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05/20/2013 03:20 PM

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Atlanta Brisket, My Way

Atlanta Brisket - made using Coca-Cola classic, onion soup mix and chili sauce. Atlanta Brisket This brisket that rests overnight in a tub of chili sauce, Classic Coca Cola and onion soup mix, before baking, came courtesy of Beth one of our Facebook readers. I don't know how I missed it all these years, but Beth says the recipe came from Joan Nathan, and a television cooking show f

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05/13/2013 05:14 PM

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Homemade Chili Sauce

A homemade substitute for Heinz chili sauce made with tomato sauce and paste, lemon juice and a mix of seasonings. Homemade Chili Sauce I was already nearly done with stacking groceries on the belt at the grocery store, when I remembered that a couple of recipes that I wanted to make use bottled chili sauce. Doesn't that always happen? A quick glance near the checkout told me it wa

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05/07/2013 03:09 PM

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Giveaway! Come to the Table and Share the Bounty Cookbooks

When I sat down to page through these two books Share the Bounty: Finding God's Grace through the Spirit of Hospitality and Come to the Table: Food, Fellowship, and a Celebration of God's Bounty, something happened to me that has never happened before with a cookbook. Share the Bounty Click Here to Continue Reading » ||| This quick view summary is intended as a notice to let

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05/03/2013 01:23 AM

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Derby Day Menu Ideas

It's Derby time and here's a great list of suggestions from Deep South Dish to serve at your own Derby party. Derby Day Menu Ideas You don't have to be from Kentucky to love the Derby. We watch all of the build up to the fastest and most exciting two minutes in sports at my house every year, and even though we're from Mississippi, we still sing along with "My Old Kentucky

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04/29/2013 08:48 AM

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Skillet Chili Mac

Skillet Chili Mac - a quick skillet meal of ground beef, tomatoes, chili seasonings, beans, cheese and medium shell pasta. Skillet Chili Mac It's been a crazy couple of months around here. I won't go into details about it because it's mostly stuff that isn't all that interesting or appropriate for a food blog, but suffice it to say that there have been challenges... doctors, f

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04/17/2013 10:06 AM

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Coconut Orange Marmalade Bread

Coconut Orange Marmalade Bread - a lightly sweetened, quick bread, made with orange marmalade and coconut, infused both in the bread batter as well as to glaze the top. Coconut Orange Marmalade Bread Folks sometimes show up on my site here wondering where all of the wonderful desserts are that are often associated with the South, and that are usually found in abundance on the pages of many of

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04/09/2013 01:33 AM

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Sweet and Tangy Russian Chicken - My Way

Sweet and Tangy Russian Chicken, traditionally made with bone-in chicken thighs, red Russian style dressing and apricot preserves. Sweet and Tangy Russian Chicken This recipe is a real throw back to way back that some of you might remember. Grab an old church, community or junior league cookbook, and its bound to be in there somewhere, though often called by other names and sometimes simply ca

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04/01/2013 01:45 AM

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Stuff to Make with Ham Bones and Leftover Ham

A collection of Deep South Dish recipes with ideas for what to do with that leftover ham. Recipes Using Ham Bones and Leftover Ham Looking for some ways to use up that leftover holiday ham or ham bone? I've gathered some of my favorite recipes here in one spot for you. Click Here to Continue Reading » ||| This quick view summary is intended as a notice to let you know that I hav

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03/26/2013 12:11 PM

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Fresh Strawberry Cobbler

The classic, old fashioned "Cuppa" cobbler, made with fresh strawberries. Fresh Strawberry Cobbler Early Louisiana strawberries have been so abundant and affordable since their arrival, that they've been a regular purchase on our grocery list all month. Now we're starting to see the Florida berries show up in the markets. Click Here to Continue Reading » ||| Th

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03/21/2013 01:01 AM

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Step by Step How to Make Homemade Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings

Homemade from scratch, Southern style chicken and dumplings, made from a whole chicken and rolled dumplings, and served here with steamed, buttered carrots, crowder peas and corn muffins. Homemade Southern Style Chicken and Dumplings I didn't grow up with what many of you deem to be a classic Southern style rolled dumpling. Mama's chicken and dumplings had fluffy little puffs of biscu

