Pin it If you’re new here, Welcome to Southern Plate! Sit down and get comfy because you are a grand addition to our table. You might want to check out our FAQ and subscribe by email so you don’t miss a thing! Gratefully, Christy With summer here, many of us are marinating meat and grilling [...]
Pin it Summer time is here and with it comes some of my favorite cold desserts! Today I’m bringing you a brand spanking new freezer pie that I know you’re gonna love. Seriously, you are going to LOVE this pie! A while back I posted a sneak peek for my book and featured the cover, [...]
Pin itIf you’re new here, Welcome to Southern Plate! Sit down and get comfy because you are a grand addition to our table. You might want to check out our FAQ and subscribe by email so you don’t miss a thing! Gratefully, Christy Hello, from Christy’s Mama. I thought I would give Christy a chance [...]
Pin it I know you’re busy. Believe me, I do. I don’t care what it is you list as your job description on your Facebook page, I know your time is a valuable premium and you’d rather have a little more of it. Know what else, though? I also know that you like to eat. [...]
Pin itToday I’m at the WeBlog conference, sponsored by The Discovery Channel. I am stunned at how much I am learning and having a wonderful time, although I already miss the kids! The good news is, I’m going home tomorrow so I’ll just be away from them two nights (thank goodness). Hope you are all [...]
Pin it Have you ever sat back and thought of what you would do differently if you ever came into some serious money? Mama used to do that a lot when we were little. She’d talk about how, if she ever won the lottery, she’d buy us all a house and a new car for [...]
Pin it We had an interesting start to a wonderful weekend. With both my birthday and Valentines so close together, I decided to surprise my family by renting a large cabin in the Smoky Mountains. I invited my brother and sister in law, their two children, and my mother and father in law for a [...]
Pin it I love hearing back from you better than just about anything (including my Grandmother’s fruit salad!) so today I’m going to bring you a list of some of posts y’all commented on the most from Southern Plate. For those of you who are new here (hope you’ve pulled up a chair and got [...]
Pin itWe had a wonderful year here at Bountiful and Southern Plate and I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed getting to spend time with my Southern Plate family. As we look towards 2010, lots of great things are in store for us, including a Southern Plate cookbook which will be released in the [...]
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 itThis 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 is the best way to help Southern Plate grow! Gratefully, Christy Mega/Freezer Cooking Phase Three: On this day, I [...]
Pin it 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 is Christina Jordan. She has a boy and a girl, I have a boy and a girl. Oh [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Chicken Stew Ingredients1 chicken 2 lg onions, chopped 7 cups water 4 cups canned tomatoes 6 med.potatoes, peeled and diced 3 Tablespoons sugar 2 cups frozen or canned whole kernel corn 2 Tablespoon butter 5 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons pepperInstructionsCook chicken until done in water. Remove chicken [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole Ingredients2 lbs frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed 1/2 Cup margarine or butter, melted 1 can Cream Of Chicken Soup 1/2 Cup onion, chopped 2 Cups cheddar cheese, grated 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon saltInstructionsCombine soup, onion, melted butter, and seasonings, stir well. Stir in cheese [...]
Pin itI’ve been laughing a lot lately – at myself. So many things I am doing differently, such odd behavior, all because of my food blog. I keep compiling a list in my head and have meant to set it down on paper for a few weeks now. I finally got to it last night [...]
Pin it Banarita Smoothies *We welcome your comments!* [/donotprint] 4 bananas 1/2 Cup milk 1/4 Cup sugar 1/2 Cup lime juice Ice Fill blender halfway full of ice. Add other ingredients. Blend until frothy. Serve! Add this recipe to ZipList!Rise and Shine Bananarita Smoothie Ingredients4 bananas 1/2 Cup milk 1/4 Cup sugar 1/2 Cup lime [...]
Mama Reed was an amazing cook. This is her special recipe for rice pudding. Like the other matriarchs in my family, she was adept at making do with what ingredients were on hand and affordable, which made rice a regular ingredient for her cooking (even now, we all love a bowl of hot rice served with butter and sugar for breakfast).
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Texas Caviar Ingredients2 green onions 1/4 Cup chopped fresh parsley 2 cans black eyed peas (with jalapeno if available) 1 large can petite diced tomatoes 2 cans whole kernel corn 1 small bottle zesty italian dressingInstructionsDrain cans well and pour contents into large mixing bowl or dishpan. Add chopped [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Fruit Cocktail Cake IngredientsCAKE: 2 Cups self rising flour 1 can fruit cocktail 2 unbeaten eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ Cup sugar SAUCE: 1 stick margarine 1 can coconut 1 Cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 Cup evaporated milk 1 Cup pecans, choppedInstructionsMix all cake ingredients at low [...]
I’m not sure if it is popular or “in” anymore (I’m not sure if anything I do is popular or in anymore…) but I love and adore oatmeal. In fact, the only thing I’d rather have for breakfast than a creamy bowl of oatmeal is one of Mama’s ham and cheese omelets like she used to make me.
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Chicken and Dumplings Ingredients3 or 4 chicken breasts 32 oz Chicken Broth (feel free to use water with bouillon cubes added) 1 can cream of chicken soup 1-10 count can Pilsbury layers biscuits salt and pepper to taste flourInstructionsCook chicken breasts in approx. 4 c. of water until [...]
Pin itGrandmama’s Sweet Potato Pie Add this recipe to ZipList!Sweet Potato Pie IngredientsSweet Potatoes: 1 C sugar 2 Eggs 1 Stick Margarine 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) 3.5 oz sweetened flaked coconut Topping: 1 C Brown Sugar 1 Stick Margarine 1 C Flour 1 C Pecans InstructionsPeel and slice sweet potatoes. Place in [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Peanut Butter Balls Ingredients2 C honey or corn syrup 3 C creamy peanut butter 5 C dry milk powder 6 C quick oatsInstructionsMix all together with hand mixer. Form into balls with hands and freeze on waxed paper lined cookie sheets until hardened. Store in freezer [...]
Pin it Peach Cobbler Add this recipe to ZipList!How To Make Peach Cobbler Ingredients4 cups peeled and sliced peaches 2 T. lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 t. cinnamon 1 cup milk 1 cup s/r flour 1 cup sugar 1 stick butter or margarine InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt stick of butter in oven [...]
Pin it French Mint Tea 8 regular size tea bags juice of 4 lemons (8T. Realemon) one 12 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate(pulp free) 2 cups sugar handful of fresh mint (2 T. dried mint flakes) In a pot bring to a boil the tea bags, mint and enough water to cover well. Remove [...]
Pin itI’m a member of a blogging community called “Tuesdays With Dorie”. Each Tuesday we make a specific dish out of Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook and post a photo of it on our blog. One of the rules is that we can’t post the actual recipe, to encourage folks to get the book for themselves. This [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Yellow Cake with Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Icing IngredientsDuncan Hines yellow cake mix, made according to package directions and cooled 1- 1/2 Cups sugar 7 Tablespoons milk 2 Tablespoons Shortening 2 Tablespoons margarine 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 Cup creamy Peanut ButterInstructionsCombine sugar, milk, shortening, margarine, and [...]
Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Homemade Banana Pudding Ingredients1/2 Cup Sugar (or splenda) 1/3 Cup Flour 3 egg yolks 2 Cups milk 1 box Nilla Wafers 5 bananas 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla dash saltInstructionsPlace a layer of Nilla Wafers in the bottom of a medium sized mixing bowl. Slice a banana over the top. Repeat [...]
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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