Discover the Soul of Southern Cooking

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Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Blondies

When Talk of the Town asked for the perfect easy, delicious, and portable dessert for a picnic,...
Spinach salad with strawberries, pecans, and cheese.

Sesame Dressing

We have a “house salad dressing” that makes everyone happy. It’s a sesame dressing with...
Two slices of toast with strawberry jam.

Strawberry Jam

Stop by any fruit and flower stand this time of year and you won’t be...
Two black Cavalier King Charles Spaniels on a couch.

Smoked Fish Dip

We’ve been on a vacation and had a graduation. Now that we are home and...
Sprinkle cookies on a blue plate in the garden.

Rainbow Cookies

Follow the Rainbow Nutritionists and diet gurus are always telling us to “eat the rainbow” no doubt...
Grilled chicken salad with fruit and greens.

Spring Celebration Salad

Tennessee in the spring is such a beautiful thing. Wild flowers are everywhere, trees are...
Pink dessert with lettuce on a plate.

Frozen Tomato Salad

Maybe one of the best salads in the whole world is a Frozen Tomato Salad....
Chicken Caesar salad wrap with almonds.

Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps

For all of my school counseling career taking lunch to work was a daily activity....
Pecan shortbread cookies on a plate.

Parmesan Cheddar Thumbprints

Thumbprint cookies have always been a favorite component of any self-respecting Southern cookie jar. That...
Two women cooking in a kitchen studio.

Taco Lasagna

It’s always a good night for Taco Lasagna. It’s comfort food on a rainy day, (we...