Original Mud Hens

Chocolate Chip Cookie bars with Brown Sugar Meringue..oh yeah

I’m about to unplug for a few days to focus on my family but wanted to leave you with little note before I do. Dear Southern Plate Family, This time of year we sometimes find ourselves glancing “over the fence” at the family celebrations of our friends and neighbors with a wistful sigh. Its so [...]

I had a wonderful time at Great Day Houston a few weeks back when I went to film a segment on Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas for Southern Living. Below is the segment if you’d like to see it. After that, be sure and scroll down for easy and inexpensive ideas for some homemade gifts [...]

Congratulations to Patti Skaggs! Her comment was chosen using random.org to win this great giveaway. Thank you to everyone who entered. More great giveaways are coming thanks to you! While lots of stores are offering great deals, I’m teaming up with Masterbuilt to GIVE one Lucky Southern Plate Family Member A Butterball Indoor Electric Turkey [...]

My mother got this recipe from a lunch lady when she was little…

Enter to win this entire set of Calphalon!

If you missed my guest appearance on Paula Deen’s Best Dishes, it airs again today, November 7th at 5:00 Eastern (Please check times in your area) and again November 14th at 12:00 PM Eastern on Food Network. This is gonna be a hectic week, but in a good way! I have to do a little [...]