I have always loved greens. Turnip, collard, or mixed, I just adore them. Among the greens I like, my Grandmama’s ranks the absolute highest. No one can make them like her. However, I did learn that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing… When I was working on my degree, [...]
New Year’s day hosts the most important meal of the entire year for Southerners. Deeply rooted in tradition, superstition, and hope for the future, we have definite must have dishes which even those of us who might not be as superstitious as others dare not shirk on this day. I’ve told this story before, but [...]
Boiled peanuts have been popular in the south since at least the civil war when our troops used to carry them as a large part of their rations. With salt being a natural preservative, the boiled peanuts could be carried and eaten for up to a week, providing a quick nutritional source on the go [...]
Throughout my childhood, this was our one must have cookie for Christmas. Mama would make a huge batch so we all had plenty to decorate. She cut them in shapes of trees, stars, and reindeer and each of us got our own platter full. She mixed up red, green, and yellow icing and always had [...]
Several readers have emailed me asking about ideas for Christmas entertaining when hosting gatherings. Seeing as how this is the best time of the year, we don’t want to be sweating away in the kitchen when our family comes to pay call! (Mama would object to me using the term “sweating”. She says ladies do [...]
This is my Dad’s favorite cake at Christmas time and Easter and its just divine beyond compare. Another great refrigerator cake, it can be made three days ahead of time and then left to sit in the fridge as it just grows moister with every passing minute. Coconut around the Holidays is a tradition in [...]
We have our winner in the Southern Beauty Magazine Beauty Basket Giveaway worth over $200! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
I made this a while back but wasn’t going to post it, thinking it was likely something everyone did and y’all might think I was crazy for actually doing a tutorial on it! Yesterday though, I went to my son’s school and sat with his class while the teacher’s had a gathering. I took a [...]
Life during the depression in rural Alabama wasn’t too different from any other time of year for my people. You see, they were sharecroppers – dirt farmers who didn’t even own their own dirt. They wouldn’t have known if the world had been prosperous, their lives had always been a struggle of hard work and [...]
Katy and I went out to lunch last week, while her daddy was at work and her brother in school. It was a little girl time and produced some great conversation. Anytime you get an almost-four year old to sit still long enough to be able to express their thoughts, you know you’re in for [...]
When I was in college, one of our childhood development classes required us to work with a local head start program volunteering and doing research. I volunteered with a wonderful program full of people who truly loved each and every one of those kids. The parents would attend on site literacy and job training courses [...]
I am THRILLED to be able to post this recipe on Southern Plate from Laura over at Real Mom Kitchen! I asked Laura if she would like to be a guest blogger, knowing she’d bring us something wonderful, but I was not prepared for this level of splendor! As soon as she sent me her [...]
Today I’m bringing you another kid friendly recipe sure to please! I don’t know any child who doesn’t love hot chocolate, but very few who have gotten to make their own hot chocolate mix. This is a recipe from my first grade teacher, Mrs. Menotti. We made it as a class when I was six [...]
Video About a week ago, I received a challenge from Tricia over at 1stopmom.com. She swore that she couldn’t make cookies and I said that not only could she, but I would make a video showing her how and guarantee it! The below video explains all of the details and today is the big reveal…did [...]
In the age of outlandish holidays with ever growing price tags, just about everyone appreciates a heartfelt gift personally made for them. Gift mixes are an excellent way of doing this. Baked goods are always well liked, but mixes offer even more time saving convenience on the part of the giver and give the receiver [...]
This mix is special for two very important reasons. 1. It is a coffee drink!! 2. Thanks to sugar free products, I can actually drink it! What a perfect gift for that person who is dieting or has to watch their sugar. At last, something for us! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare with [...]
I had planned on being a good girl and bringing you another mix yesterday and today, but you know how life can interrupt your plans! I was a wee bit under the weather yesterday and today we had a field trip with Katy’s preschool to Santa’s Village in Huntsville, AL. If you live in our [...]
I am thrilled, flabbergasted, and delighted to announce that Southern Plate was recently awarded Best Cooking Blog by Cotton Spice Magazine! Cotton Spice is an AMAZING website and online magazine that is quite simply, a Quilter’s dream come true! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itSubscribe to the comments [...]
Today I am posting a special treat. Awesome Broccoli salad, and rhymes that are neat. You see, amidst all the rushing and work, I find myself bored for some fun and some perks. So I set to rhyming a post now and then, it is not a waste if it makes me grin! Yes, I [...]
I love making quick breads to give away. They make the perfect little gift and are always appreciated, especially at Christmas time. A few years back, I decided to try tossing some dried cranberries into our super moist banana bread recipe and this was born. My mother instantly fell in love and it has been [...]
Big News For Me And BIG Giveaway For You! Debuting in the January issue, I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be a contributing writer for Southern Beauty Magazine! What will I be writing about? Southern food, of course! This is HUGE news for me and I am just thrilled to finally be able to [...]
Tina’s Corn Chowder Ingredients1 Med onion, Chopped 2 T margarine 2 large red potatoes, cubed (I had smaller ones so I used four) 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped (I used jar ones so I used two small, I suggest four though) 1/2 tsp paprika 3 C frozen corn 3 C milk, divided 1 med [...]
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