It’s biscuit day! I’m excited to share this tutorial with you on how to make three-ingredient buttermilk biscuits. I not only have step-by-step photos to accompany the recipe but I also made a video! I actually craved biscuits on and off during pregnancy but always turned to the canned or frozen variety. Having a taste [...]
southern food
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Southern-Style Tomato Pie
September 14, 2015 { 24 comments }One of the saddest things about the end of summer is the end of tomatoes that are bursting with flavor. I can hardly bring myself to buy grocery store tomatoes during the off-season because they are so far removed from the real thing. We have enjoyed a great tomato season here in Charlotte and my [...]
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Roasted Okra with Sriracha Aioli {Recipe}
September 25, 2014 { 10 comments }Growing up in the south has given me quite an appreciation for some of our regional specialties including grits, greens, cornbread (my favorite recipe here), banana pudding, pimento cheese, pulled pork and okra just to name a few. Today we’re going to talk about okra. What exactly is okra? Well, it’s edible green seed pods that grow [...]
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Tupelo Honey Comes to Charlotte
December 9, 2013 { 12 comments }In all the visits I have made to Asheville I have never visited one of its most iconic restaurants, Tupelo Honey. The restaurant is located downtown and serves “nouveau Southern” cuisine. The lines are always crazy long so I never visited while visiting Asheville. Tupelo Honey has been expanding in recent years and now has [...]
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Adventures in Milledgeville
July 11, 2010 { 8 comments }Good morning! I’m blogging from my grandmother’s screened porch. One of my all-time favorite places to be! :D We were up early yesterday morning to get on the road. I packed a bowl of banana oatmeal for the drive. Which I ended up having to shovel down in about 5 minutes because Brandon stopped for [...]