Pin it I hope you enjoy this week’s video! Since filming this I’ve made it twice so far for my family. I love that it only dirties up one pot and Ricky and I both love how meaty it is, too! To print this recipe after you watch the video, please click here. I love [...]
This pie combines all the flavors in the Mandarin Orange Icing into the wonders of a pie.
Pin itJune is National Dairy Month! To celebrate it, we were invited to visit an Alabama dairy farm courtesy of the Southeast United Dairy Association. We had a WONDERFUL family day and I’m so excited to bring you along with us in today’s post! This is Mr. and Mrs. Childers, who celebrate their 47th wedding [...]
This is a GREAT activity to do with kids but even adults enjoy the “neatness” factor of making your own butter.
Pin itReady for Memorial Day? Here are a few recipes to help give you a head start! Be sure and visit SouthernPlate.com where you can browse through over 400 more recipes I’ve posted! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and remember, it’s not the food but the faces around the table that make the meal memorable. [...]
This is a recipe I’ve wanted to bring you for almost three years but am just now getting to it today.
The debut of my new video series on SouthernLiving.com!
You made this day very special for a great many kids.
Pin it *All of the photos featured in this post were taken from my area of Alabama. Special thanks to facebook friends for allowing me to use them. I’ve received countless emails asking if we were alright after last week’s devastating tornadoes and I’ve tried to respond as best I can. I’ve also received countless [...]
No grill, no sweat, and fall off the bone juicy results.
This recipe for an Orange Juice Cake was passed down to me by my Aunt Sue, about a year ago. My Aunt Sue and I have always been very close, when I was a little girl she loved to take the curling iron to my hair and add a dab of makeup to my face then take me through every room in her house (except the bathroom of course) and take tons of pictures of me.
The most delicious steak I’ve ever tasted in my entire life.
I just got home from a little road trip to Savannah, Georgia, where I spent a day filming with Miss Paula Deen.
At the first sign of chill in the air, BBQ joints around here start cranking out this delicious stew.
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Snow Cream 
IngredientsDishpan of fresh, clean snow (or shaved ice) 1 can Sweetened condensed milk 1-10 kidsInstructionsCombine snow and sweetened condensed milk. Stir well. Hand over to kids. Discourage snow cream fights because they are sticky to clean up. Google Recipe View Microformatting by ZipList Recipe Plugin1.2 Bookmark [...]
Pin itThey’re saying it’s gonna snow again but here in Alabama we get twenty snow warnings to every snowflake that drops so I’ll hold off on expectations of a winter wonderland. After all, we already had one miracle in the past thirty days. Whether we get snow or not the temperature is still dropping so [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Homemade Turtles, Book Signing, and a Challenge for you! Ingredients1 package Rolos 1 bag square pretzels (the waffle weave ones, such as Snyders) Pecan Halves InstructionsOn an ungreased cookie sheet, place an unwrapped Rolo atop a pretzel. Repeat until you run out of Rolos or room on your cookie [...]
These homemade ones are far better than any caramel I’ve ever had in my life
I’ve had a lot of folks ask what my favorite cookie recipes are for Christmas cookie exchanges so I’m putting them together in one handy, dandy list to help you with your holiday get togethers
This is an old fashioned candy recipe that I’ve received a lot of requests for. Mama said her Mama Reed used to make it around the holidays for all the kids.
Pin it This giveaway is now closed but please enjoy the post! This post is proudly sponsored by the Nestle Family Holiday Exchange. Read to the end for details on how to enter a series of valuable giveaways! Congratulations to Carol Driver for winning this giveaway and thank you for entering! One of the greatest [...]
Pin itOkay so some of you may not realize this but I am chronically unorganized. I’m not kidding. In fact, if you were reading this aloud to anyone who has ever lived with me they would be emphatically shaking their head right now like a bobble head doll on a Tennessee gravel road. Seriously. So [...]
Pin itThis may seem silly to some of y’all, but this is going to be a very emotional post for me. You see, I always dreamed of getting to go to college. Mama and Daddy both graduated high school back in a time where graduating high school was enough for just about anything you wanted [...]
Cooking and eating have always been a big part of family gatherings. With roots from Italy and Germany, just to name a few, that is no surprise.
Pin itFolks often ask me how all of this feels, having a book published, traveling around, doing television, and so on. I finally came up with a way to describe it. It feels like there is another Christy Jordan out there living a parallel life. Honestly, that is just exactly how it feels. I’m just [...]
This recipe is from my dear mother. She is 75 years young. She taught me all I know about cooking.
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Cornbread Dressing Ingredients3-4 Cups Shredded Turkey (can substitute chicken or omit entire) 2 cans cream of chicken soup 2 quarts cornbread 2 tablespoons dried sage 1 medium onion, chopped 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1/2 cup (one stick) margarine, melted 3-4 cups broth (from your turkey or canned)InstructionsSet aside [...]
Pin it Reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. HAVE A GREAT DAY! Listen to more of my favorite stories below! Tacky The Penguin Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type Bark, George YES DAY! Giraffes Can’t Dance Pete The Cat Kiss Good Night Green Eggs And Ham One Fish, Two Fish Wocket In [...]
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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