I just flew in from L.A. and boy are my arms tired! ~dun dun dun Chii!~ I don’t even know where to begin with how wonderful my trip to Los Angeles was. I was given the five start treatment all the way, complete with limos showing up at my house and special ordered sunshine filled [...]
My next post will bring you news and videos from my L.A. trip! I had a GREAT time and can’t wait to tell you all about it! Well, not as much as I told my email subscribers but those saints sat through two long winded letters so they deserve a reprieve! (Update: This post was [...]
Life should be lived with a fun spirit and a grateful heart at every turn. With that in mind, I am proud to bring you a guest post which my dear friend, Terri, sent to me back in November! Things get crazed around here and I was unable to get it up by Christmas but [...]
As I get ready for my move and a big trip this weekend, a dear friend, Maralee McKee has graciously agreed to guest blog for Southern Plate! I know you’ll love her as much as I do! Although, after reading her introduction and how she talks about me, I feel like I am gonna owe [...]
Dear California, My name is Christy. I’m going to be visiting you this weekend. Now I know this is likely not anything for you to take notice of because apparently, lots of people visit you every day, but for me, its a pretty big deal. You see, I’ve never been out of the Southern United [...]
And Practically Free! This morning, I was thinking about my great grandmother, Lela, and what she’d think about all of today’s technology. She lived a great deal of her life without electricity. When they needed their kids to come in for dinner, it was just a matter of ringing a bell or calling out the [...]
Since starting Southern Plate, one of the regular things I get asked is to show readers my kitchen. Many loving and wonderful people have this grand idea of me having a spacious and functional kitchen with the latest and greatest of appliances and decor. While I do have some pretty awesome counter top appliances, the [...]
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and an amazing Easter filled with family, friends, and FOOD! Hey, you know I was thinking it! I was on the Darla Shine show this past Saturday and I have never been so nervous in my life! Okay, the time I won first place in [...]
I know I’ve brought you an awful lot of sweets lately and some of you may be wondering where my family puts all of these desserts! I can answer that question simply enough, we put them elsewhere! Usually, when I make a dessert, we’ll take out two pieces of it. The prettiest gets photographed and [...]
Give A Penny, Get A Penny Most gas stations in the South have little change dishes by the register. If you’re paying for a transaction and need an extra penny or two, you simply take one from the dish. People then reciprocate this good turn by dropping a few coins in the dish from time [...]
Every self respecting Southerner has a deviled egg plate, usually two. We have one for “fancy” company and a travel one which has a handy little lid (in the interest of disclosure, I have three fancy ones and one travel one). Deviled eggs are standard fare at all family reunions, church gatherings, and holidays but [...]
Hang on to your hats for the mother of all tangents. You can bypass it to the recipe below if you like . We just got back from a trip to Nashville with the kids. We had a great weekend, visiting the Nashville Zoo and staying overnight with my Cousin Cindy’s family. My kids had [...]
Today, please bear with me while I forego the usual edible food and post a little about something I am doing to feed my children’s spirits. I’m sure we’ll all agree that raising children is the most monumental task anyone could possibly undertake. We have these little beings with their little spirits and wide open [...]
We have an odd sense of humor in my family. Perhaps it’s not odd, really, so much as it is constant. We are forever looking to laugh in any given situation. I blame it entirely on my mother, who made sure each day growing up was filled with as much laughter as possible. My brother [...]
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