Let’s put aside baking for just a moment (put aside what?, you say) – yes – yes – we simply must switch our focus for just a moment to… Sweet Tea. And let’s not fool ourselves, sweet tea is the perfect summer partner for anything else made Southern. Is there such a thing as too […]
Chrysta Wilson, chef-owner of the West Hollywood bakery Kiss My Bundt may not be a southern baker, but her inspiration came straight from the south… All I know is no matter where these cakes come from, I want one HERE right now!
I am enamored by Regina Charboneau‘s recipes. Regina Charboneau is the owner of Twin Oaks Bed & Breakfast in Natchez, Mississippi. She is the author of Regina’s Table at Twin Oaks. Mississippi Hushpuppies (From Regina’s Food section in The Atlantic) Here is Regina’s recipe for the treasured Southern dish. You can add what you like […]
Corn flour is also known as Southern flour because it’s the key ingredient for so many Southern dishes. Here, from The Atlantic, comes a very interesting spotlight on corn flour, to which we all owe some gratitude whenever we enjoy a truly delicious Southern meal. Image by Regina Charboneau A Baker’s Well-Kept Secret: Corn Flour […]
We have a crush on crumb cake this week, and we always have a crush on rhubarb. Therefore, nothing makes more sense to us today than a recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake! Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake (borrowed from Diana Rattray: Southern culinary artist and author of the cookbook, “The About.com Guide to Southern Cooking“) […]
From a graceful little blog called A Southern Grace, comes a tasty recipe for Crumb Cake. This is the kind of cake you have for breakfast when you’re feeling like cake for breakfast is exactly the perfect thing (and we think it often is.) Crumby Crumb Cake (based on this recipe, which is based on […]
I found this recipe for Cinnamon Roll Cookies on Sinful Southern Treats. This treat is like the cookie equivalent of a platypus. Is it a cookie or a cinnamon roll? And really, does it matter if it’s as yummy as it looks in the photo below? I am dying to make these, a clever and […]
I found this authentic and easy cobbler recipe on the Rick-Rack and Gingham blog – a blog by a southern grandma who loves to bake and travel around in her RV with her husband of 34 years. Thanks Cindy! …What all Good Southern Women keep up their sleeves for those emergency..ooops.. someone is coming over… […]
“Grazing is a state of being in the South. In fact, many of our community cookbooks from the twentieth century are front-heavy, with so many more hors d’oeuvre and finger-food recipes than main courses (or even desserts) that it makes you wonder why we even bother with the rest of the meal. It’s actually plain […]
Creating the perfect biscuit is a theoretical question with as many answers as there are scientists racing toward finding a unified theory of Everything. With Knoxville’s first International Biscuit Festival on the horizon (June 4th and 5th), featuring a biscuit bake-off, this blog would be amiss if it didn’t feature a favorite classic biscuit recipe […]