Discover the Soul of Southern Cooking

Meatballs in spaghetti squash with basil.

Squash Pasta Bowl

01/14/2021
Is it okay to admit that cooking at home every night has gotten a little...
Entree / Food Blog / Vegetables and Sides
Shrimp and rice noodles in a bowl.

Sweet Chili Shrimp Stir-Fry

01/06/2021
I got a wok for Christmas! New motto “Cooking will be fun in 2021!”  Due...
Entree / Food Blog / Seafood
Pastry rolls on a green plate.

Mini Cinnamon Rolls

12/08/2020
Don’t you just love the smell of cinnamon rolls baking in your house (or anywhere...
Desserts / Food Blog
Slice of cherry cheesecake on a plate.

Frozen Cranberry Pie

11/21/2020
My husband is one of the only people in the world who doesn’t like pumpkin...
Desserts / Food Blog
Savory biscuits on blue plate with leaves.

Mini Sage and Pepper Biscuits

11/12/2020
It’s hard to resist the temptation of thinking about Fall and holiday foods this time...
Bread and Breakfast / Food Blog
A plate of oatmeal raisin cookies.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

10/31/2020
It seems like Fall fell last night and here it is. Maybe this is just...
Desserts / Food Blog
Black bean soup with lime and cheese.

Black Beans (The Best)

10/01/2020
During years of working as a high school counselor and trying to be a good...
Food Blog / Vegetables and Sides
Fresh strawberries in a container with cheese.

Strawberry Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

09/17/2020
It’s getting cooler – don’t you love that? But it’s not so cool that a...
Condiments & Salsas / Food Blog
Cornbread loaf on a blue plate.

Corn Light Bread (My Mother’s Recipe File: Part 2)

09/04/2020
I meant to blog last week but representing my mother’s recipes is not to be...
Bread and Breakfast / Food Blog
Cinnamon sugar cookies on a plate.

Snickerdoodles (My Mother’s Recipe Files (Part 1)

08/19/2020
When Mom asked me to organize her recipe files I practically swooned. She did mention...
Desserts / Food Blog