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03/18/2013 02:33 PM

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Basic Buttermilk Corn Muffins

A basic recipe for buttermilk corn muffins. Basic Buttermilk Corn Muffins Sometimes you just want your cornbread in convenient little packages with crispy edges all around, rather than just a slice cut off of a pan, and corn muffins are just one of many ways to get that. There are quite a few specialty pans you can buy for this these days, but most everybody already has a muffin tin, making it

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03/13/2013 09:49 PM

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Noodles and Cabbage

A dish of cabbage and onions pan sauteed in butter with cooked egg noodles stirred in. Noodles and Cabbage First off, let's just clear the air by saying no... this is not a "southern" recipe, so out of the gate, I'll let you know that we are veering off the path today, to visit, in this case, Poland. One day, not long ago, a reader mentioned this dish on the Facebook

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03/11/2013 01:35 AM

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GIVEAWAY! Fix it & Freeze it - Heat it & Eat it Cookbook Review

Fix it & Freeze it - Heat it & Eat it Cookbook from Southern Living, a quick-cook guide to more than 200 make-ahead dishes, with freezing and reheating instructions. Fix it & Freeze it - Heat it & Eat it Cookbook Southern Living has been coming out with a great range of category driven cookbooks in the past few years and I've had the privilege of being able to both review

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03/07/2013 06:38 PM

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Garlic Cheese Drop Biscuits

An easy baking mix biscuit based on the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuit copycats, made with sharp cheddar cheese and melted butter, infused with fresh garlic. Garlic Cheese Drop BiscuitsSince I still had some baking mix in the pantry, leftover from my annual holiday sausage cheese balls, I thought it'd be a good time to use some to publish these drop biscuits with garlic and cheese. These yum

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03/04/2013 02:07 PM

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Pasta e Fagioli Soup

The popular American version of Pasta e Fagioli soup, made with a mirepoix of chopped onion, carrots and celery, ground beef, tomatoes, greens, white and red kidney beans and ditalini pasta. Pasta e Fagioli Soup The recipe for Pasta e Fagioli, a pasta and white bean dish, in the Italian cookbook, The Silver Spoon, is much less involved than the Americanized soup we are more familiar with fro

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02/28/2013 01:38 AM

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More Things to Do With Ground Beef

More Things to Do With Ground Beef Previously, I brought you a round-up of 25 Terrific Recipes to Make with Ground Beef and so many of you found it a convenient post to refer back to, that you asked for an updated list. I've added 23 more recipes from the website here for you to browse through at your convenience. Some are very basic, some are older recipes from back before I even d

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02/25/2013 11:58 AM

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Garlic Bread Butter Blend

My garlic bread butter blend, made using unsalted butter, garlic and onion powder, seasoned salt, Cajun seasoning, dried minced onions and parsley. Garlic Bread Butter Blend Okay, yes. It's only garlic bread. Melt some butter, brush it on some bread, sprinkle a little garlic powder on top, pop it in the oven and you're done. True. But, this is the butter blend that I've bee

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02/18/2013 09:19 AM

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Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Pie Crust Crackers

The elements and flavors from classic chicken pot pie - chopped chicken, potatoes, peas and carrots - in a creamy base - in an easy soup, with pie crust crackers for dipping. Chicken Pot Pie Soup I made this soup using elements of my Chicken Pot Pie recipe as the base, but I totally stole the idea for the pie crust crackers from Food Network Magazine's December 2012 issue. They used a com

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02/12/2013 01:13 AM

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Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew

A creamy beef stew with potatoes, onion, carrot and celery and cooked in the slow cooker. Here it is served over rice, in the Deep South tradition. Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew I've made this stew a few times over this fall and winter, but the process of measuring out, documenting and photographing a recipe, so that other folks can follow it too, can be a bit daunting at times, when all

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02/06/2013 02:46 PM

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Wash Day Cake - Gooey Butter Cake

Wash Day Cake, or Gooey Butter Cake as it is more well known, is a simple cake using cake mix to form a crust and topped with a powdered sugar and cream cheese filling. Wash Day Gooey Butter Cake Most people associate Gooey Butter Cake with Paula Deen, because it was brought to the forefront of everybody's attention and became famously associated with the Queen Deen, who added a multitude

