In this post I am sharing a historical recipe for Benne Wafers Cookie Recipe. Benne Wafers have been a Lowcountry favorite in the Charleston area for over a hundred years. These tiny cookies, or wafers, are each made by hand with the same care used in the plantation kitchens of the past. …
Posts from: 2014
According to tradition, New Year’s Day supper will bring you fortune in the year to come. Everyone in the South will be eating some type of pork, collard greens or cabbage, black eyed peas or Hoppin’ John, and cornbread. It’s tradition, but how did it start? Well back in the days of that unfortunate …
In this post I am sharing how to make Southern Style Collard Greens. Collard greens are a favorite winter crop in the South and a new year dinner tradition to bring luck in the coming year. I can’t recall a first dinner in the new year that didn’t involve freshly cooked collard greens, …
In this post I’m sharing how to cook Black Eyed Peas Recipe. Black Eyed Peas do not require soaking overnight like some dried beans. I soak them anyways. A southern favorite side dish and you’re sure to find these on the dinner table on New Year’s Day! It’s a southern tradition! Traditions …
In this post I’ll be sharing a tried and true Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe. Southern Cornbread Dressing is a comforting, classic dish for holidays or that special family dinner anytime of the year. This is the favorite dish for some of my family members during the holidays and a must have! Awesome …
In this post I am sharing how to prepare Southern Pan Fried Pork Chops. Y’all will love these easy Pan Fried Pork Chops. In the summer months I do grill quite a bit more, so us southerners don’t fry everything all of the time. Let’s face it though – Fried Food is Southern …
In this post I’m sharing the recipe for Easy Southern Style Chicken N Dumplings. Chicken N Dumplings are so good during the cooler months time of year. I am going to give you a super easy recipe that saves you from the work of rolling out dumplings. Yes, you read that right. Easy …