Easy Meals and Southern Cooking
Southern potato salad is sure to be a crowd favorite at your next barbecue. Tender red potatoes mixed with tangy mayo, hard boiled eggs, celery, pimentos, pickle relish and mustard. Is it really a backyard barbecue without potato salad? I rank it right up there with barbecue baked beans and […]
Thinly sliced scalloped potatoes with bacon and caramelized onions is a rich and flavorful side dish you’ll want to serve with your next meal. A few weeks ago, The Husband, out of the blue, requested scalloped potatoes. Like me, he probably grew up eating the freeze-dried potatoes from a box […]
Cheesy ranch roasted potatoes are a delicious side dish your whole family will enjoy. Baby red potatoes are roasted with creamy Ranch dressing, sour cream, bacon and topped with cheese. Cheesy roasted ranch potatoes combines four of my favorite foods – potatoes, Ranch dressing, bacon and cheese! It’s a perfect […]
Instant Pot Hoppin’ John, made of black-eyed peas, pork and rice, is a Southern New Year’s Day tradition that can be made right in your electric pressure cooker. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used on this site. Hoppin’ John […]
Mashed rutabaga, loaded with bacon, cheese and green onions, is a healthy but delicious low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes. This post may contain affiliate links. Click here to learn more about how affiliate links are used on this site. Rutabaga. I can’t say I’ve cooked a whole lot with rutabagas, […]
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.
