Southern


Butter Bean Salad with Artichoke Hearts and Feta

Butter Bean Salad
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...

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  • August 17, 2015

Fried Catfish with Homemade Tartar Sauce

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...

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  • June 20, 2015

Shrimp and Grits

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...

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  • March 7, 2015

Crabbies

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...

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  • February 21, 2015

Eastern NC BBQ Sauce

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...

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  • January 31, 2015

Zesty Coleslaw

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...

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  • January 31, 2015

Norf Cackalacky Corn Cakes

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...

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  • January 31, 2015

City Style Pulled Pork

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...

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  • January 31, 2015

Firehouse Meatloaf

Sunday Night Dinner
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! ...

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  • January 10, 2015

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...

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  • November 9, 2014