This Chicken Chili Verde is tangy, spicy, and oh so hearty. It's just what you need to warm you up on a chilly day. If you've been following Biscuits & Burlap long, you know we love all the facets of Southern cuisine... Southwestern is one of our favorites! Jalapenos, … [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...]
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Parmesan
Our creamy tomato basil soup with parmesan will warm you up and go perfectly with a salad or a grilled cheese sandwich. With heavy cream and parmesan cheese, it's richer than most tomato soups and is sure to satisfy you and yours. Here in the South, we wait and wait for … [Read more...]
Cheesy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup
Cheesy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup is easy to make and full of flavor. Chicken can be added to make it extra hearty, but it's perfection in a bowl as a vegetarian dish. Cheesy Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup stirs up in just minutes and is a meal in itself whether you add chicken or … [Read more...]
Chilled Peach Soup with Cucumbers
This award-winning Chilled Peach Soup is an easy but elegant first course and is a great way to use the summer's bounty of fresh peaches and cucumbers. Chilled Peach Soup is pureed in minutes in the blender and has just a few ingredients. It makes an elegant first course … [Read more...]
Italian Sausage Soup with Vegetables & Pasta
Italian sausage soup with vegetables and pasta is hearty, packed full of flavor, and good for you - especially when you make it with turkey or chicken Italian sausage. Italian Sausage Soup is a go-to light dinner during cooler weather. Of course, we've added our signature … [Read more...]
Salad with Oranges, Goat Cheese and Marinated Asparagus
Asparagus marinated in citrus vinaigrette is the star of this salad with oranges, creamy goat cheese, and toasted pecans. This recipe includes a family favorite of ours: marinated asparagus. I used the simple marinade (a mixture of olive oil, lemon and orange juice, dijon, … [Read more...]
Easy Potato Soup Recipe
This easy potato soup comes together effortlessly using baked potatoes and is just the way you like it when garnished with all of your favorite toppings. I don't know what's happening with the weather where you live, but here we seem to have skipped right over fall and … [Read more...]
She-Crab Soup
She-crab soup is a classic low country dish with a rich, creamy base. Our recipe has a special trick for making sure every bowl gets plenty of delicious, lump crab meat. If you live in the South like me, it might not feel like it, but it's true... Fall is here, y'all! I can think … [Read more...]
Salad with Peaches, Blackberries & Basil Vinaigrette
Salad with peaches, blackberries and basil vinaigrette celebrates the fresh flavors of summer. Topped with chicken, shrimp, fish or steak it becomes a meal, but it's a light and bright side without the protein. The freshest of the fresh, this salad with peaches, blackberries and … [Read more...]
Watermelon Salad with Feta Cheese, Cucumber, and Blueberries
Watermelon salad is the light summer side you've been looking for. With feta cheese, blueberries, cucumber, and a lime vinaigrette, the flavors are out of this world. Summer is here, y'all! When the heat starts rising (and here is Georgia, man does it rise) something deep … [Read more...]
Black Bean Soup with Ham
Black Bean Soup is a great way to use leftover ham, but the ham can be left out for a delicious vegetarian version. Black Bean Soup is a hearty soup that is perfect for cool weather. Versatility is one of the reasons we love it. Leftover ham gives this soup an extra layer of … [Read more...]
Southern Style Vegetable Beef Soup
What could be more perfect on a cold winter day than a big bowl of hot Vegetable Beef Soup. Are you curious what makes this Vegetable Beef Soup Southern Style? The addition of one particular vegetable makes it special and makes it southern style. In case you're not a fan - just … [Read more...]
Roasted Poblano Corn Chowder
The roasted poblano peppers in this creamy corn chowder give it just the right amount of smokiness and the potatoes make it hearty enough for a main course. We finally have some fall weather drifting into the south and that means it's time for soup! It's no secret that I … [Read more...]
20 Amazing Pecan Recipes – Traditional and Updated
We're so excited to have collected 20 of the most amazing pecan recipes for you. It's no secret that we're big pecan fans. We have several recipes of our own featuring pecans, but this is a collection from some awesome food bloggers, and we love being able to share them with … [Read more...]
Spicy Cucumber and Shrimp Salad
This spicy cucumber and shrimp salad is fresh, light, and exactly what you need for these remaining dog days of summer! If this post title looks familiar, don't worry! You're not going crazy... I have actually posted this shrimp salad recipe before, but if you haven't … [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...]
Barbecue Shrimp Salad with Grilled Corn and Vidalia Onions
This barbecue shrimp salad is a fresh way to use those lovely southern summer ingredients: shrimp, corn, cucumbers, and those infamous Vidalia onions. Summer is here! Well, officially summer doesn't begin until the 21st but I'm a teacher so as far as I'm concerned if … [Read more...]
Gumbo with Chicken, Sausage, Shrimp, and Crab
If you love gumbo you'll love this version made from our family recipe. It combines seafood, chicken and sausage with all the veggies and spices you love in gumbo. As we have begun to "find ourselves" as bloggers, we have narrowed our focus down to our Southern roots and all the … [Read more...]
10 Soup Recipes For Those Cold Winter Months
I know, I know... "It doesn't really get cold in Georgia." Well, hey. It's cold to us, so bring on the soup recipes! We've searched high and wide for a selection of soup recipes that we think you'll all love. Though soup in general is thought of as a cold weather dish, we … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
I've expressed my love affair with Greek food before and today it continues. Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, cucumbers... so many fresh flavors and bright colors! This is, however, my first experience with quinoa. Learning how to say it was a challenge, but it was surprisingly easy … [Read more...]
