Have some left-over banana bread? Banana Bread Pudding Sundae is a great way to use it up! Out of the different ways to use up left-over banana bread, this is my personal favorite, although the Banana Bread French Toast is my husband and son's favorite. To make this simply mix up a batch of pudding from the recipe for Homemade Banana Pudding. Instead of pouring it over your Nilla Wafers and ... Continue Reading
Banana Bread Caramel Sundae
You are going to love this Banana Bread Caramel Sundae! Grab that leftover loaf of banana bread! As promised yesterday, I am about to give you not one, not two, but THREE things to do with leftover Banana Bread! We are going to start with Banana Bread Caramel Sundae. They are each divine in their own right and none require a culinary degree, just a few minutes in the kitchen! First off, ... Continue Reading
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
I'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 is kind of....difficult for me because I feel I am being terribly rude showing you this wonderful pudding and ... Continue Reading
How To Make Apple Pie
Don't you just hate it when you taste something positively divine that a friend made, ask for the recipe, and they refuse to give it? How awkward is that? I have always found it somewhat rude and therefore have made a point to share any and every recipe that has ever been requested of me. There is only one recipe which has tempted me to stray from this policy, my apple pie. ~Takes a deep ... 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 ... 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.com A little story about my great grandmother My great grandmother was a ... 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
