Real Southern Recipes, Southern Cooking, Cajun, Soul Food

Welcome to Southern Recipes!
Authentic Southern Food

There are many sources for Southern recipes, but few are truly authentic. When you see cornbread that includes sugar...that ain't Southern cooking!! (just my opinion)

Of course, different parts of the South vary in their taste, so do not be offended if you cook some dishes different than I do, we are probably just from different regions.

With few exceptions, all the Southern recipes here came from my 93 year old mom. You will also find Cajun recipes and Soul Food here. We invite you to browse all of our Southern Recipes, bookmark this page and return often.

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quote from mom..."never put sugar in cornbread and always in iced tea!"

Saturday February 4, 2012

Featured Recipe

Having a Superbowl Party?

A Superbowl party deserves more than chips and dip.
Check our Superbowl party recipes for Deviled eggs, hot wings,
chicken bites, oven BBQ ribs and more. All you need is the beverage.
Go to Superbowl Party Menu

A word about Southern Recipes:

Southern recipes are difficult to write because many good cooks use look, feel, taste and experience rather than a rigid written guide to perform their magic in the kitchen. My mom made wonderful biscuits and cornbread and never used a recipe. She just knew when it "looked right". The message here is, as you cook, be aware of the look, feel and texture of your combined ingredients. And taste, taste, taste as you cook. Finally, don't be afraid to experiment and modify to suit your preference. With experience, in time, you will be cooking yummy dishes and creating your own recipes.

After School Snacks

It's early afternoon and you hear a tornado in the kitchen. No...wait...it's the kids home from school and they are hungry for a snack. They grab a package of cookies and milk. The cookies are loaded with sugar, calories, cholesterol and several other ingredients you can not pronounce. Not the healthiest snack, huh? Why not prepare something ahead so your kids have a delicious, healthier snack? Here's a few ideas:

Stuffed (deviled) Eggs Make a bunch and keep in the fridge for a couple of days.
No wait...they will not last that long.

Walnut Zucchini Bread This should definitely last a few days. Makes two loafs.

A little different Grilled Cheese Sandwich Easy 5 minute snack. Better make a bunch, a teenager can wolf down three of these...and want more.

Pick of the Month

The Perfect Oven Beef Roast
There's a little secret to cooking the perfect oven roast.
This roast is tender, moist and cooked to perfection.

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Mississippi Mud Pie
Cake version and ice cream version

It's said that Mississippi Mud Pie did not originate in Mississippi. It actually came from California. The name supposedly resulted from the color of the cake resembling the banks of the Mississippi river. Where ever it came from it's mighty good. It takes a little time to make but is well worth the effort.

Try Our CAJUN FOOD

* Southern Cooking Goodies *

Cooking Techniques

Southern cooking employs a few techniques that are different than many other cooking styles. Southern Food is generally cooked longer than you may be use to. For example, green beans are cooked until very tender and a dark greenish brown. Very different from brightly colored canned beans (ugggggh). Many dishes are cooked until crunchy (fried okra, cornbread, fried chicken). And frying is the primary cooking method.
Continue Cooking Techniques...

Love Pickles?

WHAT"S FOR DINNER?

Here's what we're having...
Crab cakes (go to recipe)

Make your own.
Try our Hot Garlic Dill Pickles
Go to our Pickles Sister Site

What's New

Sage Roasted Chicken Recipe
Low Fat Southern Recipes Really?
Southern Recipes Forum It's New!
Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese Recipe
Go to our Gardening site for growing your own vegetables tips

Etiquette at the Southern Table:

If you are invited to a Southerner's home for dinner for the first time, it will be useful to be familiar with some common customs. "Southern Hospitality" is not just a phrase..it's a way of life. Much activity revolves around food and when you enter a Southerner's home, even for a casual visit, you should expect to be offered a snack and beverage. It is polite to at least accept something to drink if not food.

Good table manners are valued so remember those things your mother taught you. Be sure to compliment your host on at least one dish you especially like. Try not to leave any food on your plate if possible, and should you ask for a second serving of any item, it will please your host. Feel free to ask for the recipe of anything you really liked. In short, most Southerners admire one's appreciation of food and a healthy appetite.

It is likely that your host will wish to say grace before eating. If this is not your custom, just go along with it quietly. Make no comment. In summary, be polite, friendly and enjoy the wonders of Southern cooking. Then look forward to future invitations.

New to Cooking?

Cooking is more than just following a written guide. It also involves knowing the little tips that often turn a disaster into a success. One of the best ways to learn those tips is to spend your youth being tutored by a good cook, such as a parent or grandparent. But some of us are not afforded that opportunity and must do it on our own. In that vein, we have put together some tips for new cooks that may be helpful. Check it out Cooking Tips for Beginners.

A Southerner's Humorous Perspective on Cornbread

Where I grew up (Alabama), cornbread with sugar was called "Yankee Cornbread" or "Restaurant Cornbread". Now, I understand taste vary in different regions and some people like it sweet but to me that's cake...not cornbread. And I've got several more pet peeves concerning cornbread... continue Southerner's Perspective on Cornbread

Cooking Tip of the Day
"put 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in everything"