Deep South Dish: Homestyle Southern Recipes
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Are you looking for a fantastic cookbook to learn how to cook your favorite dishes just like your mom orย grandma?ย Deep South Dish: Homestyle Southern Recipesย is the cookbook for you!
Cris here!
Those of you that have been following along have noticed I have been cooking a quite a bit out of my friend Mary’s new cookbookย Deep South Dish: Homestyle Southern Recipesย (thanks for sending me a copy Mary!)
It all started with this fantastic Crock Pot Pork Roast and Veggies…
Then we loved this twist to our regular crock pot whole chicken.
Since then, I have been flipping through all the sections marking my MUST-TRY list.
Mary’s recipes remind me of home. They always take that small extra step or two that seem to make such a difference. Her recipes are full on flavor and perfect for beginning or experienced cooks that are wanting to createย dishes that your family will not only love, but also remember.
So what is up next on my MUST-TRY list?
- Mississippi Mud Cake
- Hearty Breakfast Casserole
- Traditional Southern Style Potato Salad
- Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Grilled Backyard Barbecued Chicken
… Just to name a few!
Deep South Dish: Homestyle Southern Recipesย has everything you’d expect from a great southern cookbook. From breads to breakfast to beverages to dinner and desserts, Mary has you covered. She has included special sections on seafood, chicken, beef and pork. This book truly is a great place to start if you are looking for some go-to recipes that have that homestyle feel.
Enter to Win:
And now the good news! Mary has offered to send one of you a copy of this lovely book! Enter by commenting below and telling me the dish that reminds you of home.
Winner will be selected on 6/30/15 and will have 48 hours to respond to email notification. Winner’s book can only be shipped to continental U.S.
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Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes. My grown kids ask me to make it when they come home.
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. My grown kids always ask me to make it when they come home.
Buttermilk biscuits & country sausage gravy – makes the day start wonderful & has all the comforting elements of home for those missing the simpler times..
Sausage gravy and biscuits are to die for!!!!
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits and sausage gravy.
My mom’s Potato Soup
Southern style potato salad. Mom made it all summer for every family gathering.
I just love good Beef Barley Soup, also what could be better than good sausage and gravy
Chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, fresh green beans, rolls, fresh peach cobbler. That’s the meal that says home.
Mom’s meatloaf, whipped potatoes, and lima beans! The famous trio:)
Chcken and dumplings….now that’s a taste of home!!
The roast and veggis
is what I remember when
I was a kid.
Crock pot pork roast and veggies
The potato salad is just heavenly. I absolutely love it! True southern style at its finest. Thanks Mary!
Grilled backyard barbeque chicken and traditional Southern style potatoe salad! Now that’s summer yummies ya’ll!
My grandmother’s vegetable soup made with the ingredients from her garden.
i love the beef stew receipe, it reminds me so much of the days when my mom would slave all day cooking beef stew for me and my dad
fresh green beans out of the garden and scalded lettuce yummy
meatloaf and macaroni and cheese are the two foods that remind me of home
The cornbread and the creamed corn remind me of meals as a child growing up in Mississippi. We had a lot of fresh vegetables and I remember my daddy cutting the corn off the cob to cream it. It was so good. Many of the recipes Chris has been sharing remind of those wonderful meals. Would love to have a copy of your new book!
Lasagna
Pinto beans with cornbread and mustard greens with a big slice of homegrown tomatoes and green onions oh yeah and don’t forget the fried taters.
I’ll never forget my Dad grilling chicken with his own homemade barbecue sauce! He’d add this and/or that, and it always was the best!
Fried chicken, my Memaws sausage gravy and homemade biscuits
Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes and baked beans…with a side of Sweet tea