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Submitted by southernplate on Tuesday, September 16, 200810 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Southern Plate News! Just in case I haven’t said it enough , I’m in Disney World right now! ~stops for oohs and ahhs~. I wanted to go ahead and get this newsletter wrapped up so I could fill you all in on some of the wonderful things that have been happening at Southern Plate!

We have had a lot of great prizes lately and there are more to come! Here are the Prizes won recently on Southern Plate:

Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 Slow Cooker - Beverly

Southern Plate Cookbook and Handmade Apron - Stephanie

Southern Plate Cookbook and Handmade Apron - Donna
Congratulations and thank you all so much for reading Southern Plate!

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New Giveaway Coming Up!

I have a great giveaway coming up when I get back. This is the handiest and most innovative kitchen utensil I have seen in a very long time and will not only streamline your time in the kitchen, but make it a whole lot easier on your hands to boot! It is something absolutely every person with a family needs and I bet most of you have no idea it exists! Whats even better is that I have SIX of them to give away on Southern Plate! Stay tuned, when I return from Disney I’ll tell you all about it. I have SIX of them to give away on Southern Plate!

Southern Plate Blogroll

If you’ve added Southern Plate to your blogroll, be sure to let me know! I would love to reciprocate by adding you to the Southern Plate blogroll! Just drop me an email with your url at
christy@southernplate.com!

Blogs that have written about Southern Plate In The Past Few Weeks:
Homeschooling And Frugal
Mommy’s kitchen
The Leftover Queen
Fun Foods On A Budget
Yellow Jeep Blonde
Real Mom’s Kitchen
Almost Frugal Food
Frugal Urbanite
Tip Nut
Gayle Bass at Ktar.com
Daysong Reflections
There are more, but this is just what I found snooping around a bit. Let me know if you write about Southern Plate so that I can give you a little link love!

Who’s cookin’ with Southern Plate?

If you’ve made a Southern Plate recipe and blogged about it, I’d love to know! Here are a few we found around the web since the last newsletter!

THIS takes the cake! I received an email from Tracey about a Southern Plate cookbook. In it she mentioned that she had tried and blogged about the Crock Pot Oatmeal. She was kind enough to include a link and when I went there I was scrolling down looking for the post and came upon a photo of her crock pot plugged up………..outside? I had missed the title of the post which was “Camping Fun”! How funny!!! You’ll have to read her story about how the Crock Pot braved the storm to see how it all turned out!
With a beginning of “We set the crock pot up and plugged it into the service pole beside our tent. I had no idea if bears like oatmeal or not or if the crock pot would even be able to stay warm with the cool air at night…” Its definitely a must read!

Stephanie at Fun Foods On A Budget made hoe cake! She says “It was fast and easy, and is definitely on my make-again-and-again list!!” She commented later that she had tried it again with cheddar cheese and it turned out fantastic! As soon as I get back from Disney, I am soooooooooo making it that way!

One of my favorite blogging buddies, Tina over at Mommy’s Kitchen made this beautiful Apple Orchard Snack Cake. Man, I’m hungry now!

I found this gorgeous pic of Apple Dapple Cake on Daysong Reflections, who says “I decided to bake one this morning to take to our church women’s fellowship this evening. You should have seen those ladies - they loved the cake! They were all telling each other “You have to have a slice of that cake!” or “This is the best cake I have ever eaten!” Fortunately they left enough for my husband and son to have a slice when I got home.”

Laura at Real Mom’s Kitchen made Pizza Rolls! “Have you ever seen somthing and think “Duh? Why didn’t I think of that?” When I saw this recipe from Christy at Southern Plate that’s exactly what I thought. When I saw this I thought, it’s basically sloppy joes with a pizza twist. Plus, this recipe is unbelieveably simple.” She also gave Southern Plate this award! Thank you, Laura!

I’ve added it to the site and linked it to your blog!

If you’ve made something from Southern Plate and have a photo of it on your blog, please email me and let me know so I can feature your photo and your blog in the next Newsletter!

I recieved another blog award but I can’t find it! I will post it in the next newsletter or make a special post of it as soon as I track it down from within my comments section! I’m just sick because it was a really pretty one and so nice of the person to give it to me!

Coming up SOON on Southern Plate (By popular request!):

Canning Tutorial

Grits Tutorial

Meringue Tutorial

And MANY MANY MORE!
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SIMPLE FAMILY FAVORITES BLOG CARNIVAL

The first edition of the Simple Family Favorites Blog Carnival will be out soon! This carnival is devoted entirely to family favorite recipes! If you would like to participate, simply submit the url to a family recipe you have posted on your blog to carnival@southernplate.com. Each edition will be hosted on another blog, so this is a great way to build your readership and get to know new folks! Let me know if you would like to host a future edition!
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SOUTHERN PLATE COOKBOOK!

I am happy to report that the first shipment of Southern Plate Cookbooks sold out in less than a week! Fortunately, I was able to get a second shipment without having to delay any orders being filled. If you would like more information on the Southern Plate Cookbook, or to look inside, visit here.

