/13/10 – 1:38 PM | 38 Comments
My 10 Favorite Quick And Easy Suppers (and a video!)

As I finish up my book, I thought I’d bring you my personal top ten favorite quick and easy meals. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. I have a video at …

2 Minute English Muffin Breakfast – I Want To Raise My Kids In A Barn!
Sun, 01/10/10 – 1:16 PM | 64 Comments
2 Minute English Muffin Breakfast – I Want To Raise My Kids In A Barn!

I want to live in a barn. I always have. Don’t get my wrong, I dearly love Bountiful (and have already dug in my heels and hung my heart on the wall ), but I …

Simple and Delicious Tomato Soup (Sewanee, How I Love Ya!)
Thu, 01/7/10 – 11:16 AM | 50 Comments
Simple and Delicious Tomato Soup (Sewanee, How I Love Ya!)

Sewanee, Tennessee is one of the most beautiful places in the South. Although I’ve only left the South twice in my life, were I better traveled I’m sure I’d say it was one of the …

Simplified Quesadillas – And Chance To Win $75 in Gift Cards from Kraft
Tue, 01/5/10 – 5:38 PM | 623 Comments
Simplified Quesadillas – And Chance To Win $75 in Gift Cards from Kraft

Congratulations to Janice Winfrey on winning this giveaway! I drew a number at random and she’s the gal! I’m sending you an email to let you know, Janice! Thank you all so much for participating! …

Watch the Photo Shoot for the Southern Plate Cookbook!
Sun, 01/3/10 – 8:46 AM | 39 Comments
Watch the Photo Shoot for the Southern Plate Cookbook!

Good Morning everyone!
Today is day two of the photo shoot for the Southern Plate Cookbook, which is being published by Harper Collins and will be in all major bookstores (and more) in the fall of …

Christy Interviews Worst Cooks In America Star, Chef Beau MacMillan
Fri, 01/1/10 – 3:34 PM | 25 Comments
Christy Interviews Worst Cooks In America Star, Chef Beau MacMillan

You ever watch someone on television and wonder what kind of person they really are when the cameras stop rolling? That was what I set out to learn about Chef Beau MacMillan when I had …

Top Twenty Southern Plate Recipes Of 2009
Thu, 12/31/09 – 12:23 PM | 13 Comments
Top Twenty Southern Plate Recipes Of 2009

We had a wonderful year here at Bountiful and Southern Plate and I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed getting to spend time with my Southern Plate family. As we look towards 2010, lots …

Black Eyed Peas For New Years Day (and why!)
Tue, 12/29/09 – 2:25 PM | 33 Comments
Black Eyed Peas For New Years Day (and why!)

If you’re planning on having a traditional Southern New Years Day dinner, go get your black eyed peas now before they sell out! I mentioned this on the Southern Plate Family page and some readers …

Chicken and Smothered Okra Casserole – $5.00 Dinner Mom Cookbook Giveaway!
Mon, 12/28/09 – 10:41 AM | 208 Comments
Chicken and Smothered Okra Casserole – $5.00 Dinner Mom Cookbook Giveaway!

CONGRATULATIONS TO Libby Rouse and Kristeen (of The Gough Inn) on winning the $5.00 Dinner Mom Cookbook Giveaway! Please email your mailing addresses to me at service@southernplate.com and I’ll get those right out to you!
I …

Merry Christmas! Our Christmas Video
Wed, 12/23/09 – 8:53 AM | 170 Comments
Merry Christmas! Our Christmas Video

Merry Christmas to the whole, big, wonderful Southern Plate Family! Thank you for all that you have given me and my family this year. We cherish each and every one of you. I’d love to …

Old Fashioned Stovetop Hot Chocolate
Mon, 12/21/09 – 2:36 PM | 57 Comments
Old Fashioned Stovetop Hot Chocolate

I’ll never forget the first time I had homemade, real, hot chocolate, made on the stove and not with a mix. Although we made our own mix from scratch (and it was delicious) there was …

Cinnabun, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter Fudge!
Fri, 12/18/09 – 4:24 PM | 31 Comments
Cinnabun, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter Fudge!

