Category: Southern
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Five Cup Fruit Salad
Directions: Combine and fold all ingredients. Chill for several hours in fridge. Source: Doree Huffmaster Note: I sometimes make this a 6 cup salad and add 1 cup chopped toasted pecans.
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Three Cheese-Cheese Pâté
Directions: Combine cream cheese, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth. Line a lightly oiled 6x4x2″ loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 2″ overhang on each side. Spread 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture in the loaf pan, smoothing to corners. Combine the grated Gruyere cheese & pecans, spread on top…
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Mardi Gras King Cake
History of the King Cake The holiday season has passed and winter is now a reality in Mobile and so is our Mardi Gras celebration. For nearly 300 years Mobilians have observed this pre-Lenten celebration which climaxes on Shrove Tuesday the day before Ash Wednesday on the Christian calendar. While originating in Mobile, Mardi Gras is too much…
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Pot Liquor Soup
When it is cold outside, this is by far my family’s favorite soup. Serve it with a good skillet of cornbread and you have a delicious, warming supper. Directions: Remove and discard stems and discolored spots from collards; rinse with cold water. Drain and tear into 1 inch pieces. Bring collards and water to cover…
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Easy Pulled Barbecue Pork
Directions: Put Boston Butt into a large slow cooker Pour 1 can Coca Cola over the top of the pork. Cook on low overnight. Take Boston Butt out, discard juices in slow cooker. Shred meat with a fork and return meat to slow cooker. Pour barbecue sauce over meat and heat on low for 3-4…
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Basted & Baked Ham
Directions: Wrap ham in heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake 6 hours in foil at 250 degrees. In the meantime, mix the rest of ingredients for basting. Open foil and pierce ham. Baste every 10-15 minutes for 2 hours. Source: Pam Bolan Note: This is my favorite way to prepare a ham. When entertaining and want…
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Herbed Corn Chowder
This is a great soup for those busy day’s when everyone is going in different directions and eating meals at different times of the day. Directions: Cook bacon in cast iron skillet. Remove with slotted spoon, reserving bacon fat in skillet. Saute onion, bell pepper in bacon fat. Put all ingredients in large crock pot…
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Southern Squash Casserole
Dorothy (Dot) Freeland was one of my mothers best friends and you will find many recipes from her at Rouxed. Growing up I can remember many dinner parties with Dot’s family at our home. Sherry, her daughter, is one of my lifelong friends and we still laugh to this day because after all those dinner parties…
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3-Layer Cake
Directions: Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and pecans. Press in bottom of 13×9 baking dish. Bake 350 degrees until brown. Let cool. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip until blended with mixer then spread onto the crust. Beat vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding and milk until thickened. Spread onto the cream cheese layer.…
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Mawmaw’s Red Velvet Cake
Cake: Cream together 1/2 cup crisco and 1-1/2 cup sugar; beat 2 eggs into mixture. In seperate bowl mix 2 cups flour (sifted), 1 tbsp. cocoa, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add (alternatly with dry ingredients) 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 1 – 2oz. red food coloring. Add 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in…
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Cornbread Dressing
Directions: Boil liver, neck, etc. in 2 quart for main stock or use canned chicken broth. (See DIY: Easy Rotisserie Chicken Stock) Saute onion, celery and mix with previous ingredients (mixture should be ‘mushy’). Pour rich stock on top and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Source: Lynn Stuart
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Directions: Mix mashed sweet potatoes (or can), butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Transfer to greased baking dish. Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, softened butter and four. Spread over potato mixture in baking dish. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Source: Pam Bolan