Southern Plate is thriving and I am just tickled to death to have all of you WONDERFUL people as readers!
Thank you so very much for your comments and your emails. I love to have feedback from everyone and comments add such a great feeling of community! If you ever have any special requests or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me either by leaving a comment or by emailing me at christy@southernplate.com!

Have a great week and keep tuning in for more recipes!

Gratefully,
Christy

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Donna in VA said:

Wow! You HAVE been busy!

Just wanted to let you know that I received my prize winnings! Woohoo!! I adore the apron! Can you believe I don’t own one? I ruin a lot of my clothes cooking. But not anymore!
And the cookbook. . .since I bought one already. . . is going in my mom’s Christmas stocking. She just doesn’t know it yet.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

- September 16, 2008 at 10:18 pm

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LEN said:

I hope the new giveaway is the Hamilton Beach electric knife. BTW I absolutely love the cookbook….so many simple, delectable dishes. Thanks,
Laura-Athens

- September 16, 2008 at 11:55 pm

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Treva said:

Hey Christy!
I got my cookbook and have made my shopping list! Thank you so much! You have so many wonderful recipes!
Len has a great idea about giving your cookbook as a Christmas gift! But the one I have is for me me me me!!!! LOL
I hope you are having a fun time in Disney!
Treva

- September 17, 2008 at 12:10 pm

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Jo said:

Please check out my blog, when you have time, there is a note there for you

Thanks… hope you are enjoying your vacation!

- September 17, 2008 at 12:57 pm

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Mommy's Kitchen said:

Christy i cant wait for the Canning Tutorials. How exciting. Cant wait for you to get back either I miss ya girl.

- September 17, 2008 at 3:31 pm

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BillGent said:

I hope the giveaway is a new car! I really need a new one. heh.. just teasing.. kinda lol.
I appreciate your generosity Christy. You’ve got a very sweet spirit that comes through in your postings not to mention some darn good food.

- September 17, 2008 at 4:15 pm

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angie said:

I’ve been scrolling through everything I’ve missed and I’m going to have to come back because now I want to eat my walls I’m so hungry. I SO love your recipes!

- September 17, 2008 at 11:47 pm

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Southern Plate said:

I am in my hotel with the slowest internet connection since the dawn of mankind! LOL! Please don’t stop commenting though, I am enjoying so much reading them and can’t wait to get to respond to them all!

Donna YAY! I am so glad you like it!! I hope your mom likes her gift! I have had several people order additional copies for Christmas already, which thrills me TO DEATH as Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year! I even call it “Christymas” Sometimes!! hehe

Len Thank you, Laura! I’ll see about giving away a knife soon, thats a great idea! I think my next giveaway is even more handy, though!

Treva YAY I do hope you like it!! I am having a GREAT time in Disney, but this internet connection is SO SLOW! Between that and the heat, and the walking, most days we come back to the room and just crash! I am really enjoying this, but I will be glad when I can get home and respond to all of the great comments (and a few emails) that I haven’t gotten a chance to respond to yet! Please keep commenting, folks! I DO love to hear from you!

Jo WOW!!! THank you so much!!!!! I’ll post about that in my next newsletter!!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Oh my, thank you!!!!!

Tina I miss you, too!!!! Trying not to wish my vacation away but only three more days til I am home! I am afraid most of Sunday will be spent working on homeword with my son, though! He had a whole folder to do this week (he is out of school for this trip) and I haven’t had the heart to make him do too much!

Billgent Bill, every time you comment I am reminded why you have become one of my very favorite people!! Thank YOU for YOUR kind words and generosity!

Angie Thank you!!! You know, it is kind of torturous on me having this site at times. I only post recipes that I absolutely love and so coming here and seeing all my personal and family favorite foods…~sigh~ …well the good side is (and there is ALWAYS a good side), I have been cooking more home cooked meals that I enjoy, even if my kids may not like them. LOL

I am so glad you enjoy the site though, Angie, especially since I know what a great cook you are!

Thank you to everyone! I promise to get caught up on comments and emails when I get home!!!

Gratefully,
Christy

- September 18, 2008 at 3:44 am

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Lindsay said:

Holy Cow! I just found your site and had to show it to all my gal pals on globalfamilyroom.com. There are so many drool worthy ideas on here! This is a site I’ll have to visit again and again! And I too would love to see a canning tutorial!

Smooches,
-Lindsay and the gang at globalfamilyroom.com

- September 18, 2008 at 11:31 pm

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Southern Plate said:

Hey Lindsay! Welcome to Southern Plate!
I’m so thrilled you found SP and that you like it!! Thank you for being kind enough to take the time to leave a comment as well as telling others!! I just LOVE it when I get new READERS!!!!

If you ever have any questions at all or special requests, you just give me a holler and I’ll do all I can to help ya! Its GREAT to have you hear!! globalfamilyroom.com looks like a tres tres interesing site! I went there for a few minutes, will definitely do more when I get back home! This connection is just horrendous! LOL
Oh well, at least I am connected!!!

You have a great weekend and stay tuned, I’m back in the saddle again come Monday but I still have a recipe or two to go up before then!
Gratefully,
Christy

- September 19, 2008 at 2:58 am