Cheesecake and chocolate always strike me as the perfect combination for a very good reason : It is. If you’ve ever had those cheesecake brownies made from a box before, you’re in for an amazing sight. The thickness and appearance of these brownies make them an instant show stopper. The deal is cinched when you [...]
My Starbucks friends have been waiting on this recipe. After a weekend of doing pretty much nothing but baking brownies, I left a message on Facebook for some folks to meet me there to share in the bounteous offerings and was able to unload these puppies with no problem at all. If you’re looking at [...]
I am having WAY too much fun this week! Tune in all week long as I get to do one of my absolute favorite things : Play with my food! Wilton has come out with a new book which, I swear, they wrote just for me. Brownie Fun! is the name and playing with brownies [...]
My mother got this recipe from her grandmother, Mama Reed. Mama Reed had an expansive array of recipes but this cake was my mother’s favorite by far.
I am thrilled to announce that Southern Plate is now featured on the website of The FOOD Mag and you’ll be able to read more about Southern Plate and see my recipes in their next issue. I am going to be the magazine’s Southern Foods Expert and as you can tell, could not be more [...]
As I write this post a migraine and a Lortab are waging a mighty war against each other in my head. It has been a three day war, but I am happy to report that for the time being, Lortab appears victorious. As I wait on further reinforcements to conquer the retreating troops, let us [...]
Congratulations to Linda Stewart!! Thanks to random.org, Linda is our winner in this fabulous giveaway from the folks at Pioneer! Email me your mailing address and we’ll get it right out! Stay tuned later today for my next BIG Giveaway! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itSubscribe to the [...]
Today I am bringing you a darn good recipe for an all purpose sauce that will make you slap your mama! Comeback sauce goes with everything from chicken to burgers to fries to chips, you can even dip your bread in it if you don’t have anything else! I think I got this recipe from [...]
For Recipes Especially For Valentine’s Day Click Here Mashed potatoes are the perfect comfort food dish and our entire family insists that my grandmother make them whenever we have a big dinner. The reason these are “MeMe’s Mashed Potatoes” is because that is what all of the great grandkids (my children and numerous nephews) call [...]
Valentine’s Day is often considered a romantic holiday but I like to make it about all of the people I love in my life, most importantly my children. We do this by having a special family dinner with a Valentine’s theme. Heart shaped mini meatloaves, mashed potatoes piped onto their plates in the shape of [...]
This is my dilemma today as I turn ~muffled sound~ years old and my husband is at a Solidworks Convention being held in Disney – my absolute favorite place on the entire planet. Solidworks, we gotta have us a talk about you changing the date of Solidworks World. Now I’m not one of these people [...]
UPDATE: Congratulations to Helen Zurek for winning this giveaway! Stay tuned for my next giveaway announcement tomorrow! THANK YOU ALL For participating!! There is lots more left this month! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
This is not a dish you would have seen back in the day in my family. My Great Grandmother Lela never even knew how to make what we all call “loaf bread”. Having a hard life of working in the fields from the time she was old enough to pull a cotton sack, Lela, like [...]
*If this is your first time at Southern Plate, I recommend clicking here! Today I am thrilled to bring you a guest blogger who will be speaking on a topic we all need to know about! As a Mechanical Design Engineer, Richard Hall may seem an unlikely choice for a food blogger, but his heritage, [...]
Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a regular aound most southern dinner tables and when I was a girl, it was even a regular in the school cafeteria! The flavor of a buttery cake, topped with brown sugar and that glazed slice of pineapple on top with a cherry in the center – whats not to [...]
UPDATE! We have our winner! Congratulations to Misti of 3girlsmommy! Misti’s entry was chosen at random thanks to random.org. She picked up a few extra entries for blogging about our month full of giveaways (everyone who blogs about this month of giveaways gets two extra entries into each giveaway) but you could still be the [...]
My Sweet Valentines Ingredients2/3 C softened margarine 3/4 C granulated sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg 1 T milk 2 tsp vanilla 2 C plain flourInstructionsIn large mixing bowl, add margarine, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix until well blended, light, and fluffy. Add milk, vanilla, and egg. Mix again. Add [...]
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