Okay so let me start by disclosing that technically, this isn’t roasted corn. It’s moister, It’s simpler, Your oven doesn’t have to get as hot, and for goodness sakes there is no standing over, beside, or even remotely near an open fire in the middle of summer. So technically, this isn’t roasted corn – because it’s a little bit better. But I chose the name...

So much of our beloved foods and recipes are loved for the memories attached to them, just as much as the taste.  This potato salad is the best potato salad I have ever tasted (in my life) but there is a reason beyond that which makes it even more special. Thomas Pit BBQ was an icon in Madison County. I don’t know when it was opened or how long it was in business...

Y’all, I’m not kidding with the title up there. If you love German Potato Salad as much as I do, the first bite of this will bring tears of joy to your eyes. I found the recipe in one of my grandmama’s old cookbooks that I inherited after she started taking her suppers at the big kids table with Jesus and tweaked a little bit to come up with German Potato salad...

You see that bowl of cucumbers up there? I ate every bit of that. Sure, not in one sitting. It took me a couple of tries but I’m no quitter and I stuck with it until the bowl was empty. And I’d do it again, too, given half the chance. Creamy Cucumbers are just that good! Every now and then we go to a German restaurant and they serve this dish with your entree as an...

Today, My Mama (Janice) shares memories from her childhood and a family recipe, to boot!   ~Christy This is from my Mama, Janice: This dish is an old comfort food recipe.  Whenever I make it, I’m taken back to my early teenage years.  Every Friday after my mother and stepfather got off work, we would go to my Uncle Charlie’s cafe, The Dixie Belle.  He ran the...

I’ve become a bit of a salad-a-holic lately. As in, if I had friends I actually saw on a regular basis and they knew how many leafy greens I was ingesting, I’m sure someone would stage an intervention. Fortunately, I don’t have a social life and with only like, two friends who I see maybe once or twice a year, my vices are allowed to run amuck unchecked. This...

I had a lot of folks asking me how I made those veggies on my Fork Tender Swiss Steak post so here ya go!  Roasted vegetables are all the rage right now. I love them for their ease and flavor. there’s minimal work to do before putting them in the oven and roasting brings out their natural sweetness while keeping their full bodied flavor intact. By adding a drizzle...

One of the greatest joys for me in SouthernPlate is in the friendships I get to have with you. Whenever you read one of my posts, if something I say or a particular recipe strikes a note with you, please leave me a comment at the bottom. Your comments are what make this a conversation! 3 Bean Salad is one of my favorite snacks, sides, and meals. I could pretty much...

I dearly love turnip greens, always have. For some reason though, I hadn’t grown them in my garden until this year. I didn’t even set out to grow them really. I had some turnips I’d bought that I forgot about and when I came upon them, they’d sprouted so I went and put them in my garden to see if they’d grow. I’ve been eating off of those two turnips for a...