Roasted Sweet Potato Cobb Salad: golden roasted sweet potatoes, chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, purple onions, and avocados on a layer of fresh collard green ribbons and arugula salad greens, drizzled with honey Dijon salad dressing. I'm keeping it Southern! Do you ever have a few sweet potatoes needing to cook before they go bad? Well, that is where I am, and two sweet potatoes are not enough to make a pie. Now I could put them in a casserole or bake them, but that means lots of butter and cinnamon and sugar. That's how I like my baked sweet potatoes, so I opted for a healthy version, roasted sweet potatoes.
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Cornbread and Wild Rice Dressing
Cornbread and wild rice dressing is a classic Southern dish that combines cornbread dressing with a wild rice mixture, creating a casserole full of fall flavors. WILD RICE AND CORNBREAD DRESSING Wild Rice and Cornbread Dressing is a rich, moist, savory, and crisp side dish that is uniquely delicious for a Thanksgiving meal. For me, there can never be too many Southern cornbread dressing recipes. I, for one, do not think dressing is just for a Thanksgiving meal. We love it all year long.
Seasoned Italian Green Beans Southern Style
Flat Italian Green Beans are a style of beans that are meatier, wider, and, like the name, flat instead of round. When picked young, this variety of green beans is stringless. Smothered Green Beans Seasoned Italian Green Beans Southern Style are flat Italian green beans simmered on the stove in a pot of bacon fat and chicken broth, seasoned with minced garlic, salt, and pepper, and finished with a generous pat of butter to bring out the southern flair. Flat Italian green beans are meatier and wider in size, so they do well when cooked on a slow simmer. I used canned beans for this recipe, but fresh ones are equally delicious. I cooked these for about 2 hours on low heat. This keeps them firm but soft and tender. We love these green beans served with almost any meal, and with Thanksgiving around the corner, they will make the best side dish to accompany the turkey and dressing. The best part is sprinkling the cooked bacon pieces over the ...
Ombre Roasted Vegetables
Ombre Roasted Vegetables, a beautiful display of fading orange-colored vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash that have been tossed with flavorful herbs, avocado oil, and honey then perfectly roasted. The past weeks have been making me hungry for all the flavors of fall. Don't you think sweet potatoes and butternut squash scream fall?
Fried Okra and Green Tomato Combo
Fried Okra and Green Tomato Combo are two Southern favorites coming together most deliciously. Fried Okra and Green Tomato Combo This recipe for fried okra and green tomato combo is straightforward, featureing garden vegetables cut into equal sizes, coated with a self-rising coating, and fried to perfection. Bringing it all to an end with a heavy dose of salt and pepper, and a little pinch of cayenne pepper. This is a post to celebrate the bounty of two Southern favorites, fried okra and fried green tomatoes. Some summers, I don't fry okra or green tomatoes, but only once or twice. However, this summer, I couldn't get enough of them. Our little local grocery store has started stocking local farmers garden tomatoes and okra. To make it so tempting, they have the display right in the front door. Homegrown squash, zucchini, new potatoes, fresh ripe tomatoes, and the most gorgeous green tomatoes. I just couldn't resist grabbing a few each time I went to the st...
Roasted Ratatouille Vegetables Recipe
Roasted Ratatouille Vegetables, roasted summer vegetables, eggplant, bell pepper, zucchini, and onion with a whole garlic into a delightful side dish. The recipe is healthy and comforting at the same time--pure deliciousness! I grew up with traditional cooking methods, and they are hard to change, but the older I get, the more I make changes to easier methods. As is with this Ratatouille recipe. While traditional Ratatouille is made by sauteeing vegetables separately before combining them, I decided to roast the vegetables.
Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs
Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs, two southern favorites come together to make an everyday dish at your next gathering into extraordinary. You might say a double dose of southern hospitality all in one bite! Deviled eggs are classy all by themselves when served on a table at the holidays, at a bridal shower, a brunch, to even a spring picnic.