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02/04/2013 01:05 AM

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Basic Egg Salad

A basic egg salad made with hard boiled eggs, onion, celery, seasoned salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning, parsley, mayonnaise and mustard. Basic Egg Salad Some of you will think it's downright silly to have a "recipe" for egg salad, but believe it or not, I get asked all the time how I make mine, and folks land on my other egg salads all the time from Google, looking specifically for

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02/01/2013 03:50 PM

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Mini Italian Sandwiches

Perfect minis for a party, these sandwiches are layered with provolone cheese, black forest ham, salami and your choice of Italian cold cuts, such as hot capolcolo or mortadella, dressed with creamy Italian dressing, lettuce, tomatoes and olives, if you like. Mini Italian Sandwiches Now, first caveat before I get lectured, this is not intended to be any kind of authentic Italian sub or hoagie

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01/29/2013 01:07 AM

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U.S. Senate Ham and Bean Soup

My version of the famous ham and bean soup, made with a ham hock or ham bone stock, a mixture of veggies and Navy pea beans, based on the one served at the U.S. Senate Restaurant every day. Senate Ham and Bean Soup The soup photos I ended up with for my post don't really give justice to the beauty of this soup, and of course, the soup was long gone before I uploaded the shots I took. I can

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01/20/2013 04:15 PM

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Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Macaroni and cheese, made with chicken, shell noodles and the same elements of my Buffalo Chicken Dip with Bacon. Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese I love macaroni and cheese in just about any form you can make it. My favorite, hands down, and one of the most popular recipes on my site from day one, is the 'overly decadent but so totally delicious it's worth making,' special occasion

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01/14/2013 08:55 AM

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More Favorite Soups for National Soup Month

A second collection of great soup recipes for National Soup Month from Deep South Dish. January is National Soup Month, though around here it's been more like grilling weather than soup weather. Day before yesterday it was 76 degrees and as humid as a summer day. Ah well, 'tis the nature of the southern seasons, especially here in the coastal Deep South, though every once in awhile Mama N

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01/08/2013 02:16 PM

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Mississippi Roast ... My Way

Mississippi Roast, made using a rump or chuck roast, but with my own signature and minus the full stick of butter. A moist, tender and delicious roast with a wonderful gravy and a nice spicy bite. Mississippi Roast ... My Way There's a roast blazing across the interwebs and the world of Pinterest called "Mississippi Roast," and if you google it, you'll find it everywhere. I

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01/03/2013 01:20 AM

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Grandma's Homemade Potato Soup

An old fashioned, simple, chunky potato soup like Grandma made, with russet potatoes, onion, butter, evaporated milk, a little flour, and seasoned with salt and pepper. Homemade Potato Soup Back before there were things like Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon and Loaded Baked Potato Soup, there was Grandma's Potato Soup. Simple, unassuming, not much more than potatoes, onion, water, butter and

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01/01/2013 12:50 PM

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Welcome 2013!

Thanks so much to all of y'all - those who have just found my little corner of the web and those who have been here from the beginning. I enjoy hearing from you in the comments here and the emails you send to me. When I started this site, I could count the southern recipe blogs on one hand. Today there are hundreds of us, from home cooks like me, some quite ambitious to win you over from th

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12/28/2012 02:06 PM

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Deviled Ham Salad - Bologna Salad

Old School Deviled Ham Salad, made with ground ham, sweet pickles, pimentos and mayonnaise. My version adds in celery and onion, and a little horseradish, spicy mustard, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning with the mayonnaise. Deviled Ham Salad Back in the day, this deviled ham salad was made using an old fashioned countertop grinder - the cast iron kind, that clamped onto the edge of the kitchen c

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12/25/2012 01:06 AM

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Merry Christmas

Wishing you a beautiful Christmas Day, filled with lots of food, the love of family, and the making of many memories for years to come. Thank you for being a part of the Deep South Dish family. I treasure you all. Merry Christmas! . ||| This quick view summary is intended as a notice to let you know that I have posted something new. If you th

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12/23/2012 06:02 PM

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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Dressing

