This is an old-fashioned Southern main dish. As the name suggests, all you need is sauerkraut and weenies to make this tangy yet delicious dish. This sauerkraut and weenies recipe was one of my dear favorite meals as a girl and still is. It is a prime example of a budget meal (very common in the South back in the day) and so very good! Oh goodness, I'm getting hungry. Now, I realize some ... Continue Reading
Coca-Cola Cake
This easy Coca-Cola cake recipe is an old-fashioned Southern favorite, with a rich, deliciously moist, and fluffy chocolate cake topped with fudgy chocolate frosting. Now, I first posted this Coca-Cola cake recipe back in 2008. If you'd like to see the original post (and some awfully cute pictures of my kids when they were little), click here. Good afternoon, Southern Plate friends! Today ... Continue Reading
Tex Mex Dip (a.k.a 7-Layer Dip)
This Tex Mex dip recipe is a party appetizer made for your next game day. It's a 7-layer dip featuring beans, creamy mayonnaise, guacamole, green onion, tomatoes, olives, and shredded cheese. Grandmama used to make this Tex Mex dip recipe for us every year around Christmas time. It’s great for football season, of course, but we often had it on Christmas Eve because that is when my ... Continue Reading
Coca-Cola Pie
It may sound unique, but trust me, this rich and decadent chocolate fudge Coca-Cola pie will blow your tastebuds away! There is absolutely nothing like a cold Coca-Cola out of a glass bottle on a hot summer's day. Nothing. As much as we love our "coke", Coca-Cola Cake is a classic that has been a favorite for generations. So when I wrote my third cookbook I wanted to create another classic ... Continue Reading
Banana French Toast With Pecans
This easy banana french toast recipe includes tender banana slices sandwiched between two slices of french toast that are covered in pecans and fried until golden brown. Add some syrup and you have the perfect breakfast or brunch treat. When you were little, were there special dishes that someone made just for you as a special treat? Mama's banana french toast with pecans is one of those for ... Continue Reading
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Do you like casseroles that are cheesy, creamy, bursting with potatoes, and ridiculously easy to make with just 6 ingredients? Well, let me introduce you to my cheesy hashbrown casserole recipe. Do I have the perfect casserole for you today? Now, I've shared plenty of casseroles on Southern Plate over the years. We've covered breakfast to dinner, but today we're focusing on this cheesy ... Continue Reading
Stewed Potatoes
Are you ready to try my easy Southern stewed potatoes recipe? With a butter coating, these tender and soft stewed potatoes never last long on my supper table. I was tickled that so many people wanted to know how I made the potatoes that were pictured with last week's meatloaf. Stewed potatoes are the ultimate old-time Southern comfort food and something I make fairly often for my family. They ... Continue Reading
Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
This recipe for oatmeal cranberry cookies is the perfect fall cookie recipe. The chewy texture is positively packed with fall flavor, like cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar, oats, dried cranberries, and chopped nuts. I love cookies. They are my ultimate go-to treat. For me, cake, pie, and any manner of candy fade in comparison to a really good cookie. I learned this the hard way when I ... Continue Reading
Mississippi Mud Cake
Made from scratch, this Mississippi mud cake recipe is the most mouthwatering combination of moist chocolate cake, creamy chocolate icing, and fluffy melted mini marshmallows. We have a bunch of recipes that come directly from our family cookbook like this Elvis Presley cake recipe, a longtime favorite, and my grandmother's peanut butter cake, along with many others. However, I'll be serving ... Continue Reading
Jiffy Corn Casserole
This Jiffy corn casserole recipe might be the easiest casserole you'll ever make. Moist and tender, it's no wonder it's one of my family's favorite side dishes. Today, I'm introducing you to my Mama's Jiffy corn casserole recipe. If you've never had cream corn casserole and you have even the smallest inkling of a liking for corn or cornbread, you really should pick up the stuff to make this ... Continue Reading