Sweet Potato Spoonbread
Sweet Potato Spoonbread, a spin on an old Southern classic, corn pudding, is simple to make and can be served sweet or savory. Such a delicious side dish to whip up throughout the year. Southern Roasted Sweet Potato Spoonbread Southern Sweet Potato Spoonbread brings two southern favorites, sweet potatoes and corn pudding, together in a delicious casserole. Perfect for family gatherings, potlucks, and holiday feasts. We are such fans of spoonbreads . We have it at all our family gatherings. The grandchildren absolutely adore it. It is the perfect side dish to serve with roasted chicken as well as beef or pork roast.
Weeknight Supper Meal: Quick Flat Roast Chicken
Weeknight Supper Meal, an inspiration for one of your meals for the week including a quick roasted chicken, vegetable casserole, simple salad, and a classic Southern dessert. Flat Roasted Chicken, cutting the cooking time in half bringing a crispy, moist chicken . One of my favorite go-to meals that stretch our dollars and makes my meal planning a lot friendlier.
Super Bowl Party Eats
Football Party Food , a collection of our favorite game day food we enjoy! I have included good eats from all spectrums, appetizers, main dishes, sandwiches, sliders, salads, and don't forget the sweet treats. Are you ready for some football this weekend? If you are having a Super Bowl Party or headed to one, these football eats are sure to wow your guest. Enjoy!
Sheet Pan Chicken Supper
Sheet Pan Chicken Supper, a complete meal cooked in one pan. Preparation is as easy as the cleanup. The possibilities of flavor combinations with chicken and vegetables are endless. I love sheet pan meals, especially on busy weeknights. When you cook the meat and vegetables together in one pan, all the flavors marry together. Simply delicious!
Weeknight Supper Meal: Crusty Pork Chops
Weeknight Supper Meal, an inspiration for one of your meals for the week including a way to makeover leftovers into another meal. These Crusty Pork Chops are my go to recipe when I want a super crunchy breading around the pork chop. I must tell you that I love to pick them up right off the plate and biting into them....who needs silverware? They are absolutely scrumptious.
Southern Style Collard Greens {Granny's Recipe}
Southern Collard Greens , a delicious Southern dish served in most households all year long, especially around the holidays. In the south, we generally cook large amounts of greens at one time, referring to them as an ole' mess of greens. My Mother's recipe for collard greens is the best. Her recipe brings out all the secrets to the perfectly cooked greens.
Sheet Pan Roasted Hamburger Steak Dinner
Roasted Hamburger Steak , lean ground beef seasoned with simple seasonings roasted in a sheet pan with whole garlic bulbs, and vegetables. The final touches bring this meal to a whole new level, melted butter; roasted garlic smeared on top--oh! my. Sheet pan dinners have become a favorite around our house lately. We love the ease of preparation and clean up, consisting of cooking the entire meal in a sheet pan.
Spicy Cabbage & Onion Steaks
Spicy Cabbage and Onion Steaks , a simple, fast and delicious humble vegetables that will wow any dinner guest. Roasted in the oven thick cabbage and onion slices to perfection. My family is a huge fan of cabbage, and I was thrilled for another recipe that uses cabbage. We like our cabbage sauteed with bacon and onions , so this is a spin off of my traditional recipe.
Curry Rice Salad
Curry Rice Salad , fluffy white rice, yellow curry powder, and bright English peas are the perfect dish to use up leftover rice. Curry Rice Salad Using Leftover Rice The joy of this recipe is how simple it is to make. Using leftover rice is always a plus when needing to get a meal on the table in minutes. If you have no rice cooked, cook it the night before and heat it to make the salad. When I have leftover rice, one of the first things I think about is making this cold rice salad. Leftover Makeover is now a new label on the blog. I will add recipes in this tab featuring leftovers from prepared dishes, ingredients from recipes, and leftover holiday meats. Leftovers are more than reheating last night's dinner for lunch. Leftovers can include ingredients leftover from recipes that are unused and stored in the fridge or pantry. I detest wasting food.