A super easy and moist crockpot chicken and dressing, made using a packaged stuffing mix like Pepperidge Farm, adding in sauteed onion and celery, cooked chicken and cream soup, blended with chicken stock. Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Dressing The concept of slow cooker dressing certainly isn't unique to me - you'll find a multitude of recipes online and at other blogs and websites, al

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12/19/2012 10:54 PM

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Mississippi Mud Cake

Rich and decadent, dense and fudge-like, Mississippi Mud Cake is made with cocoa, topped with marshmallows, a buttery cocoa icing and salted, toasted pecans. Mississippi Mud Cake While there is some slight variation in recipes for Mississippi Mud Cake among us Southerners, they all contain flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa, butter, pecans, a layer of marshmallow and a buttery, powdered sugar and coco

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12/19/2012 01:26 AM

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Browned Butter Green Beans with Bacon and Pecans

Fresh green beans, blanched then seasoned with onion, garlic and herbs, and tossed with bacon and pecans and a browned butter pan sauce. Browned Butter Green Beans with Bacon and Pecans When I'm putting a meal on my table, Mrs. George's voice still rings in my conscience when it comes to menu planning. She was my Occupational Home Economics teacher at Biloxi High School and

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12/18/2012 01:20 PM

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Never Fail Divinity

Divinity, made a little easier by using marshmallow creme. Never Fail DivinityDivinity is a candy that is primarily made only around the Christmas holidays in the South. There are a number of reasons for that, the primary one being Southern weather, particularly in the Deep South where humidity rules the atmosphere most of the time. Humidity equals wet, and wet equals candy that often won't s

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12/18/2012 01:15 AM

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Apple, Sausage and Pecan Dressing

A cornbread and bread dressing, made with tart apple, hot sausage and pecans. Apple, Sausage and Pecan StuffingI first made this dressing last Christmas, then again this Thanksgiving and I may even make it again this Christmas, though I'm actually still trying to settle between having a bread or rice dressing, since I'm going with a prime rib roast this year. Yes, I'm moving aw

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12/17/2012 02:39 AM

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Old Fashioned Pull Apart Pan Rolls

An old fashioned yeast roll, baked in a round cake pan, for pull apart rolls. Old Fashioned Pull Apart Pan RollsA lot of folks get scared off by the old fashioned yeast rolls, not so much for the mixing or even the rise time, as much as the process of having to shape them. This roll takes a little bit of that away since the rolls are just formed into balls and tucked into a cake pan, or if you pr

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12/15/2012 07:30 PM

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Tiger Butter Bark

One of the easiest candies to make, this Tiger Butter Bark is made using almond bark candy coating mixed with peanut butter, topped with chopped peanuts and melted semi-sweet chocolate chips. Tiger Butter Bark Even if you think you can't make candy, bark candy is probably one of the easiest and most versatile candies there is. It's always a nice addition to a holiday sweets tray but e

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12/12/2012 01:44 AM

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Chicken, Andouille, and Oyster Filé Gumbo

An oyster filé gumbo, made with the Trinity, oysters, a chicken and spicy andouille sausage. Chicken, Andouille, and Oyster Filé Gumbo My father-in-law has been buying full sacks of Gulf oysters the past few weeks and we have been the lucky recipients of several pints, stuffed with delicious, salty, freshly shucked oysters and plenty of liquor. Dad also makes this wonderful oyster gumbo and h

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12/10/2012 04:23 PM

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Creamed Spinach

Fresh baby spinach, blanched then chopped and cooked with butter, cream and a light sprinkle of shredded cheese. Garnish with chopped or sliced, hard-boiled eggs. Creamed Spinach This recipe is only going to appeal to the spinach lovers passing by, but if you enjoy fresh spinach like I do, and you haven't had the opportunity to try it creamed this way, you really don't know what you&#

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12/04/2012 02:41 AM

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Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

Classic Southern pecan pie bars with a touch of cocoa in the crust, a layer of melted chocolate, salted and roasted pecans, and a splash of bourbon in the filling... if you like. Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars Most Southerners certainly have a pecan pie recipe in their recipe box, and really, these bars are simply an extension of that pie, made into convenient little bite-sized squares. Add a little

