I have gotten a lot of requests for recipes in the past, but this is the one cake that I am asked to make most often. Its just a good old fashioned chocolate pound cake that is sublime on its own, but when you add my Grandmother's fudge icing, it becomes a favorite to all.The icing used on this cake is what the old folks refer to as a "boiled icing". This means they make it in a pot on top of ... Continue Reading
About Us
This is my "Mama". She taught me how to cook, tie my shoes, and say I'm "glistening" instead of "sweating". She also gave me my heirloom rolling pin which I tend to mention quite often and never pass up a chance to photograph.Mama has been cooking full blown meals since she was thirteen. For her, it isn't a meal unless it involves a meat, at least two vegetables, a bread, dessert, and tea.She is ... Continue Reading
Food Memories
Do you have a special food memory? We'd love to hear it! Send your stories along with any recipes you'd like to share and we'll add them to the site. We might even do a tutorial on your family's recipe and include your memory and name as the headline! Email All Entries to: contact@southernplate.comA little story about my great grandmotherMy great grandmother was a sharecropper all her life. She, ... Continue Reading
How To Make Fried Green Tomatoes
Back to beloved southern foods! This is the prime time of year for fried green tomatoes. All of our grocery stores sell green ones alongside the red for this very purpose (green tomatoes are like rocks so I can't imagine them being used for anything else). Another weird cultural thing, but I imagine it stemmed from the whole "dang yankees trying to starve us" issue back in the days of old.Did ... Continue Reading
Giveaway Thread! Posted August 5, 2008
Who wants a hankie? Who wants a cookbook?The time has come again to give a little token something back to a few of my readers. I’m going to embroider three more hankies to mail out next week. There have been so many great comments and so many of you have tried my recipes, I don’t know where to begin!The main requirement for winning a hankie is this : You have to give me your mailing ... Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Katy!
October 18th, 2008 We turned our little Katy four today! I say it that way because we actually "turn" her four a wee bit early, in October of each year. Being born four days before Christmas just isn't fun for any kid so we have hers a little early and she doesn't have to share her day with a single Christmas tree!This was her first big party, up until now its been family gatherings. I ... Continue Reading
Links to Friends and Fellow Foodies!
Links!! These are some of my fellow foodies and friends around the web! All are very much worth checking out! If you have a link to Southern Plate on your blog, please let me know so that I can reciprocate!Daysong ReflectionsDaysong Reflections Backup BlogDeanna's Corner Cooking Fun Foods On A BudgetHorton Hears A WhoLife As I Know It Life Of A Southern Belle Mommy's KitchenChef ... Continue Reading
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Hey Friends! This is a temporary page so make sure you download your Recipe Cards as soon as you get here. Thanks for subscribing to Southern Plate! Click here to open up your printable recipe card collection. Gratefully,Christy ... Continue Reading
