Monthly Archives: April 2010
Southern Kitchen – Winner’s Circle Derby Day Pie
Dust off your Seersucker suit, your favorite bow tie, and ladies, don’t forget your over the top hat, it’s Kentucky Derby weekend. The Kentucky Derby is a southern tradition, celebrating the running of the thoroughbreds,reaching back to 1875. A classic … Continue reading
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Tuesday Wine
Not long after we moved into our current house outside of Atlanta, we started sharing things with the next-door neighbors: cups of sugar, random garden tools and bottles of wine. The concept of Tuesday wine developed as a shortcut way … Continue reading
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Lunch Plate: La Fonda Latina
One of the often overlooked parts of Southern culture is the food and flavors of Latin cuisine in the Southeast, US. From the Caribbean traditions on the Carolina Coast, and South Florida, to the Tamale trail through the Mississippi delta … Continue reading
Southern Review – Zapp’s Potato Chips
All good Southerner’s have a particular food that, in an instance, will take them back to a special place. It’s the one Southern food, that when discovered, makes you feel you’ve found a lost treasure. Without a doubt Zapp’s Potato … Continue reading
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Big Southern Breakfast Challenge
I couldn’t tackle buttermilk biscuits without first consulting the Queen of Southern Breakfast: MawMaw Of course she was tickled to hear from her favorite granddaughter-in-law and very excited that I was attempting to make a Southern breakfast of my own … Continue reading
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