Fried Grit Cakes are a delicious way to serve up cheesy grits and are delicious covered in marinara sauce and a little Parmesan cheese. Fried grit cakes are ubiquitous in the South. They are a natural progression of cheese grits for dinner to leftover cheese grits for dinner again. That's because whenever you make grits, two things are bound to happen; 1 - you will make way ...
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Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
This Extra Crispy Pork Tenderloin Sandwich is what you want for your next meal. A thin pork tenderloin cutlet is breaded and pan-fried to perfection and topped with tangy dijonnaise and pickles. So so so good. This recipe makes the best pork tenderloin sandwich ever. A thin cut of pork tenderloin is fried to perfection to make an extra crispy sandwich that ...
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce is one of those rare combinations of cheap, quick and delicious. We must have eaten tuna patties ( or "tuna croquettes" if you want to get real Southern) at least once a week growing up. Embrace the canned tuna and whip up this family favorite! I have a deep, abiding love for fried tuna patties. Isn't that weird? I just can't ...
Zucchini Cheddar Hushpuppies
Zucchini Cheddar Hushpuppies are a quick an delicious Summer side dish perfect for barbeques and fish frys. Use up all that zucchini with these puppies! Summer, for us, is just about over. My babies will have their very first day of kindergarten in 3 weeks! Almost all of the school supply shopping is finished. The new Tinkerbell and Cars backpacks are loaded down with ...
A New Turn in the South – A Review
Besides just the fun of writing about whatever I want to write about, there are a few other perks to being a food blogger. No, I'm not talking about big advertising space checks, I don't know anything about those perks. I'm talking about the occasional opportunities that are delivered to my email from time to time asking me to review or promote an item. Sometimes I turn them ...
Homemade Ruffles Potato Chips
Never buy a bag of potato chips again! Make your own Homemade Ruffles Potato Chips from scratch! Cheap and easy and lots of fun to eat. I'm not sure that I have ever heard of anyone who doesn't love potato chips. I've heard of folks who can't eat potato chips, or "try not" to eat potato chips, and a few people who say potato chips go straight to their thighs, but I can't ...
Tuna Tuesday: Chicken Patty Fontina
Tuna Tuesday is back! Even though it's Wednesday and not Tuesday, but it is back! So, for those of you just joining us, Tuna Tuesday is the day to celebrate meat in a can. I am doing my best to turn the humble staple into a tasty meal. Feel free to add your recipe links in the comment thread below! I have a little confession. Chicken in a can is not my favorite. Since the ...
Quick Chocolate Donuts with a Fresh Strawberry Glaze
I love donuts. I consider the donut to be the 8th wonder of the world. Yeast donuts or cake donuts will make any morning infinitely better. Either simply glazed or stuffed with jam, donuts are a wonderful morning treat. There are two problems with donuts. 1 - The light, fluffy yeast type ( a la Krispy Kreme) take a while to make. You can't just wake up in the morning and throw ...
BBQ Chicken Pouches
Well, word on the street is that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are headed to the Super Bowl. The word on the street also says that it will probably be a good game, too. I hear that people are already placing their bets on this big game. Thank goodness, there is "word on the street" to fill me in on these things, because I haven't the foggiest idea what's ...
Handmade Southern Fried Peach Pies
So, there is a little piece of news I would like to share with all of you. It's big. It's life changing. No, I am NOT pregnant. We are moving. And I don't mean across town. We are moving back to Tennessee. Back to the country. Back to a town without a Kroger. Back to the land of free babysitting. We are pretty excited. This is going to be a whole new chapter for us. A ...
A Fancy Schmancy Brunch
Well, I guess you have all figured out by now that I didn't make it to the third round of Project Food Blog. It's okay. I'm not too devastated. I am learning to cope with my devastation. Okay, it's not quite that bad. I did do round 3 just in case I did actually make it. Round 3 was for a fancy dinner party. Let me just tell you that "fancy" and "dinner party" don't ...
Asian Chicken Finger Drumsticks
The buzz is in the air. I think it has come with the cooler - if 89 degrees can be called "cooler" - temperatures. It's been tweeted, facebooked, and sent around in emails everywhere...football season is nearly here! More so than baseball, football is America's favorite past time. Or maybe I should say eating while watching football is America's favorite past time. There is ...
Hot Wing Wontons and a Saucy Mama Giveaway!!!
Now you guys know that I am a big fan of "free" and I figure that if a lowly food blogger is going to really enjoy food blogging life, you have to take advantage of a few of it's perks. As long as they are good ones. So, when Saucy Mama sent me an email a couple months ago asking me to participate in the Saucy Mama Cooking Contest ( there is a $1,000 ...
Cheddar Fried Squash
Cheddar Fried Squash is an easy and delicious way to jazz up your fridge full of squash or zucchini! Kids love it too! You know summer is in full swing when the squash and zucchini starts coming in. I have memories of mysterious 5 gallon buckets full of zucchini and summer squash showing up on our back door when I was a kid. While my mother always welcomed free ...
Tasty Tuna Burgers
I have a little confession. I LOVE tuna patties. Love them. I know. It's weird, but I can't help it. I also love cole slaw and I have been a bit of a cole slaw kick lately. So it seemed natural to me to put those two things together on a bun. Oh dear, it was such a good idea. I'm probably going to do it again soon. The best part about this meal is that it is quick and ...