
Oreo Ice Cream Cake Ingredients1 container Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (I am using 1.5 quart container, you can use more or less), softened 1 package Oreo cookies (or the cheapie generic, like I use) 1 container caramel ice cream topping (about 2 cups)InstructionsPlace cookies in a gallon zipper bag and crush them. Line the [...]
Oct 27 2010 | Posted in
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It isn’t even noon yet but already, I’ve had the most wonderful day in Dallas. It started in Houston, with my taxi arriving in perfect time, my ride to the airport flawless, and only one minor tangle with TSA (which was significantly better than them discovering my thought-to-be lost swiss army knife yesterday). As I [...]

Honey, Pumpkin, and Cream Cheese, all mixed together to make this delectable pie!
Oct 23 2010 | Posted in
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Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest Listen to more of my favorite stories below! Interrupting Chicken How Many Veggies? Featuring a surprise phone call from Larry The Cucumber! Pirate Pete’s Talk Like A Pirate Tacky The Penguin Enemy Pie Little Red Hen When I Was Young In The Mountains Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type [...]
Jennifer Davick (who did the photography for my book) and Tanner Latham (who is supremely awesome just by being him) did a little video of me and my family. If you’d like to see her original post about it, please click here. Thank you very much, Jennifer! Video produced by Jennifer Davick and Tanner Latham. [...]

TWENTY of my all time favorite recipes using good old ground beef!

Pete The Cat is my new favorite story. I discovered it while attending the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Trade Show and wanted to share it with your kids (and you!). Hope you enjoy it as much as we have! Listen to more of my favorite stories below! Interrupting Chicken How Many Veggies? Featuring a surprise [...]

I had a GREAT time with the wonderful folks at Good Day Atlanta today. Thank you so much for having me! Here is a video clip from my appearance and some snapshots below in case you want to see it. I got to get makeup. Love this part ! This is me and Gloria. Gloria [...]

. Festive Fall Cookie Bars (one bowl easy!) Ingredients1/2 Cup Old Fashioned oats (Can use quick) 1 Cups Brown sugar, packed (I use light or dark, whatever I have on hand) 2 Cups Baking Mix 1 Egg 1 Stick butter or margarine, melted 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup butterscotch chips InstructionsCombine first [...]
Oct 18 2010 | Posted in
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The WearEver winners have been notified by email. Congratulations to Debbie Taylor from Facebook and Stephanie (no last name, but I sent you an email so you’ll know). Thanks for participating in this GREAT giveaway! Congratulations to the winners! I was tickled to find out that WearEver featured my new book in their latest newsletter! [...]
Oct 17 2010 | Posted in
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The past week has gone by in a frenzied blur and as I am just now feeling caught up on sleep (I’ll never feel caught up on family time) I thought I’d try to do a quick recap and pass on the photos of the events before I hit the road again this afternoon. Books [...]

These special cookies from a dear grandmother are sure to warm your heart and impress your tastebuds!
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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This is going to be a semi-crazy and very fun week for me. I’m heading out for a week filled with book signings. I’ll be beginning tonight in my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, and then going to Oxford, Jackson, and Memphis. Click here for more information about where I’ll be traveling over the next few [...]

Family Adventure Days began when my husband and I realized that while we were all together at home on the weekends, we weren’t actually tuning into each other as a family. With the temptations of video games, tv, and the internet at home, we decided to set aside one day each weekend that we are [...]

It has been a whirlwind week at my house but anyone visiting would hardly notice. Each morning has been us getting ready and everyone going off to school or work, each afternoon is filled with homework and after school snacks, and then watching our newly arrived tadpoles and speculating on when they’ll turn into frogs. [...]

Got the Southern Plate Cookbook? Show us your photos! Post a photo of you or a family member with the cookbook on the Southern Plate Facebook page and we’ll pick one person each week for the duration of the book tour to receive a special Southern Plate cookbook autographed by my whole family! We’ll also [...]

Ultimate Southern Cooking Twitter Party Tweet with Scott Jones @ScottJonesin and Christy Jordan @SouthernPlate and win cookbooks! Monday, October 11 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central #SouthCooks Our experts, Scott Jones from Southern Living and Christy Jordan from SouthernPlate.com, will be discussing the fresh flavors and beloved food traditions of the South. Join the conversation [...]
Oct 8 2010 | Posted in
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Today’s top five is a list of five things on SouthernPlate that I really want you to make! Mama’s Hoe Cake Hoe Cake varies from family to family. Most traditional recipes for hoe cake are based on corn meal but my Mama’s is more of a big old fluffy-as-a-cloud biscuit with a crunchy crust. [...]
Oct 7 2010 | Posted in
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Note: A lot of bookstores are sold out of the cookbook already. If you plan on coming to a booksigning, you might want to contact the store hosting it (you can get a list here) and go ahead and visit them to get your book. If you can’t find it in an area store, you [...]

Old Fashioned Coconut Meringue Pie (My Favorite) Ingredients1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup milk stick margarine or butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs, separated 1 heaping cup coconut, sweetened flaked 9 inch pie shell, baked (Or my Mix In The Pan Pie crust) Meringue 3 egg whites 1/4 C [...]
Oct 5 2010 | Posted in
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Thanks to my husband for recording the Southern Plate Tailgating Cooking Show this past week at UNA. We divided it up into segments lasting a few minutes long each so you can start and stop as you have time. I cannot tell you how much fun I had! This was the first time I’ve ever [...]

Watch the Southern Plate Live Cooking Show by clicking here. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I had at the Southern Plate Tailgating cooking show at UNA this past week. In all of the two years of writing SouthernPlate.com, that was the FIRST time I ever got to get together with a [...]

Watch the Southern Plate Live Cooking show by clicking here. I had so much fun doing the Southern Plate Tailgate cooking show at UNA this past week. I had no idea it was possible to be as comfortable as I was up on stage with a mic talking and cooking with all of y’all. Here [...]