Southern Fried Okra

Southern Fried Okra

by | Aug 8, 2024 | Fried, Sides & Salads, Southern Sides

My husband did not grow up eating okra. He now requests it. I take full credit for this personal growth. Southern Fried Okra is the vegetable side that converts people who don’t think they like okra, and it does it every single time because the issue was never...
Southern Baked Beans

Southern Baked Beans

by | Jul 10, 2024 | Cookout, Sides & Salads, Southern Sides

I have shown up at cookouts where people are standing around the baked beans before the grill is lit. I understand them completely. Southern Baked Beans with their sweet, smoky, molasses-glazed sauce and tender beans are exactly the kind of dish that draws a small...
Southern Collard Greens

Southern Collard Greens

by | Jul 7, 2024 | Sides & Salads, Slow Cooked, Southern Sides

You cannot rush collard greens. This is a lesson I learned once and did not need to learn again. I rushed a batch early in my cooking years, served them at 45 minutes instead of the required three hours, and the result was bitter, tough, stubbornly chewy greens that...
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread

Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread

by | Jun 22, 2024 | Baking, Sides & Salads, Southern Sides

I feel strongly about cornbread. It should not be sweet. It should be made in cast iron. It should have a crackled, golden crust on the bottom from the hot buttered skillet and a tender crumb inside. These are not preferences. These are convictions I hold and will...
Classic Southern Coleslaw

Classic Southern Coleslaw

by | Jun 1, 2024 | Salads, Sides & Salads, Southern Sides

My husband puts this on everything. Sandwiches, tacos, directly into a bowl with a fork at ten o’clock at night. I make extra for exactly this reason. Classic Southern Coleslaw has been on this table for every cookout, every pulled pork sandwich, every fried...