I have always loved greens. Turnip, collard, or mixed, I just adore them. Among the greens I like, my Grandmama’s ranks the absolute highest. No one can make them like her. However, I did learn …

Katy and I went out to lunch last week, while her daddy was at work and her brother in school. It was a little girl time and produced some great conversation. Anytime you get an …

When I was in college, one of our childhood development classes required us to work with a local head start program volunteering and doing research. I volunteered with a wonderful program full of people who …

I’ve had a great time bringing all of these gift mixes to you and I hope you enjoyed them! I still have many more which I was hoping to bring but there is always next …

Today I am posting a special treat. Awesome Broccoli salad, and rhymes that are neat.
You see, amidst all the rushing and work, I find myself bored for some fun and some perks. So I set …

Big News For Me And BIG Giveaway For You!

Debuting in the January issue, I am thrilled to announce that I’ll be a contributing writer for Southern Beauty Magazine!
What will I be writing about? Southern …

While I dig in to do several tutorials today, two guest bloggers are here to bring you a great and inexpensive gift idea for classmates, young children, or even a thoughtful little gift for coworkers …

These pecan pie muffins have been a huge hit on Southern Plate. I’ve had so many readers email me singing their praises that I thought they’d make the ideal gift mix for the holidays! For …

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 …

All of my Family’s Christmas Recipes in one place
for just $3.00!

I’m proud to announce my Southern Plate Christmas Recipes ECookbook! Over thirty of my family’s tried and true recipes for the holidays - including …

I don’t know how Thanksgiving works with your family but I imagine it is somewhat similar to how it works with mine. Siblings, spouses, kidders, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and anyone else who happens to want …

Thanks to my Twitter followers, we have our winner of the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion!
Again, I want to thank the folks at King Arthur Flour. They are the NICEST people!! I always loved …

Today we have a wonderful guest blogger, Mama Belle! Mama Belle has the most delightful blog called Bayou Belles And Their Beau, and I find myself sneaking over there quite often to peep into her …

*update 11-18-08 7:30 AM: We implemented the new template last night and now just have some tweaking to do and a few more features to add! It’ll continually get more organized over the next few …

100 Recipes!!!
Its hard to believe that my next recipe post will be the 100th recipe post on Southern Plate! This calls for a celebration! Since the beginning, you’ve all be so encouraging and wonderful to …

I am posting this recipe so my Mama will stop having dying duck fits wanting me to.
Has your Mama ever thrown a fit? Have you ever thrown a fit? If you answered no to either …

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Welcome to Southern Plate’s Canning Tutorial, complete with music!
At the bottom of this post you’ll find additional handy recipes for home canning. This video is just another sign that I have an incredibly low threshold …

I created this chart for you all to use as inspiration. It is meant as a handy helper, giving you ideas and a formula to create your own casseroles. My Country Casserole and Cheesy Chicken …

I need your input!
Southern Plate is growing with every post and adding photographs of each recipe on the sidebar is beginning to make the page very long. Right now, I don’t even have the last …

How many of you remember crumbling up cornbread into a glass of sweet milk and eating it with a spoon after supper?
This was a special treat we ALWAYS did when spending the night with my …

As promised, I have our two winners of Apple Week! Each winner will receive a Southern Plate prize pack of a Southern Plate Cookbook and an apron made my my mother!
I used Random.org again …

I’m getting ready for Apple Week this weekend, preparing some last minute apple recipe tutorials and getting posts written up and queued for this and my other blog for al.com, so we’re having a bit …

This morning I closed the comments and added the number of comments up with the number of emailed recipes I received. The total number was 176. I think went to www.random.org and had the …