Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Oyster stew, laced with heavy cream, herbs and briny bivalves, is a delicious Christmas Eve tradition served in the Southern United States. But don’t reserve this just for the holidays. It’s delicious any day of the year! Gulf oysters have long been a mainstay food […]
Unexpected guests? Keep the dough for these slice-and-bake butter pecan cookies in the freezer! This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used on this site. When I was a little girl, there was an elderly lady […]
Saltine Toffee, aka Christmas Crack, is an easy and surprisingly addictive candy made from saltine crackers, butter sugar and chocolate chips. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used on this site. My best friend A […]
Hello Dolly Bars, aka Magic Cookie Bars, are a simple seven-layer baked dessert that combines graham crackers, coconut, chocolate chips and pecans. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used on this site. I was first […]
Jezebel sauce is a sweet and spicy condiment that originated in the South. Serve as an appetizer over cream cheese or as a glaze over roasted meat. Jezebel. She’s one of history’s first bad girls. Wife of King Ahab, the Bible tells us she persuaded […]
I'm Lisa, a first generation Southerner. While I was born and raised in Mississippi, I wasn't raised on Southern food. Then I met and fell in love with a boy who grew up eating his Grandmama's fried chicken and his Mamaw's biscuits and gravy. I realized I had a thing or two to learn about Southern cooking.
