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74Do You Ride or Wear A Toboggan?
Several years ago, we had some friends who were Yankees (and they were pretty darn proud of that fact). He was from northern Maine and she was from New Hampshire. You really don't get much more Yankee than...
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69Vegetarian Okra Gumbo Recipe with Kidney Beans
This vegetarian okra gumbo with dark red kidney beans is wonderfully rich and hearty. Okra is sometimes a hard vegetable to use -- you have to use it correctly, and gumbo is one of my favorite ways to do so.
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72Old-Time Southern Recipes: Food From the Past
Sharing a few interesting recipes from a very old cookbook of traditional Virginia foods, "Cooking of the Old Dominion Prior to 1838. The introduction explains: "let these present day cooks recall that the cook of the plantation days was daily called upon to serve guests in a number which would tax the capacity of many modern hotels." The recipes serve huge quantities and show several anachronisms of the era.
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72Appalachian Cat Head Biscuits Recipe
My husband has been trying to perfect a Southern biscuit recipe for years, and now he has finally got it. These biscuits are so light and fluffy they practically float right off the plate.
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65Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe: A Southern Favorite
Fried green tomatoes not bitter, as you would expect a green tomato to be. The process of cooking brings out a hint of sweetness in them, and they become tart and tangy. It is a very unique flavor, and when mixed with the crispy fried breading it is very appealing and distinctive.
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68Traditional Southern Corn Bread Recipe -- Vegetarian
This is traditional Southern corn bread, but with a vegetarian twist (normally, bacon and bacon grease are used). This is not the more common sweet cake-like cornbread, but instead, as my husband puts it, "substantial, sweet and nutty with the flavor of the corn but with an earthy undercurrent, and having a rustic, heavy-crumbed feel in the mouth." It is a wonderful side dish that will fill out any meal.
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62Corn Pudding Recipe Using Corn Bread
Corn pudding is a delicious dish to serve in the colder months as a side to dinner or lunch. This corn pudding is a little closer to the consistency of a quiche than traditional "pudding," and it is more bread-like than many corn pudding recipes because it includes pre-made Southern cornbread. This is a great way to use up any leftover cornbread you have when it starts going stale.
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62Chipotle and Smoked Cheddar Cheese Grits Recipe
If you've ever had grits before, you know that they are a very simple, plain dish--easy to make and quite good, though bland. Well, if you'd like something a little more exciting in your grits, this is a recipe for you. The smoked cheddar cheese and Chipotle peppers give this dish a delicious depth of spicy, smoky, creamy flavor.
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