Sweet Tea 5 regular size tea bags (orange pekoe is what we generally use) 3/4 cup sugar Makes 2 quarts Place tea bags in sauce pot fill about three inches and bring just to a boil, then remove from heat. Fill pitcher 1/2 of the way with cool water and add sugar. Stir. Add hot [...]
Orange Juice Special 1 Cup of frozen orange juice concentrate 1 Cup Milk (I used whole) 1 tsp Vanilla (give or take, I eyeball it) 1/2 Cup sugar (more to taste if you like) Place all ingredients in blender and mix until frothy. Pour over ice to serve. Makes about four.
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 [...]
Jeanne Robertson’s 7-Up Pound Cake 1 cup butter or margarine 1⁄2 cup shortening 3 cups sugar 1-1⁄2 teaspoons lemon extract 1-1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract* 5 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 7 fluid ounces 7-Up (Can use diet) In a large bowl, place butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until it is fluffy and well mixed. Add [...]
Mama and I have a wonderful experience planned for today. As soon as I drop the kidders off at school we’re heading to Birmingham to tour Southern Living and take part in a taste testing in their test kitchens! We’re so excited and I plan on bringing you a full blog post behind the scenes [...]
Doggie Biscuits 1/4 cup peanut butter 1- 1/2 cup water 1 cup oatmeal 1 tbsp veggie oil 2-1/4 cups whole wheat flour Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl combine peanut butter, oil,and 1 cup water. Gradually add flour, then oatmeal. Add 1/2 cup water.Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut out [...]
Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice 4 chicken breasts (Can use fewer, can use bone-in or boneless) 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 onion, chopped 1 box Long Grain and Wild Rice with Seasonings (I use Uncle Ben’s) Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle chopped onion over top. Top with cream soup. [...]
Today my mother, Janice Davis, shares her memories of the summer days before air conditioning! I sure enjoyed reading this and hope you will, too. Gratefully, Christy Do you remember the days before air conditioning? We got our first air conditioner when I was five years old and we moved into our new home. I [...]
Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Pie 9inch deep dish pie shell 1 Cup confectioner’s sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 cups milk 2/3 cup sugar dash salt 1 tsp vanilla 3 eggs, separated 4 tablespoons corn starch 1/4 cup sugar (for meringue) Bake empty pie shell according to directions. In a small bowl, place confectioner’s sugar [...]
I had a lot of fun this past weekend when I got a wild hair and decided to see if any of our Facebook Family members had questions they’d like me to answer. I then did a series of live videos answering them and posted them all on Facebook. Y’all were so sweet in your [...]
Both of my kids started school this week and it has been a very strange few days for me. For the first time in eleven years, my voice echoes off the walls during the day. I find myself sitting down to work and waiting for someone to need something before I get started. I’m sure [...]
Bruschetta with a Texas Twist 1 green onion, chopped 1/8 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 can black eyed peas (with jalapeno if available) 4 Roma tomatoes, diced 1 can whole kernel corn 1 cup zesty Italian dressing 1 french baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices butter Set Bread and Butter aside. To make caviar, combine [...]
My kids start school on Monday. ~takes a deep breath~ and while it will be a big day for them (and me!) it is also a big day for their teacher’s as well. Did you realize that when our kids are in school, their teachers spend more time with them during their waking hours than [...]
Butter Dill New Potatoes About 3 pounds new potatoes (5-6 cups cubed) 1 stick butter or margarine (whichever you have on hand) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp Dill Wash and quarter potatoes, place in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until fork tender. Drain. In microwave safe dish, place [...]
Today I’m excited to bring you the second in the series of Southern Plate Baskets, the follow up to last years Bountiful Basket. This is just a little something I do to commemorate Southern Plate’s anniversary and offer something special to my readers. Last year’s basket was perfectly sized to hold biscuits, muffins, or even [...]
House Autry Pork Chops Hush Puppy with Onion Mix Thawed pork chops (can be thin or thick cut) Vegetable oil for frying Pour oil into a skillet to a depth of about 1/4 of an inch. Place on medium high heat while you prepare the chops. Pour about a cup of hush puppy mix in [...]
Thank you for participating! This contest is now closed. Winners will be announced tonight on this post and on Facebook. I thought I’d go out with a bang this weekend and offer up a great giveaway that I know you’re gonna be excited about. There are THREE prizes being offered this go around, all courtesy [...]
Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips 1/2 Cup Sugar (or sugar substitute, Ideal is my new favorite!) 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 cup butter 2-3 flour tortillas Melt butter in microwave. Brush one side of each tortilla with melted butter. Stir cinnamon and sugar together* and sprinkle over buttered side of each. Repeat with other side. Cut each [...]
Unfried Fried Ice Cream Container Vanilla Ice cream (I am using 48 oz size) 3 Cups Honey and Oats Cereal* 3 Tablespoons butter 3 Tablespoons sugar 1 Tablespoons cinnamon Scoop frozen ice cream out onto waxed paper lined baking sheets and place in freezer for at least an hour, or until hardened. During that time, [...]
Christy’s Corn Relish 3- 32 ounce packages frozen whole kernel Corn 4 Cups chopped Bell Peppers (can be any color but green is pretty) 2 Cups chopped Vidalia onions (about two large) 4 Cups chopped red tomatoes (can use green if that is what you have) 5 Cups Vinegar 2 Cups Sugar 1/4 Cup Salt [...]
Brady’s Bruschetta (Tomato Stuff On Bread) 1 Cup chopped tomatoes 2 Tablespoon chopped onion 1-1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 2 Tablespoons oil (Vegetable, safflower, olive, your choice) 1 Tablespoon dried basil Baguette or other sturdy bread, sliced in 1/2 inch slices* Cheddar cheese (or whatever you have on hand) Butter or margarine for bread Mix tomatoes, [...]
Getting In Touch With Your Living Ancestors- Hello from the Deep South, home of magnolias, sweet tea and sweltering hot summers! I am Christy’s Mama and have been invited to share a little wisdom gleamed from my years of experience. Some of it may come in handy and others may just be a little bit [...]
Welcome to the Southern Plate Family, we’re so proud to have you here. Feel free to subscribe by email if you like so you won’t miss a single recipe! Gratefully, Christy According to my kids, yesterday was the best day of their lives. Now if someone had told me that, my immediate question would be, [...]
Welcome to the family! If you enjoy Southern Plate, you can subscribe by email so you won’t miss a thing! Gratefully, Christy Hey from the Jordan family! We have a crazy busy day today with the family, so much so that my husband actually took off work for it! I have several posts almost ready [...]
WELCOME to Southern Plate! I’m so thrilled to have you here, my only regret is that I can’t give you a hug through the computer! Sit back, get comfy, and sit a spell because you’re a grand addition to the family. If you like, you can subscribe via email just to make sure you never [...]
This giveaway is now closed, but please enjoy the post on our Family Adventure day to the Caverns! Congratulations to the winners: Sharon, Ray, Abbie, Steph, Heather, and Stacey Kirk from Facebook! We have sent an email to each winner with instructions on how to claim your prize package! Please note that a lot of [...]
I’m going to start this post by letting you know, in the interest of full disclosure, that while the recipe I am bringing you today serves about four or five people (give or take), I ate every blessed bit of it all by myself. ~grins~ I know, I’m proud of me, too. It took me [...]
I’m working on filling up my bacon grease jar today so I followed my mother’s advice and decided to make her breakfast pizza, starring bacon. In it’s original form, this recipe could feed an army. Literally. Mama made it on those mornings my dad or brother had friends over getting ready to go fishing, camping, [...]
