Pin it Nowadays, families are spending less time eating out and more time at the dinner table. With our busy schedules, we’re looking for no hassle recipes that our families will love. That’s why the makers of VELVEETA are encouraging families to VELVEETA it!-to create a dish that is quick and easy but a guaranteed [...]
Pin it If you give a Belle an eggplant She’ll probably look at you funny. But she’ll take it just the same because a Belle hates to be rude. She’ll turn it around and admire it’s color and shape…until you tell her it is a vegetable. Once she realizes it is a vegetable..she’ll ooh and [...]
Pin itHAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA! Macaroni Salad is one of my mother’s favorite summertime dishes but I have to be honest here, until a few weeks ago, I had never tried it. ~waits for the collective gasp~ I know, I know, I’m a horrible person who has lived a wasted life. Thanks to my sister in [...]
Pin itIf you are new here, Welcome to Southern Plate! It’s so wonderful to have you! I do hope you’ll subscribe by clicking here. Receive an email from me each time I post something new to the site. The email list is never seen by anyone other than myself. Thank you for reading and please [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Congealed Salad Ingredients1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple 1/2 C water 2 packages (3 ounces each) cherry gelatin 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling 3/4 C Diet Dr Pepper (or favorite coke)InstructionsDrain pineapple, reserving the juice. Set aside. In a saucepan, bring pineapple juice and water to [...]
Pin it My friend, Heather, called me yesterday to get this recipe. I had given it to her a few years back and she had misplaced it and wanted to make it for her upcoming fourth of July gathering. Fortunately, I remembered seeing it on my blogging buddy Rhoda’s site and just sent her there [...]
Pin it This is one of those recipes that was told to me over the phone, beginning with “You fry you up some bacon…”. Now in my experience, any recipe that begins with those instructions is gonna be good. I’ve never actually written this one down until now and I’ve never seen it written down [...]
Pin it This is a staple at barbecues, family gatherings, and reunions. During our Southern Summers, we love the juicy and refreshing experience of eating this salad! Although I had seen it plenty as a child, the first time I actually tasted fire and ice salad was when I was pregnant with my daughter. My [...]
Pin it My great grandmother, Mama Reed, always had a relish tray at every meal. My mother remembers it being filled with homemade pickles, pickled beats, and fresh vegetables from her own garden according to season. It was the perfect accompaniment to every meal. Folks could pass it around and use the contents to add [...]
Pin it Lay out a table with every dish imaginable, absolutely everything under the sun, and if there is fresh fried corn on that table, you’ll know where to find me. There is nothing in this world like the flavor of fresh corn, shucked and cut off the cob and cooked up in a skillet. [...]
Pin it While I’m packing and cleaning and tossing, Mama took some pics of her Corn Casserole the other day for me to use (She doesn’t want me dirtying up my kitchen while I’m getting ready to move!). If you’ve never had corn casserole and you have even the smallest inkling of a liking for [...]
Pin it Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and an amazing Easter filled with family, friends, and FOOD! Hey, you know I was thinking it! I was on the Darla Shine show this past Saturday and I have never been so nervous in my life! Okay, the time I won first [...]
Pin it Every self respecting Southerner has a deviled egg plate, usually two. We have one for “fancy” company and a travel one which has a handy little lid (in the interest of disclosure, I have three fancy ones and one travel one). Deviled eggs are standard fare at all family reunions, church gatherings, and [...]
Pin itFor Recipes Especially For Valentine’s Day Click Here Mashed potatoes are the perfect comfort food dish and our entire family insists that my grandmother make them whenever we have a big dinner. The reason these are “MeMe’s Mashed Potatoes” is because that is what all of the great grandkids (my children and numerous nephews) [...]
Pin it I’m going to tell y’all something today and I need this to stay just between us. You see, I love Alabama. I have lived in Alabama all of my life (except for a three month sabbatical to Georgia) and I plan on spending the rest of my days residing in this great state. [...]
Pin it Back when I first started Southern Plate, I had an email from a reader asking if I could do a tutorial on fried okra. Well, y’all know I’ll eventually get to everything and here it is, the long awaited fried okra tutorial! Fried okra is a truly delicious side dish. It seems no [...]
Pin it 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 that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing… When I was working on [...]
Pin it New Year’s day hosts the most important meal of the entire year for Southerners. Deeply rooted in tradition, superstition, and hope for the future, we have definite must have dishes which even those of us who might not be as superstitious as others dare not shirk on this day. I’ve told this story [...]
Pin it Boiled peanuts have been popular in the south since at least the civil war when our troops used to carry them as a large part of their rations. With salt being a natural preservative, the boiled peanuts could be carried and eaten for up to a week, providing a quick nutritional source on [...]
Pin it 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 to rhyming a post now and then, it is not a waste if it makes me grin! [...]
Pin it 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 a good meal that day gathers at my mother’s house. Most of us come in toting various dishes [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Baked Macaroni and Cheese Ingredients2 1/2 cups uncooked macaroni 2 1/2 Tablespoons flour 1 1/4 teaspoons salt Pepper to taste (I use about a teaspoon) 4 Tablespoons margarine 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup milkInstructionsCook pasta until tender, drain. Mix all dry ingredients together, set aside. Spray oven [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Analoyce Buttermilk Congealed Salad Ingredients1 can crushed pineapple (20 ounces) 2 Cups buttermilk 8 ounces whipped topping 2 small boxes gelatin (your flavor choice) InstructionsHeat Pineapple in juice, bring to a boil. Add jello and mix well. Remove from heat and add Buttermilk, stir. Allow to cool for [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Southern Grits Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients1 cup Grits 2 1/2 Cups water 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 Tablespoon butter or margarineInstructionsIf using stone ground grits, place them in a bowl and cover with water, stir. Pour off water and light bran which has floated to the [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Cheesy Scrambled Eggs IngredientsOne Dozen eggs 1/2 Cup water 1/2 Cup cheddar cheese salt and pepper to tasteInstructionsCrack eggs into a bowl, add water. Beat with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into preheated skillet lined with two tablespoons of bacon grease or vegetable oil. Sprinkle cheese over top and [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Fried Potatoes IngredientsPotatoes Vegetable Oil Salt PepperInstructionsPeel and dice potatoes into small cubes. Coat bottom of large skillet with oil, turn on medium heat and allow oil to get hot. Add potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and continue cooking over medium heat for about ten minutes, until [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes Ingredients2 large sweet potatoes or yams 1/2 cup sugar or splenda 2 Tablespoons margarine or butter 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup milk 1 egg Marshmallows (fruit flavored or plain)InstructionsPeel and cut up sweet potatoes. Cover with water and cook until tender. Drain. Mash sweet potatoes with [...]
Pin it How to Make Dried Beans Sort your beans and place in a pot, covering with water. Let soak overnight. Drain soak water. Cover with new water. Add the following according to taste: Salt, pepper, sugar, and oil. A good rule of thumb is to start with a tablespoon of each and then taste [...]
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Cornbread Stuffed Bell Pepper Rings – National Cornbread Finalist Recipe!
Delicious Roasted Asparagus (and other weird vegetables)
Fried Apples (Made from applesauce!)
Easiest Ever Creamed Corn – Oh My Word Good!
Summer Corn Salad – and THANK YOU for being the “real” reality!
(EASY) Candied Dill Pickles ~ From Julie Hutson