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11/28/2012 01:11 AM

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Old School Ham Bone Beans

Somewhere between a soup and stew, all thick and creamy and soothing, this full bodied and flavorful pot of white beans is all due to the ham bone. Ham Bone Beans I don't know about the rest of y'all but I sure have had a difficult time getting back into the swing this week. I've been busy enough writing new recipes and even cooking, but it's the post writing part that has me

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11/23/2012 01:21 AM

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Turkey Tetrazzini

Transform slices of cooked turkey or chicken with this mushroom cream sauce, served over spaghetti noodles. Great casserole to use up leftovers. Turkey Tetrazzini This is just a basic tetrazzini, but it's sure a tasty way to re-purpose some of that leftover turkey from the holidays, or later on down the line, chicken even. A simple, rich cream sauce, fresh mushrooms, chicken stock and a n

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11/20/2012 01:38 AM

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Everything Salad

Anything and Everything Salad - a mixture of lettuces and various toppings, here topped with broccoli, bacon, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, dressed with a sweet and sour dressing and topped with a buttery almond, pecan and ramen noodle crunch. Everything Salad I love this salad. It's sort of a hybrid of Ramen Noodle Salad and Broccoli Salad with a few extras thrown in. Reall

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11/19/2012 01:22 AM

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Cranberry Relish

Classic cranberry relish, made from uncooked, fresh cranberries, oranges, apples and pineapple. Cranberry Relish When I was growing up, there was one cranberry sauce at our house over the holidays. The familiar, cylinder-shaped, super sweet, jellied cranberry sauce, decorated with ridges molded right from the can it slurped out of. It's one thing so many of us Southerners still connect no

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11/17/2012 02:49 AM

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Pickled Onions

Strips of onion, pickled in vinegar, sugar, hot sauce and pickling spices, an excellent addition to sandwiches, burgers, beans and greens. Pickled Onions I had several requests for the recipe I use for the pickled onions pictured with my turnip greens, so I promised to squeeze it in here over the weekend, between all the holiday posts for turkey and dressing and all those side dish goodies w

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11/15/2012 02:54 AM

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Southern Style Turnip Greens with Salt Pork

Southern style turnip greens, stewed with salt pork, beef base, a bit of sugar and cider vinegar. Serve with cornbread and pickled onions and pass the hot pepper sauces at the table. Southern Style Turnip Greens Now that fresh, already cleaned and chopped greens are so readily available, I find that despite the fact that The Cajun doesn't like greens, I can still get fresh greens in my di

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11/12/2012 03:28 PM

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Muffin Tin Spoon Rolls

A batter style yeast roll that requires no kneading and no rise time - great for everyday use. Muffin Tin Spoon Rolls Homemade yeast rolls are my favorite, but let's face it. They do take an investment of time. In order for the yeast to fully develop and provide that fluffy, light roll instead of a biscuit, you need that nice, long double rise... and that takes time. It's definitely w

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11/09/2012 01:44 AM

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Ground Beef Hobo Stew

Hobo Stew, made with ground beef, a mixture of vegetables, canned tomatoes and V-8. Ground Beef Hobo Stew Pantry friendly and adaptable, I just love this stew. In some variation and often depending on the type of meat you use, you may know this dish by the names of Campfire Stew, Hobo Stew, Ground Beef Stew, Beggar Stew, Mulligan Stew, or V8 St

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11/06/2012 01:08 AM

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Southern Fried Potatoes

Southern fried potatoes, also known as Southern style hash brown potatoes, or, simply soft fried potatoes, are cubed peeled russets, that are first steamed and then pan fried like hash browns, tender inside, but with crispy outer edges. Southern Fried Potatoes I can hardly believe this is my first post for November and yet, here we are, nearly a week in already, and whoa, is Thanksgiving real

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10/29/2012 03:51 AM

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Halloween Chex Mix

A great sweet Chex Mix treat for Halloween. Halloween Chex Mix Can you believe that it's the end of October already? And... guess what? We finally got some cool temperatures y'all. I was so happy I made chicken and dumplings on Sunday! Gonna be a chilly Halloween this year and speaking of that, I decided I needed to make up a batch of Halloween Chex mix. You

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