Tag: southern comfort

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Southern Cooking Debates

Image - shrimp & grits at The Cottage Cafe, Bakery & Tea Room

The Great Southern Cooking Debates If there’s one thing Southerners take seriously, it’s food. Well…maybe there are three things Southerners take seriously: Thanksgiving, cookouts, and old family recipes. Whether she made her fried chicken with cornstarch or cornflakes, Grandma’s word – and recipes – are law. That’s why so many of our neighbors are sure …

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Cooking Secrets from Your Southern Grandma’s Kitchen

Sometimes, you really can taste the difference an old family recipe makes. When it comes to cooking, Grandma knows best, especially if she’s Southern. One bite of her country-fried chicken or peach cobbler could take you straight back to a simpler time when food seemed to magically appear on plates. It’s a comfort we could …

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How to Make Your Favorite Southern Foods a Bit Healthier

Whether you’re planning to visit the Lowcountry soon or are lucky enough to live here, two things are probably on your mind this month: beach season and indulging in your favorite Southern foods, especially as RBC Heritage week approaches. But your two priorities don’t work well together…right? Southern food has a bad rap for being …