To view a full index of all of the recipes I’ve posted (about three hundred), click here. Thank you so much for visiting! Gratefully, Christy

For me, the ultimate Christmas treat (besides anything …

Hostess Journal : A Lovely Keepsake To Cherish
Fri, 12/18/09 – 9:24 AM | 45 Comments
Hostess Journal : A Lovely Keepsake To Cherish

This weekend my family is having their Christmas get together. Although we aren’t an overly large family (about sixteen of us when all assembled at my mother’s house), it isn’t often that we are all …

Peanut Butter Scotchies, by Brady!
Thu, 12/17/09 – 11:18 AM | 59 Comments
Peanut Butter Scotchies, by Brady!

What happened to my Bradybug? I swear he was a baby yesterday and look at him now, growing up before my eyes. Each morning its as if there is a new child waiting for me …

Sugar Plum Cake: And Why I Don’t Want Diamonds
Tue, 12/15/09 – 12:00 PM | 33 Comments
Sugar Plum Cake: And Why I Don’t Want Diamonds

There is something about Christmas that makes a body pull all they hold dear close to their heart. Though it may seem to focus on material things on the onset, most of us quickly see …

Hamilton Beach Is Giving Away 2 of My Favorite NEW Appliances!
Sun, 12/13/09 – 8:28 PM | 581 Comments
Hamilton Beach Is Giving Away 2 of My Favorite NEW Appliances!

CONGRATULATIONS TO PAULA CRAIN and JAMIE WALLACE! Paula won the Red Kettle and Jamie won the Voice Activated Coffee Maker.
Both are email subscribers, commented on the post, and Paula also posted on her facebook page. …

Microwave Chex Mix – And Little Virginia’s Letter
Fri, 12/11/09 – 9:28 AM | 21 Comments
Microwave Chex Mix – And Little Virginia’s Letter

This stuff is evil. Bad. Horrible. I cannot be left alone in the house with it ~takes a ragged breath and hangs her head in shame~ I love this stuff! Mama and Grandmama both have …

Matching Girl & Doll Dresses:The Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive Way!
Thu, 12/10/09 – 1:11 PM | 16 Comments
Matching Girl & Doll Dresses:The Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive Way!

If you know someone who has a little girl, please send them the link to this post!

I hope y’all will indulge me yet again as I drift away from food and bring you something to …

Easy Reindeer Shirt (And great Deer gift ideas for Grandparents!)
Wed, 12/9/09 – 10:28 AM | 36 Comments
Easy Reindeer Shirt (And great Deer gift ideas for Grandparents!)

One thing can definitely be said for kids: They keep you on your toes! I haven’t had a speck of dust settle on me since I became a mother ten and a half years ago …

The Twelve Myths Of Christmas-How to put more jolly in your holly!
Mon, 12/7/09 – 1:13 PM | 31 Comments
The Twelve Myths Of Christmas-How to put more jolly in your holly!

This time of year brings out the absolute best in folks. Unfortunately, the stress and crazed spending also tend to bring out a bit of the worst from time to time as well. With our …

Holly Jollies – Christmas Candy On A Budget, In A Hurry!
Thu, 12/3/09 – 11:12 AM | 77 Comments
Holly Jollies – Christmas Candy On A Budget, In A Hurry!

This is the busiest time of year for most of us. We have all of the decorations to put up and tend to, presents to shop for and wrap, visits to Santa, to see lights, …

Rustic Apple Strudel – and why I love my imperfection
Wed, 12/2/09 – 10:29 AM | 22 Comments
Rustic Apple Strudel – and why I love my imperfection

Today I’m bringing you my last puff pastry post for Pepperidge Farm, a flaky and delicious Rustic Apple Strudel. The recipe is based off of one I found on their website, with a few minor …