Sweet potato butter makes great homemade holiday gifts and is perfect for slathering over biscuits, toast, your favorite bread, or even apple slices. Sweet potato butter is a smooth creamy mixture of sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and fall spices that sends bread over the … [Read more...]
How to Make Gravy from Scratch
Includes easy to follow step by step instructions for making gravy. Start with pan drippings from any meat and make deliciously simple homemade gravy. The foundation of gravy: pan drippings Do you know what pan drippings are? The little bits of seasoned goodness left … [Read more...]
Southern Food Then and Now
What is Southern Food? To someone from outside the south, traditional southern foods might seem to be no more than fried chicken, grits and collard greens, with maybe a pecan pie or peach cobbler thrown in. But, to truthfully answer the question “what is southern food,” there … [Read more...]
Filet Mignon Sauce with Bourbon and Peppercorns
This Filet Mignon Sauce is a buttery peppercorn sauce that is easy to make and highlights the flavor of the steak beautifully without overpowering. This makes a perfect meal for two As I'm writing this it's just a few weeks before Valentines Day. I don't know about … [Read more...]
Collard Greens – Traditional and Creative Recipes
Collard Greens have been a staple in southern kitchens for many years, but are now being enjoyed all over the world. Here you will find the traditional methods and recipes, as well as inventive ways to cook and enjoy this old favorite. Like many Southerners I grew up with … [Read more...]
Steak Butter with Creole Seasoning
One little scoop of this steak butter with creole seasoning and herbs will elevate your steak from great to completely amazing! Steak butter with creole seasoning and herbs takes just a few minutes to make and can be made a day or two ahead. In fact, it may be even better … [Read more...]
Oyster Roast Hosting Made Easy
An Oyster Roast is the ultimate in casual, outdoor entertaining for fall and winter. Everything you need to know to throw your own Oyster Roast is covered here. If you live near the coast you've probably been to an oyster roast, and may have a good idea what's needed to … [Read more...]
Oyster Farm to Raw Bar: Oysters in the South Carolina Lowcountry
What our visit to Lady's Island Oyster farm taught us about oysters cultivated for raw bars and restaurants in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Plus a bonus recipe for White Wine Mignonette Sauce. It's tough to think of small coastal towns without thinking of great seafood. … [Read more...]
Blackberry Syrup
Save those blackberries before they're gone by making this simple blackberry syrup that you can use on ice cream, in cocktails, on pancakes, or anything else your heart desires! Fresh Blackberry Syrup When I was growing up, there was a blackberry patch on the shoulder of … [Read more...]
Remoulade Sauce
Whether you serve it with crab cakes, on a po'boy, with fried green tomatoes, or dip your french fries in it, remoulade sauce is the perfect Cajun complement to so many dishes! Exactly what is Remoulade Sauce? Let's cut right to the chase... There are a million ways to … [Read more...]
Fried Oyster Po’Boy
There is nothing like a good oyster po'boy and this one is no frills... Nothing but fried oysters with a Cajun kick, tangy remoulade sauce, lettuce, and tomatoes all on a hoagie roll. What the heck is an Oyster Po'Boy? Originating in New Orleans, a po'boy is a super simple … [Read more...]
Bacon Bourbon Jam
This Bacon Bourbon Jam is the perfect addition to a crostini, pimento cheese, a grilled cheese sandwich, or even roasted vegetables! Bacon. Bourbon. Jam. Really, what could possibly be wrong with this? It's meaty, sweet, tangy, salty... And its bacon! Some of my favorite … [Read more...]
Blackberry BBQ Sauce
This tangy Blackberry BBQ Sauce includes chipotle chili peppers for a bit of smoky flavor. Easy to make it's the perfect condiment for any type of smoked or grilled meat. One of my favorite memories from the lazy summer mornings of my childhood was walking across … [Read more...]
How to Make Beef Stock and When to Use It
Do you know the difference between beef stock and broth? The short and sweet version is that stock is made with bones and broth is not. When to Use Beef Stock That being said stock and broth can be used interchangeably and either is always better than plain water. In fact, my … [Read more...]
Easy Tomato Gravy
This simple and easy Southern style Tomato Gravy is delicious over biscuits for breakfast or brunch. A lot of people love it over rice or cornbread, too. Tomato Gravy Over Biscuits This simple and easy old-style Tomato Gravy is best over biscuits at breakfast or brunch, but … [Read more...]
Homemade Pepper Sauce
Homemade pepper sauce brings back memories of the days when a bottle sat on every table in the south. It gives a vinegary kick to vegetables like peas, butter beans, and all kinds of greens. This post was updated July 3, 2020. Exactly what is pepper sauce? For those … [Read more...]
