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December 2, 2017

Buttermilk Sage Brined Roasted Chicken Thighs

Buttermilk Sage Brined Roasted Chicken Thighs are tender , juicy, and packed full of flavor.  Buttermilk not only flavors but tenderizes, also.  The amount of seasoning in the brine is sufficient.  No need for more salt and pepper before cooking.   Buttermilk is well known as an excellent marinade for chicken.  A lot of good...

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Published on December 02, 2017 14:44

December 1, 2017

Southern-Style Green Beans and Potatoes with Ham

Southern-Style Green Beans and Potatoes with Ham is an easy, one pot recipe that makes a hardy side or one pot meal.  At our house, it’s a rare special occasion  that isn’t celebrated over a big bowl of Southern-Style Green Beans with Ham. Not only does it have universal appeal, it’s an easy recipe to...

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Published on December 01, 2017 10:25

November 15, 2017

Classic Southern Pecan Pie

Classic Southern Pecan Pie is a favorite pie made with pecans that are baked in a syrupy filling.    One of our favorite things to watch on television are the black and white Andy Griffith shows with Andy, Barney, Opie and Aunt Bea that take place in the mythical town called Mayberry.   The show...

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Published on November 15, 2017 13:23

November 14, 2017

Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Apple Butter

My granddaughter, Ella, loves pumpkin butter. Since we’ll visit them soon, I tried to make something as close to pumpkin butter as I could to bring to her. Nanas cannot visit empty-handed.  Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato Apple Butter relies on the same flavors as you find in pumpkin butter or pumpkin pie, for that matter.  ...

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Published on November 14, 2017 18:11

November 11, 2017

Old Fashioned Cornbread Dressing

I’m stepping out here and ready to make a bold statement.  I think I might have figured out how to make Granny’s Old Fashioned Cornbread Dressing even better.  She always added leftover biscuits, bread, or saltine crackers.  Well, sir, I made a batch of Sage and Onion Biscuits to throw in along with Southern Buttermilk...

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Published on November 11, 2017 09:20

November 8, 2017

Sage Onion Biscuits

Sage Onion Biscuits are a great addition to the buttermilk cornbread in Traditional Buttermilk Cornbread Dressing. Sage, onion, garlic and black pepper also create a dinner biscuit  that goes well along side poultry and pork.   For a little extra special touch for this year’s Thanksgiving dressing, I’m making homemade biscuits that play off the...

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Published on November 08, 2017 15:39

Sweet Potato Fudge with Buttered Salted Pecans

Sweet Potato Fudge with Buttered Salted Pecans is no-fuss, no-fail when made with Eagle Brand  Sweetened Condensed Milk. This sponsored post was written on behalf of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.  All opinions are my own. #ad The older I get, the more I realize the profound influence of Granny’s pantry on my life, food...

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Published on November 08, 2017 08:49

November 4, 2017

Whole Roasted Chicken

 Whole Roasted Chicken is a dish that everyone ,who cooks chicken,needs in their stable of dishes they’ve perfected. It’s roasted simply in a cast iron skillet with a seasoning mix and melted butter. I don’t know that I could ever tire of eating roasted chicken. It’s familiar, comforting, and uncomplicated. Plus, it’s flat out good...

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Published on November 04, 2017 19:25

November 3, 2017

Southern Buttermilk Cornbread

Southern Buttermilk Cornbread is an iconic food in southern US cuisine.  We have definite opinions about bread.  Biscuits are biscuits.  Hushpuppies are hushpuppies.  We don’t refer them as bread.  We   do call Hush Puppies shoes but this is a food blog not a fashion blog.  We are talking about the edible hushpuppies.   Sliced loaf bread...

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Published on November 03, 2017 11:04

Vintage Raisin Cookies

Vintage Raisin Cookies are adapted from an circa 1940’s recipe appearing in the Akron Beacon Journal. They’re soft, buttery, and laden with plumped raisins and cinnamon and brown sugar. A friend sent me a scanned image of a recipe for Raisin Cookies in an article written by Betty Harvey, Home Economics Editor of the Akron...

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Published on November 03, 2017 08:56