How to Freeze Okra Freezing vegetables doesn't get any easier than this. Just a few minutes of effort will mean a freezer full of healthy okra ready to use at your convenience! Okay fellow gardeners - your okra plants are bursting at the seams, struggling to keep up … Continue reading →
Ultimate Corn Pudding
This Ultimate Corn Pudding recipe incorporates three "secret" ingredients giving it a major flavor boost that will make your taste buds sing! Who doesn't enjoy a good corn pudding? As American as apple pie, corn pudding goes back many generations as classic down-home … Continue reading →
Creole Mustard
Warning - this homemade Creole Mustard is going to keep you coming back for more! This mustard is made with a Creole kick that will really make your mouth water. Make a jar today, and you’ll find yourself using it all the time! I really haven’t bought sauces, … Continue reading →
Sausage, Kale, and Black Eyed Pea Soup
Sausage, Kale, and Black Eyed Soup Loaded with as much flavor as nutrition, this wholesome black eyed pea soup is packed with healthy ingredients and is positively delicious! It's the perfect soup to cozy up to on a cold night! Call it want you like - an … Continue reading →
Andouille and Greens with Cheese Grits
Sautéed Andouille and Greens with Cheese Grits Flavorful andouille sausage is cooked up with caramelized onions and sauteed Cajun-seasoned greens served over delicious cheesy grits. It's Southern comfort food at its best! Of Native American origin, grits are a staple … Continue reading →
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
Creamy, smooth, and velvety sausage gravy poured over hot and fluffy buttermilk biscuits....that's what I call pure heaven! Try this phenomenal Sausage Gravy recipe along with our homemade biscuits recipe and you'll be in heaven too! Sausage gravy has been an … Continue reading →
Southern Black Eyed Pea Salad
Deliciously fresh and seductively smoky, the flavor and varied textures in this phenomenal Southern Black Eyed Pea Salad recipe will wow your taste buds! Quick and easy to make, serve it as a side or enjoy it as a salsa with chips! The South has a tradition that goes … Continue reading →
Smothered Chicken
SMOTHERED CHICKEN. Moist and tender chicken breasts are drenched in a luxuriously creamy bacon and mushroom sauce! Come pull up a chair and enjoy the ultimate comfort food! A few years ago when I made this Smothered Chicken for the first time I marveled at how our … Continue reading →
Authentic Jambalaya
Authentic Jambalaya Recipe. This quintessential dish from New Orleans is a spicy one-pot rice dish featuring chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, and a whole host of Southern flavors. Let the feast begin! Most of us won't be going down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, … Continue reading →
Creole Seasoning
This homemade Creole Seasoning tastes WAY better than store-bought, is super quick to make, and contains no preservatives or fillers! Deliciously versatile, use it to season anything that needs a boost in FLAVOR! Absolutely nothing beats homemade spice blends! … Continue reading →
Southern Sorghum & Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Sorghum is an interesting grain with a rich heritage and unique flavor. Plus it's something of a superhero crop because it's one of the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy, is environmentally friendly, requires less water than other grain crops and is … Continue reading →
Havarti Dill Corn Cakes
Thank you to Castello for sponsoring this post! If you enjoy traditional cornbread or corn cakes these are a "must try." The combination of a high class European cheese with all the goodness of down-to-earth, traditional home-style Southern cooking makes these Havarti … Continue reading →
Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Jambalaya is such great comfort food, full of flavor and healthy ingredients. Here is a thoroughly "no-fuss" version of this Southern classic dish. (You can also check out our traditional Jambalaya.) Just throw everything in the slow cooker, add in the last two … Continue reading →
Darn Good Cornbread
A tender and moist crumb with lots of flavor. Make it. … Continue reading →
Cajun Catfish & Chips with Tartar Sauce
Crispy, crunchy battered and fried catfish mixed with Cajun spices and served with a delicious homemade tartar sauce and fries. Fish & Chips the Southern way! … Continue reading →
Chicken Fried Steak Burgers with Vidalia Onion Gravy
Creamy sweet onion gravy smothered over a chicken fried steak burger patty, topped with crispy French fried onions and sandwiched between two toasted onion rolls. The ultimate "comfort burger"! Another dish inspired by our family vacation to the South last Summer. A … Continue reading →
Southern-style Green Beans with Caramelized Onions and Bacon (+ Smith House, Dahlonega)
Green beans, depending on how they're prepared, can be either just "tolerable" or they can be something that are actually enjoyable to eat. This recipe makes eating green beans a pleasure. You won't find yourself gulping them down just so you can clear your plate and pat … Continue reading →
Easy Weeknight Jambalaya
Thank you to Pollinate Media Group and Hillshire Brand Company for sponsoring this post. As much as I love to cook, it can be challenging to find the time to do it. I know you can relate. I've found that to be especially true now that I have two toddlers. And so … Continue reading →
Mexican Grillades and Grits
Served at home, at weddings and parties, and even at classy debutante balls, Grillades and Grits is a traditional brunch from Louisiana. This recipe is an original spin on this classic dish. Grillades and Grits "Mexican Style"! I recently made the classic New Orleans … Continue reading →
New Orleans Grillades and Grits
Look no further for a tried and true authentic Grillades and Grits recipe! Tender beef cutlets are simmered in a rich gravy and served over creamy grits - it's heaven! Well, shut my mouth, is that New Orleans Grillades and Grits?? Darn tootin' it is. Well, now ain't … Continue reading →
Southern Kidney Bean and Andouille Soup
Rich, satisfying and tummy-filling, this Southern-style soup is slowly simmered with smoked ham hocks and topped with slices of spicy andouille sausage. Kidney beans are extremely healthy. Besides having lots of cholesterol-lowering fiber (one cup of cooked beans has … Continue reading →
Southern Style Peach Mustard Pork Chops
What is more All-American than a pork chop dinner? These Southern-style pork chops have a succulent coating that balances the moist and crispy textures. It's full, fruity flavor will have you savoring every mouthful. … Continue reading →