My mother has always called this Better Than Robert Redford cake. No disrespect to Mr. Redford, but in 2008, I feel its time for a new name. I have often heard it referred to as Better Than S__ Cake, but I am not really keen on actually saying that. I mean, I need a name I can actually use around the children. This is where you come in. Help me come up with a new word to fill in the blank for ... Continue Reading
Guest Blogger! ~ Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars ~
Hi, I'm Donna from Yellow Jeep Blonde and Christy invited me to be a guest blogger today on Southern Plate!" I am so excited! My website is a fairly new adventure, but I have been having a blast. I've found some really incredible sites and met some really great people that share my insane, freakish obsession with Cooking, and more specifically CookBOOKS. I'm an addict. I admit it I started ... Continue Reading
Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake (a.k.a Strawberry Trifle)
Featuring layers of moist angel food cake, whipped cream, and strawberries, this Southern strawberry punch bowl cake (or strawberry trifle) is a perfectly fresh and sweet dessert to enjoy this summertime. You may recognize this as a strawberry trifle but in my neck of the woods, we call it a strawberry punch bowl cake. And most folks I personally know keep a pretty glass bowl on standby just to ... Continue Reading
Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
If you like Thousand Island Dressing, here is your warning: tasting this homemade dressing will officially ruin you for all other versions. We eat this on hamburgers, salads (of course), dip carrots in it, celery sticks, I have been known to just go to the fridge with a spoon from time to time just to taste it! This is Thousand Island at its freshest, creamiest best. I am serious, do NOT make ... Continue Reading
Do You Like Cornbread with Buttermilk?
How many of you remember crumbling up cornbread into a glass of sweet milk and eating it with a spoon after supper? This was a special treat we ALWAYS did when spending the night with my grandparents, only they used buttermilk. If you ever find yourself wondering why folks call whole milk "sweet milk" just pour yourself up a big old glass of buttermilk! After a sip or two of that, it will ... Continue Reading
Apple Skillet Cake
This is an Apple Skillet Cake from my husband's grandmother, Granny Jordan. I have written a little about Granny Jordan before when I posted her Frozen Cranberry Banana Salads, but I won't miss out on an opportunity to praise her further! Granny Jordan was the quintessential southern lady in absolutely every fashion. She collected recipes which she kept meticulously organized in card files in ... Continue Reading
Apple Flautas
This is the recipe I reach for when I want something quick, homemade, delicious, and impressive. They require so little effort and can be made almost as quickly as they disappear! I especially like that you can make these little marvels with Splenda instead of sugar and substitute it whenever I make them for myself! Tender apples sauteed in butter with cinnamon and sugar then spooned into ... Continue Reading
Slow Cooker Coke Chicken ~#1 On My List Of “Things I like to toss in the crock pot.”
Get ready to enjoy this Slow Cooker Coke Chicken but first... I'm getting ready for Apple Week this weekend, preparing some last minute apple recipe tutorials and getting posts written up and queued for this and my other blog for al.com, so we're having a bit of a slow weekend. I wanted to post my mother's tutorial on Buttermilk Cornbread, but she isn't home right now and I'm missing a few ... Continue Reading
Coca Cola Cake ~Oh So Good!~
Click here to see an updated post on this recipe with a video and new photos. If you're familiar with Coca Cola cake, just seeing the title had you scrolling down to make sure you had the ingredients to make it today. If you're not familiar with Coca Cola cake, allow me to offer a brief introduction (because you need to hurry up and make this cake!). We love our Coca Cola. After all, ... Continue Reading
Finding Southern Flavors In Canada : Poutine Comes Home!
About two years ago, I had an opportunity to visit Canada. I had a wonderful time, met some great people, had delicious food, and learned two things about Canadians. One is that they are very nice people! Seriously, they were the biggest group of nice folks I had ever encountered outside of my own stomping grounds. I can't imagine feeling as welcome anywhere else as I was in Canada (I really ... Continue Reading
