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March 28, 2024

Skillet Hot Dog Chili

Elevate your hot dog game with  this quick and easy Skillet Hot Dog Chili. My mother loved hot dogs.  She loved hot dogs better than she loved her luggage.  Not only did she like to order hot dogs in restaurants, she liked to eat them at home.  Chili dogs were her favorite.  Somewhere along  the...

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Published on March 28, 2024 10:00

March 27, 2024

Sweet and Spicy Jalapeno Coleslaw

Sweet and Spicy Jalapeno Coleslaw is made with a slaw mix and classic mayonnaise based dressing with  the right ratio of coleslaw to dressing. The dressing provides a balance of sweet and tangy with a hint of heat from jalapeno peppers.   Coleslaw is a familiar dish with lots of variations. It takes trying all...

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Published on March 27, 2024 11:00

March 25, 2024

Resurrection Biscuits

Resurrection Biscuits is a recipe that’s an edible lesson that teaches the Easter Resurrection story. The hollow biscuit represents the empty tomb. Because it’s almost Easter and because this recipe for Resurrection Biscuits is a fun way to teach children about Resurrection Sunday, I’m sharing a recipe from my cookbook,   BISCUITS: Sweet and Savory Southern...

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Published on March 25, 2024 12:00

March 21, 2024

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken is chicken breasts with ribs that get a barbecue spice rub, cook in a sweet and smoky homemade barbecue sauce, are shredded  when tender, and added back to sauce. Great for sandwiches. Barbecue is one of my favorite flavors. Always has been, always will be. Chicken breasts are my least...

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Published on March 21, 2024 08:18

March 13, 2024

Irish Stout Braised Chicken Stew

Irish Stout Braised Chicken Stew is a hearty, rustic stew made with chicken thighs and vegetables braised in a gravy made flavorful and robust by the addition of Irish stout beer. While this is a deviation from my usual Southern-inspired dishes, its rustic nature makes it seem familiar and comforting.  And, it uses lots of...

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Published on March 13, 2024 10:25

March 12, 2024

Sheet Pan Maple Bourbon Barbecue Spare Ribs

Sheet Pan Maple Bourbon Barbecue Spare Ribs is  St. Louis style Spare Ribs baked on a sheet pan in the oven and basted in a homemade barbecue sauce made from maple syrup, bourbon, chili sauce, and other common ingredients.   Gosh! Do I love ribs!  Not only do I love the flavor, but there’s something...

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Published on March 12, 2024 06:00

March 7, 2024

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Strawberry Pretzel Salad is a vintage layered salad which comprises a pretzel crust, cream cheese layer, and strawberry gelatin layer.     This layered strawberry gelatin, cream cheese, pretzel crust dessert represents so many things I love about the South. For one, we do love flavored, highly sweetened gelatin.  Always have, always will.  We don’t...

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Published on March 07, 2024 11:00

March 4, 2024

Baked Sweetpotato with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter

Baked Sweetpotato with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter is an easy side dish to serve alongside most entrees. The warm flavors of brown sugar and cinnamon are a perfect match for the earthy, somewhat nutty, flavor of sweet potatoes.   Sweetpotatoes! Oh, how I love thee.  That hasn’t always been the case. I had to grow...

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Published on March 04, 2024 12:13

February 17, 2024

Swiss Steak

Swiss Steak is American classic comfort food composed of tenderized and browned round steak braised in a rich gravy containing tomatoes, carrots, and aromatics. Serve over rice.   Despite the name, Swiss Steak is decidedly American and is a classic dish. The name is derived from the process of pounding the meat, or swiss it,...

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Published on February 17, 2024 13:52

February 15, 2024

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo AKA Seafood Gumbo

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo, AKA Seafood Gumbo, is an iconic Cajun stew made with  roux, shrimp, crab, smoked sausage and lots of vegetables, including okra. Served over rice. Of all the wonderful Cajun inspired recipes, and there are many, Shrimp and Crab Gumbo is a family favorite. The ingredient list appears rather lengthy, and the...

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Published on February 15, 2024 09:54