I’m from Iowa, so I’m a yankee by birth. But moving around with a military husband gave me a great appreciation for southern cooking. I hadn’t even heard of collard greens until living in Georgia and hubby wanted me to try making them. He’d been served them as part of a Thanksgiving meal years ago. […]
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With temps soaring in the summer, you may be looking for light options that don’t require heated cooking. This salad is tasty and will serve for a side dish or meal. Along with being tasty and light, it’s low calorie and gluten-free.
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Coleslaw is an American picnic and potluck staple. It’s always available wherever you might order fried chicken. My people love it as a cold summer snack, so we make this a lot! Most of the time I do shred my cabbage and chop my carrots to avoid any chemicals that exist making a coleslaw mix
I love some nice, hearty, sweet baked beans. Both my mother and my mother-in-law made them on the sweet side, so that’s how I make them for my family. Baked beans are an amazing side dish for any BBQ or smoked meat meal. But did you know you could make an amazing comfort dish with
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I didn’t find out about grits until I was 20 years old trying to cram in as many calories as I could during Army Basic Training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Because my first experience with grits was with Army cooking, I hated them. They tasted like nothing and felt like I was chewing sand!
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My crew loves mashed potatoes. In fact, they’re a staple around here for every major holiday. It’s also one of those dishes that if you didn’t watch your mother or grandmother make them, you may not know how they come to be. Mashed potatoes are highly customizable and everyone likes them made their own way.
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