Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Pie – and “They”

Tastes like the perfect gooey oatmeal raisin cookie!

When it comes to football I’m on the side of any team whose fans like to serve food

My mother got this recipe from a lunch lady when she was little…

Pin itHelp us spread the word! Click the “Like” Button above if you’re on FB. Thanks! Get your tickets now by clicking here Everyone who purchases their tickets by October 1st will be entered to win one of ten VIP passes to the Southern Plate lunch on November 10th. Join us at the Marriot [...]

Pin itIf you’re on FB, please click the like button above, thanks! I don’t know what it was about the day I filmed this but we were all feeling a little silly. The studio just had humor in the air and as you watch this video you can see that I’m trying not to laugh! [...]

Pin itIf you’re on Facebook, please click the little Like button above, thanks! I asked if there were any events coming up in the Football Realm on the Southern Plate Facebook Page this morning an got all kinds of comments about Gators, Bulldogs, Tigers, Eagles, Dawgs, Knights, Elephants, Colts, Rebels, Ducks, Vols, Falcons, and even Huskers [...]

Stick-to-your-mouth good and never leaves a crumb to spare!

A little comfort food with a side of comfort…

A cool and refreshing blend of flavors, and a cinch to make!

How to make some awfully good baked beans.

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 [...]

The recipe I’d like to share is for “Lemon Poppy Seed Bread” and is one of my best-loved recipes from my Mom. True, it uses a cake mix, but sometimes you just GOTTA!

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.

Pin it Add this recipe to ZipList!Red Beans and Rice Ingredients1 ham bone with a little meat still on it (or a lot!) 1 bag small dried red beans (about two cups or so) 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves minced garlic 2 heaping teaspoons seasoned salt 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper Dash [...]

How we get the most and spend the least on our Disney vacation.

Today I’m excited to bring you a guest post by the guy who I’m pretty sure is my long lost twin

This dip combines the best of both worlds with the taste of buffalo chicken wings, cheesy goodness, and none of those little annoying bones!

Pin it I’m glad I got y’all to keep me up to date on important dates and such because if it wasn’t for you, I’d miss half of the big food events in any given year. Today’s example is Vicky, who informed me that there was a big football game this weekend when she asked [...]
Pin itThe following is me answering a question about how I lost weight. I wrote this over a year ago when folks started noticing I was going down in size and started asking me about it pretty regularly. I have had a very busy couple of years and have had to change my eating habits [...]

Pin it A lot of folks have asked me how my life is changed and what it is like for me right now. Today I finished an interview for a magazine and the writer asked some pretty intensive questions. In answering them, I realized that there are a lot of things I haven’t talked with [...]
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Summer Corn Salad – and THANK YOU for being the “real” reality!
(EASY) Candied Dill Pickles ~ From Julie Hutson
Beefed Up Baked Beans – (and a conversation about nicknames)
Granny’s Chow-Chow ~ From Joyce Bacon
Tomato Mozzarella Melts – and our Hallmark movie road trip