Southerners swear by their traditional Southern sweet tea and drink it by the gallons.  In the Southern states, ice tea is not just a summertime drink, it is served year … Continued

Appalachian Soup Beans Recipe and History (aka Pinto Bean Soup) Stove top – Slow Cooker – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Instructions In the cold winter months, you can find an inviting … Continued

Belle’s 8-Layer Chocolate Torte Cake Recipe, also know as Stack Cakes and Layer Cakes, are a traditional Southern recipe where the cake can vary anywhere from this 8-layer cake up to 17 … Continued

Benne Wafer Cookies (Sesame Seed Cookies) have been a southern favorite for over a hundred years.  Benne Wafers are a delicate tuile-like cookies are light, crisp, and paper thin with … Continued

Brunswick Stew Recipe and History Cooking Brunswick Stew has become a time-honored tradition, a source of regional pride, and a true culinary art in the Southern States.  It is almost … Continued

I made these delicious Carolina Pork Tenderloin Pinwheels for a dinner party that I hosted.  This recipe was so easy to make and very delicious! These pinwheels were developed in … Continued

Let us consider what chitlins are – they are hog intestines or guts  Some people turn up their noses at the mention of chitlins; other leave the house while they … Continued

 Leek and Potato Soup Vichyssoise Soup will be one of your favorite soup recipes as this is a delicious leek and potato soup that is so smooth and creamy!  A … Continued

The Club Sandwich is a sandwich with cooked chicken breast and bacon, along with juicy ripe tomatoes and crisp lettuce layered between two or three slices of toasted bread with … Continued

But I have never tasted meat, nor cabbage, nor corn, for beans, nor fluid food on half as sweet as that first mess of greens. By James T. Cotton Noe … Continued

Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy Learn how to make this Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy recipe. These are very popular in the South, anybody unfamiliar is really missing … Continued

This fantastic Craven County Sweet Pickle recipe was shared with me by my friend, Andra Cook of Raleigh, North Carolina.  The recipe also appears in our cookbook called What’s Cooking … Continued

Frogmore Stew is actually not a stew and it contains NO Frogs! Frogmore Stew is considered a classic Low Country South Carolina dish.  This dish is also know as Low-Country … Continued

This fantastic Grand Mammy’s Carolina Sharps dill pickle recipe was shared with me by my friend, Andra Cook of Raleigh, North Carolina.  The recipe also appears in our cookbook called … Continued

Homemade Lemonade is so refreshing and delicious!  When you have lemons, you should make old-fashioned Homemade Lemonade.  When you make it yourself it tastes just like your Grandma used to … Continued