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
Baked
Old Salem Moravian Cookies
Old Salem Moravian Cookies are a beloved traditional treat that originated in the historic Moravian settlement of Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. These thin,
June 1, 2023
Appetizer
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Although the ever adventuresome thomas Jefferson was growing tomatoes in 1782, it was not till well into the nineteenth century that the general public fully
June 1, 2023
Baked
Vidalia Onion And Rice Casserole
This is the sort of casserole a southern cook will whip up when sweet Vidalia onions are in season or when a simple but unusual
June 1, 2023
Baked
Baked Vidalia Onions Stuffed With Country Ham And Chanterelles
Vidalia Onions, like Walla Wallas from Washington State or Mauis from Hawaii, are some of the sweetest onions on earth and one of the most
June 1, 2023
Fried
Batter Fried Okra
While Yankees almost gag at the sight of the slimy boiled or braised okra beloved by so many Rebels, I’ve yet to meet one who
May 31, 2023
Southern
Stewed Okra And Tomatoes
Mary Randolph may have given the first printed recipe for okra and tomatoes in her early-nineteenth-century book, The Virginia House-Wife. However, evidence shows that the
May 31, 2023
Appetizer
Virginia Turnip And Red Onion Soufflé
Introduced to America in the seventeenth century by French and English settlers, white turnips quickly found their place in Virginia and eventually became a beloved
May 31, 2023
Southern
Nashville Turnip Greens With Ham Hock
One Alfred Leland Crabb, writing about Nashville, Tennessee, some fifty years ago, proclaimed the city the turnip green and hog jowl center of the universe,
May 31, 2023
Side dish
Spiced Rutabaga , Potato, And Apple Purée
I’ve always suspected that when Scarlett O’Hara holds up a root vegetable in Gone with the Wind and proclaims defiantly, “I’ll never be hungry again,”
May 31, 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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