Calling all southern belles!! - Page 3

Hi,

I grew up down here in South Louisiana a hop away from downtown New Orleans. I think that our food is a little different than Georgia cooking. I think around there and in the Carolinas there is cooking called "lowcountry." I swear by Southern Living mag. and website. Go there and look for lowcountry recipes -- things like Shrimp and grits, cornbread, biscuits, etc. There are even member ratings to tell you how good the recipes are. Other tips would be always use real butter, real cream, bacon, etc. I know its fattening but this is just one meal. Take your time serving and eating it. Indulge in a nice pecan or sweet potato pie. Good luck!
Christie

JennT wrote:



I grew up on Fort Walton Beach FL, went off to college, joined the Navy, and moved to Pensacola and lived on Perdido Key within walking distance of the Florabama! Heard Ivan distroyed my old house and now it's gone!!!

Christmas eve was a blast there watching Santa and his elves parachute onto the beach in back of the Florabama. I live in San Diego now and sure do miss the Gulf!!!!

Now you're talkin' trash MY way, ladies!

Breakfast: Country ham w/ red-eyed gravy, biscuits and fresh peaches. The country ham should be soaked/rinsed before cooking--gotta get it right! Most people who eat it think it's toooo salty. That means they didn't "get it right." The red eyed gravy is made with drippings from the ham and COFFEE. You wouldn't believe how it tastes over home made biscuits! Mmmmm...

Lunch: Soup-beans (pintos mixed with navys or just straight navys cooked with some onion, garlic and SOME KIND OF PORK) and a big hunk of real cornbread, cracklin' bread, or biscuits. Serve it with green onions on top, or a slice of vidalia on the spoon plate.

Dinner: Southern fried chicken (soaked in real buttermilk and a bit of hot sauce for about 4 hours before breadin' it) green beans slow cooked with BACON DRIPPINS and a piece of country fried ham and some fat back, maybe even a lil' piece of red pepper in there for color, mashed taters with PAN DRIPPIN GRAVY over the top, some collards and spinach mixed with PAN DRIPPINS and red gravy, (ham hock gravy), corn bread, biscuits, SWEET TEA.

On the TEA SUBJECT: The secret to the "real Southern sweet tea" that most people don't get is THE WATER! Here in the Smokies, the water table is a very soft one, with a hint of a "sweet" taste to it. Hence, the tea we make here comes out with no hardness to it, and it's smooth on the tongue. You could try making it in other places, and use the "same" ingredients and measure---but it's not the same.

(I'll gladly ship y'all some bottled spring water from Food City if y'all would like--you won't want to ever drink any other water!)

Dessert: Peach cobbler, pecan pie, red velvet cake or hot fudge cake.

The thing about "Southern" cookin' is that it takes TIME and PATIENCE. AND BACON or PORK!

I thought everybody had drippins on the stove or in the fridge...

--Knox--

now I want chocolate chess pie - I can never make it like she does. I'm in Georgia and they love their peaches and pecans. This TN girl can't do without fried okra and fried fish - yum!!!

I have not read all the post, so somebody may have already said this....


Hot Homemade Butter and Tomato Biscuit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOSH!!!!

Southern belle here...born and raised in Atlanta...or shall I say Atlanna? Has anyone mentioned fried green tomatoes??

I just died laughing when y'all mentioned bacon drippings. So many transplants have never heard of that. Collards cooked in bacon drippings...potatoes fried in bacon drippings...yum. And let's not forget fried chicken to go with those.

I find a huge amount of southern recipes on the www.SouthernLiving.com website.

And for that easy dessert - Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Dang y'all -- when are we getting together? I think we all should go to Georgia and show up for that meal Or, you all can come down to the city and "donate" some of your money back to our "french quarters" (as some of the locals say).

I would love to know what finally ends up in that meal!

Now, I'm craving bacon and peaches after all this talk.

Have a good day, y'all.
Christie

man, I'm hungry!

I was born and raised in Georgia and I can tell you that there isn't anything better than some Fried Chicken or fried pork chops (with plenty of salt and pepper on them... both sides). Then for the fixin's I'd go the baked macaroni and cheese (not boxed but homemade), yellow squash fried in bacon drippin's or fried eggplant fritters and some homemade buttermilk biscuits. Served with ice tea SWEETENED!!! LOL

Lazy_Susan

You all are making me sooo hungry!

I swear, I've never lived in the south but I am a southern girl at heart, especially when it comes to food. My family must have southern roots that I'm not aware of 'cause we've done the southern cooking thing for as long as I can remember, and long before I was born I'm sure.

Definitely give her some sweet tea. I know others have said it, but maybe a nice southern fried chicken with pan gravy....mmmmm.

Gotta get something to eat now Bye

My favorite would be fried chicken, green beans cooked in bacon grease with onions, fried okra, fried squash, corn bread, sweet tea and POUND CAKE for dessert.

Fried chicken and southern potato salad.... made with real mayonnaise. I'm from Florida and to night I'm fix-en fried chicken, rice and gravy made with the chicken grease. MMMMMMMMMMMM.

Long time ago, my DH and I were in New York , I ordered tea at a restaurant-the waiter brought me that cute little pot of hot water, a cup, and a tea bag...now I knew right away that he obviously thought tea should be served hot , when he came by to check on us I asked if he would please bring me some iced tea-shortly he returned to our table bearing a tray with a wine glass and a bottle of Asti Spumanti-my husband about split his pants laughing-he said, "and you don't think you have a southern accent !?!"
True story...
Kathy

For dessert you have definitely got to make her a nice Red Velvet Cake!!! This is also the perfect time of year for Red Velvet Cake. I'm making one tomorrow

I sympathize with you when it comes to ordering tea. I have given up now that I am on the West Coast. If you order tea here they ask if you want it hot or cold??? Well duh!!! I want it cold. Then when you get it there is absolutely NO SUGAR in it whatsoever... YUCK! They have these little packets of imitation sugar on the tables. I guess that's all fine and dandy but I don't think they've ever even heard of a "tea" spoon. They just give you a regular spoon to stir it with that doesn't even make it to the bottom of the glass. And don't even get me started on how no one out here has any idea what a "finger bowl" is. All you get is a dry napkin! LOL

Lazy_Susan