Baked
Florida Papaya Cobbler
Ripe, soft, golden papayas are best eaten raw (the shiny dark seeds, by the way, are delicious in salad dressings), but what you want for
June 1, 2023
Baked
Persimmon Pudding with Hard Sauce
Southerners use these persimmons to make cakes, pies, and preserves (some even grind the seeds to be used as a coffee substitute), but without question,
June 1, 2023
Baked
Creole Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
At one point, chopped dried fruits were also added to the pudding, suggesting that the dessert’s origins were not French Creole but, somehow, English. The
June 1, 2023
Dessert
New Orleans Calas
Although nobody knows whether the soft balls can be traced back to African or French traditions, calas are one of the most distinctive of all
June 1, 2023
Dessert
Divinity Fudge
Fluffy, creamy, and rich as sin, Divinity Fudge (or simply “divinity” in some states) is one of the South’s most distinctive candies and a staple
June 1, 2023
Salad
Appalachian Cabbage And Bacon Pudding
It is said that the vast cabbage fields found along the Appalachian borders of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee were started by the region’s original
June 1, 2023
Salad
Carolina Barbecue Coleslaw
While Memphis-style, Alabaman, and even moist western North Carolinian barbecue are almost always served with a creamy or mayonnaise-based coleslaw, in the self-proclaimed barbecue capital
June 1, 2023
Baked
Chocolate Chip–Peanut Drop Cookies
The only cookie Southerners love more than ultrachewy chocolate chip cookies are ultrachewy chocolate chip cookies that have the added crunch of peanuts. Makes about
June 1, 2023
Pies and Biscuits
Dibby’s Mississippi Pralines
Do take note that all pralines lose much of their subtle flavor and soft delicacy (even in airtight containers) after about 2 weeks. And take
June 1, 2023
Salad
Calabash Coleslaw
Deriving from the old english word for cabbage (cole), “cole slaugh” was mentioned as early as 1839 in Lettice Bryan’s The Kentucky Housewife and is,
June 1, 2023
I’m Brenda, your home cheff. Welcome to my Recipe Book!
I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.
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