Southern
Butter Bean Salad with Artichoke Hearts and Feta
Butter beans are a summer staple in gardens across the South. It just so happens that potlucks are also pretty popular around there as well. This Butter Bean Salad with...
Fried Catfish with Homemade Tartar Sauce
For a Saturday night in the summer, there isn't much more appealing to me than a plateful of freshly fried catfish with some homemade tartar sauce and lemon wedges...
Shrimp and Grits
If this Shrimp n' Grits recipe were to be translated into music, it would be a gorgeous major chord played in a way that you could hear each note clearly as it vibrates and...
Crabbies
It’s hard not to consider this [undeniably delicious] appetizer to be “a little bit country.” The dish does include butter, mayonnaise and cheese spread, after all. However...
Eastern NC BBQ Sauce
Take a trip to eastern North Carolina with this tasty barbecue sauce. This sauce packs a vinegary punch, balanced with a little brown sugar and goes great atop the City Style...
Zesty Coleslaw
If it weren't for coleslaw, many of the rednecks I grew up with likely wouldn't have any vegetables in their diet at all. At least any that aren't fried. This coleslaw is hardly the classic...
Norf Cackalacky Corn Cakes
Think of these corn cakes as pancakes' fun uncle - he storms through town on a motorcycle wearing a black leather jacket, ready to hand you your first beer and stir up...
City Style Pulled Pork
Where I come from, pork shoulders are slow cooked in a smoker in the backyard for hours and hours. Whenever I get home sick for good ol fashioned delicious pokiness...
Firehouse Meatloaf
When you picture a firefighter, what do you see? A scrawny, raw food enthusiast chowing down on a bowl of kale lightly dressed with lemon juice and idealism? Heck no! ...
Chicken Pot Pie
"Comfort me, Seymour!" That's how the quote goes, right? No? Well, it should be. It's how I feel about this dish. If you're on the market for soul-satisfying comfort that is...