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Welcome back to All Things Southern y’all. School bells are ringing in these parts. I imagine they are in your corner of the world, too. Which means, of course, that the lazy days of summer have come and gone. Not that there were that many of them, but it’s all good. There’s always something to celebrate. Like Fall’s Spice Tea—I’m sipping on a cup now,

Hey y'all! Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. Cheese grits aren't rocket science, but they are downright good eating, so I'll be happy to show you how I stir up mine! “The Belle’s Garlic Cheese Grits” 8 cups water 2 cups quick-cooking grits 2 eggs 2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese ½ pound Velvetta 1 stick butter Teaspoon of garlic ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper Salt and black pepper We'll begin by taking a big

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! We’re making Crawfish Etoufee. Confession? For years, I made what I called cheaters etoufee, meaning I used cream of celery soup instead of making my own roux. I do believe I even included that version in one of my humor books. That was then, this is now. I have not turned into a food

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! Here’s something you may have picked up on about yours truly. I get obsessed with certain flavors. Currently, that would be lemon. Hence, the lemon infused pasta from last week. I hope you enjoyed that one. We found it perfectly appropriate for summer. This week, I’m still into lemon. I baked it into my

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! Everyone loves French Toast! However, making enough for the whole family and having everyone sit down to a hot plate at the same time can be daunting. Right? Right. The solution? Make my French Toast Casserole. You can do most of the work the night before and put the finishing touches on it the

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! When we were growing up back on Bull Run Road, find Mama cooking up Sloppy Joes for supper was a real treat! That’s been many moons ago now, but you know what? I still feel the same way about these sweet and savory sandwiches. I’m going to share my homemade sloppy joe recipe with

The Belle's Reimagined Meat Loaf Meatloaf has never been a favorite of mine or the farmer’s. I think he had a few too many back in the day. However, I took meat loaf over the top with some new ingredients and my sauce plays a big hand in it. Ingredients: 1.5 pounds ground hamburger meat 2 cups crushed saltine crackers 1 white onion, diced 2 tablespoons butter 1 egg 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon

Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! I've hit on a new way to prepare avocados and we've been putting them away like nobody's business. Avocados are the main ingredient in guacamole and we love us a good chip and dip around here, but it's time to think outside the box with this powerhouse fruit. Although a lot of us think