There is perhaps nothing so iconically Southern as Sweet Tea. The house wine of the South, they say. We drink it year-round, but it is so intertwined with summer. That old gallon pickle jar full of tea in the fridge. Or a beat up Tupperware pitcher. Waiting to be poured out into silver pitchers, crystal iced tea glasses, mason jars, massive insulated tumblers or simple red solo … [Read more...] about Sweet Tea Cake with Lemon Frosting
Southern specialties
Pimento Cheese Tomato Pie
I published Pimento Cheese: The Cookbook 12 years ago, which seems like a lifetime. I have published two more books since then, put up countless posts here and started a new Substack newsletter, Serves You Right. As a food writer with a lot of balls in the air, I am always looking to the next recipe, so I sometimes forget about the ones I have already published. Well, … [Read more...] about Pimento Cheese Tomato Pie
Fresh Corn Yeast Bread
People ask me all the time what my favorite recipe is. I hate that – I don’t publish anything I don’t think is really good. Of course, there are things I like better than others, as we all do. If absolutely pushed though, I could work on a list of some of my top recipes. And for me, Fresh Corn Buttermilk Biscuits would be on that list. They are classic buttermilk … [Read more...] about Fresh Corn Yeast Bread
Beer and Pretzel Cheese Ball
Not too long ago, I saw a headline on the website of a high-end food magazine about cheese balls making a comeback. A comeback? Where did cheese balls ever go? I mean, you can’t get much better in the snack department than a good old fashioned cheese ball. Creamy cheese with a crunchy coating that you can spread on crackers? Yes please. And there are endless, endless … [Read more...] about Beer and Pretzel Cheese Ball
Fresh Strawberry Pecan Crumb Cake
I gorge on strawberries when they are in season, and rarely eat them when they are not, which makes them a special seasonal treat. I eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, out of hand in in all sorts of treats. This rich and tender crumb cake is a fantastic way to add strawberries to breakfast, though in all honesty this could also be a dessert with a scoop of ice cream, or … [Read more...] about Fresh Strawberry Pecan Crumb Cake
