Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Hummus gets a Southern spin in this black eyed pea hummus seasoned with crispy bacon and cumin. Perfect for dipping pita, chips, or vegetables Saturdays used to be the day I brought out all the stops when it came to food. It was the day I reserved for trying out […]
A Southern black eyed peas recipe gets a spicy kick from cumin, coriander, and saffron. Spice up your New Year’s Day dinner with this tasty side dish. January seems to have more hopes pinned on it than any other month. As the first month of a brand new year, it has […]
This is not your traditional black eyed peas recipes. These black eyed pea cakes are loaded with bell peppers, herbs and spices and fried until golden brown. It never fails, unless The Husband is running around at work with his hair on fire he will always call or text me […]
This easy minestrone soup recipe gets a Southern-style makeover with black eyed peas, red beans, collard greens and okra. Sometimes I wish I could film what goes on behind the scenes in my kitchen when I’m cooking. You only get to see the finished product. But occasionally it’s the behind-the-scenes […]
Easy baked venison meatballs are juicy and full of flavor. Make a batch today to serve with your favorite pasta sauce. Before I married my husband, I adamantly swore that I did not like venison. It was gamey, it was chewy, it was so not like beef or pork meat. […]
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.
