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Jam and Jelly

Damson Plum Preserves

Small, oval, bluish, extremely tart Damson plums, not to be confused with sweet purple plums, are the key ingredient in the most sublime preserves on

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Jam and Jelly

Strawberry Preserves

I don’t know what is loved more spooned on hot buttery biscuits at breakfast in the South: peach, blackberry, or strawberry preserves. Every Southern home

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Sauces and Puddings

Key West Mango Chutney

It always amuses me that the natives of Key West (and most other Floridians) rave about their mango chutneys as if the condiment had been

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Baked

Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

When I tasted this light, silky, beautifully balanced sweet potato pie spiked with bourbon, I realized that the more standard pie I’d always baked at

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Pickles And Preserves

Chow Chow

Chow chow, also known as Indian pickle in certain areas of the South, is believed to have originated in California with Chinese immigrant laborers in

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Dessert

Joe’s Key Lime Pie

Originally made with standard pastry crust, Key lime pie has presumably been a prized specialty of southern Florida and the Keys ever since the distinctive

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Salad

Corn Relish

After enjoying hot corn-on-the-cob slathered with plenty of butter, along with succotash, corn pudding, and spoonbread, it’s safe to say that corn relish holds a

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Baked

Jefferson Davis Pie

And most likely created during The War Between the States, this pie is basically a spicy version of chess pie and has as many versions

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Pickles And Preserves

Pickled Peaches

As far as I’m concerned, pickled peaches were created (probably in Colonial times) to serve primarily with pork barbecue and country ham. Like many Southerners,

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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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