Southern Lifestyle + Food
Being from the south grits are just a staple of daily life, as is seafood. Charleston put shrimp and grits on the map, and this recipe adapted from Charleston Receipts is incredibly good. It makes a big batch, so it's perfect for a get together! 1 1⁄4 lbs large shrimp (shell on) 1 bay leaf [...]
One of the staples of our holiday meals is deviled eggs. It doesn't matter if it's Thanksgiving or Easter, Fourth of July or Christmas, we have deviled eggs with our holiday meal. I didn't grow up eating deviled eggs at home - both of my parents are from the North and these are decidedly southern [...]
Y'all!!!!!! It's here!! My Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding recipe! It's rich, decadent, sweet and so good! In the 5+ years we were creating dessert displays for weddings and events, this was THE most requested dessert we've ever made. It's perfect for dessert or if you've got a serious sweet tooth you can serve it [...]
A few years ago I had the opportunity to provide desserts for one of the local restaurants in the area. The pastry chef who was providing them prior had moved away, and unfortunately her recipes went with her. The restaurant owner said the one dessert that he really hated to lose was the Heath Bar [...]
If you've never had pots de creme before, they are sinful little servings of what appears to be mousse, but it's oh so much more. It's richer than any mousse you can find, and the addition of espresso brings out the chocolate flavor even more. The ingredients are a little more on the expensive side [...]
Cooler weather always takes me back to when I was a Girl Scout and we'd go on our annual fall camp out. The days were sunny and warm and the evenings were just chilly enough that a campfire and sweatshirt were perfect. We'd always make s'mores for dessert and let me tell you, the first [...]
Mmmmm... yummy chicken tetrazzini.. what's not to love about that? Pasta, chicken, mushrooms, cheese, all in a thick creamy sauce. I've been making this dish since my oldest daughter was about 3 years old (we won't say how many years it's been!). I've given out the recipe more times than I can count, and have [...]
It's cold here tonight. French onion soup sounded really good. If you've never made it before, it's not at all hard. The ingredients you will need are one large onion (I use Vidalia), one cup red wine (I used Dave's Merlot tonight, but a lighter red wine will do), one 32 ounce container of beef [...]
Rolling in the Dough 