This past weekend I came across ground beef in five pound packages for $6.25. A few years back I would have considered that expensive but these days it is at least four dollars cheaper than …

Todays post is quick and easy to throw together and serves as a wonderful side dish but the versatility allows you to use leftovers to turn this into a main entree! The fun thing about …

A member of our Southern Plate Family asked me if I’d put more slow cooker meals on the website with fall coming up. When she posted this on the Southern Plate Family Facebook Page, my …

I learned at a young age the value of the wisdom which can only be gleaned by those who have lived a lifetime before us. My parents taught me to listen and they drove the …

(Originally posted July 10, 2008. Please see letter at bottom)
Tea rooms in the south are a far cry from formalized locales where you sit up straight, sip hot tea, and nibble on a scone. In …

This is part two of my sister in law’s freezer and mega cooking class! Visit part one here.

Thank you for supporting Southern Plate by telling your friends to visit as well! Friend to friend …

Today we have a very special guest blogger. I’ve known her for over ten years now and we have a LOT in common! She’s from Alabama, I’m from Alabama. My name is Christy Jordan, hers …

I received an email from one of my readers recently asking me how I make my meatloaf. You know after that email I was craving me some good old meatloaf!
Its such a simple meal, and …

I know I must be killing y’all with all of these sweet things I am posting! I can’t help it, I am sooooooooo ready for Christmas to be here! Thank goodness its going to come …

Any southerner worth their salt has a great chili recipe, preferably a signature one. This is why I set out several years back trying out this one and that, tweaking and adding until I came …

I hope my mother doesn’t read this post anytime soon. See, she has this cookbook that she uses. She has used it for years and years. She writes everything down in it and pulls it …

I am going to start this post off by asking a favor of you all.
Please make this chicken stew.
Its that good. Its so good that it actually bothers me to think that …

Welcome Tipnut readers! You sure have come from one of the handiest sites on the web! I do hope you’ll enjoy Southern Plate. It is great to have you here!

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Y’all said you wanted quick and …

In my family, if you die, get sick, have a car accident, have a baby, have a potluck, have a family reunion, have a picnic, get bad news, get hungry, or get last minute dinner …

Great recipe for the kids to help with!

Peanut butter balls were a staple in our school lunchrooms. Word got around fast on the day the lunch ladies were making them and we all looked …