Sweet & spicy muscadine wine pepper jelly
“Muscadines, muscadines, their overture of sweetness in the mouth and brain testifying to the Holy Trinity of Sun, Rain, and Dirt…” ~James Tighe (Have you tried muscadine pepper jelly? It’s fantastic!)
Tag: Southern food
3 genius tips to keep tomatoes fresh longer + favorite tomato recipes!
Science has found out how to make our garden-fresh tomatoes stay fresher and tastier longer! Here’s that info, with some of my favorite recipes.
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Simple Southern supper: Rotini with greens and sausage
There are some who prefer a front porch swing to a penthouse view. This is for you.
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Mississippi Mud on a rainy day
There’s a lot to love about Southern food…not the least of which is this decadent Mississippi Mud Cake, which features moist chocolate cake, crisp pecans, and a gooey chocolate-marshmallow icing. Perfect for dessert after a family supper, or to take to a holiday gathering. Today, we are enjoying it during football games. It’s so good!
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Skillet recipes: Simple ways with squash, greens, and grits
Dig out your cast iron skillet and let it impress you with its versatility! It adds a beautiful texture to these new, simple vegetable recipes. Plus, I have a new vintage find to share with you!
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4-ingredient cinnamon-peach biscuits
Biscuits + peaches + cinnamon + your mouth = happiness
Trust me on this.
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Cooking basics: Simply perfect banana pudding
Sometimes, simple traditional recipes are perfect without modern embellishment. Banana pudding is one of those recipes!
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Cooking basics: Slow-cooker apple butter
Apple butter is a must for my fall each year. Its flavor and fragrance are so reminiscent of my childhood years that I make sure to either make or buy some every autumn. A few years ago I learned that making my own isn’t terribly difficult, so I made it yearly for my family, but… Continue reading Cooking basics: Slow-cooker apple butter
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Grammy’s perfect fig preserves
My maternal grandmother’s name was Martha Stephenson Hardin (I’m named Stephanie in honor of the Stephenson surname) and she was an orphan. The very fact that she and her sisters, Agnes and Helen, were orphaned when they were young makes me extra proud of her as a woman when I think of the things she… Continue reading Grammy’s perfect fig preserves
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Cooking basics: Chicken and Dumplings
There are many foods that bring to mind my mama. Crispy fried chicken and biscuits, fried Gulf shrimp and hushpuppies, tuna casserole, beef stew and many more. Not fancy food, by any means, but good. Really good. Another food that reminds me of mom, and that is distinctly Southern in origin, is chicken and dumplings.… Continue reading Cooking basics: Chicken and Dumplings
In Mama Steph's Kitchen 