Shrimp and Grits is a classic Southern dish that’s quick enough for a simple weeknight meal. You can even cook the grits hands-off while you prepare the shrimp. These are a few of my favorite quintessential Southern dishes that I came to love during my few years living in the…
Fried Okra and Green Tomato Combo are two Southern favorites coming together most deliciously. The vegetables are cut into equal sizes, coated with a self-rising coating, fried to perfection and sprinkled with a heavy dose of salt and pepper with a little pinch of cayenne pepper.This is a post to…
Baked Chicken Chimichangas are a healthier twist on the old classic chimichanga recipe. You won’t even miss these Baked Chicken Chimichangas being fried because they get nice and crispy in this oven-fried version! These chimichangas can easily be made at home so keep this recipe in your keeper file. Baked…
This is one of my favorite recipes on the blog (adapted from Comfy Cuisine). I have so many fond memories of eating rice pudding as a child. We didn’t go out to eat much as a family but when we did we’d often go to Maria’s, a local Italian restaurant…
Best Banana Pudding Pound Cake with Amaretto Liqueur is from scratch and has banana pudding, amaretto (almond) liqueur, cream cheese, and Nilla wafers. All the classic banana pudding ingredients in a totally homemade pound cake recipe. I combined two traditionally Southern and perpetually favorite desserts into one cake! Yes! Southern…
It’s said that Hummingbird Cake is Southern Living’s most requested recipe of all time. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of trying this sweet treat, then I’m sure this comes as no surprise. This recipe hails from Jamaica and was once called Bird Doctor Cake, named after a hummingbird native…
You know the old saying about March winds that bring April showers that bring forth May flowers.We’re running about a month ahead here: February was windy as all get-out and it’s now March and it’s raining like crazy! April should be flower-filled and gorgeous!With spring coming so early, it occurred…
Friends, hear me out. I know you are thinking – how can cabbage soup be amazing? I understand because cabbage is one of those vegetables that you either love or hate. Since I’m from the LOVE IT side of the aisle, I decided to come up with a recipe that…
If you’ve spent any time in the south, you know that cabbage is common to have on New Year’s Day. It is also in many recipes or as a side dish, usually in the form of slaw. As far as the south goes, when it comes to cabbage, cabbage rolls…
Southern Pineapple Cake is amazingly moist and delicious. It’s so easy to make and even easier to eat! A simple, moist from scratch pineapple cake studded with pecans and coconut. Topped with a scrumptious pecan coconut frosting. We LOVE pineapple in a cake. Whether it is the Pineapple Bundt Poke…
