When it comes to food, the South just gets it right – and that absolutely applies to Thanksgiving. While roast turkey and mashed potatoes are also mainstays on our Thanksgiving tables, you’ll likely find some Southern comfort food-inspired sides amongst the spread. Here are six essential foods that belong on every Southern Thanksgiving table. Cornbread …
Without spices, Southern cooking wouldn’t have the same bold flavor profile it’s known for. The smokey, spicy, and savory spice blends mixed with otherwise simple sauces and rubs are what make your favorite Southern comfort dishes as unmistakable as they are unforgettable. Here are five spices that belong in every Southern pantry. Cajun Spice …
As a restaurant, we know well that what you cook with can be just as important as how you cook a recipe – and we don’t just mean ingredients. Tools, cookware, and appliances can make or break a recipe, which is why you might see a difference between how your pork chops turned out and …
Foodies know that the best part of traveling is eating like a local. If you love comfort cooking, farm-to-table fare, and fresh seafood, then the Lowcountry is the summer vacation destination for you. Deciding to eat your way around the Lowcountry is easy, but choosing where – and what – to eat can be tricky. …
We’re all family here at The Cottage, but it’s well-known that in the South, manners are everything. From strangers waving hello as they walk by to new neighbors leaving cookies at your door, we locals never miss a chance to show off our famous hospitality. Southern etiquette doesn’t begin and end with saying please and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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