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Southern Tomato Gravy

***This post has been revamped to add more information from it's original post on 12/29/15*** No, I did not grow up eating southern tomato gravy. I sure wish that I had though. You can BET that when tomatoes are back in season, I’ll be showing you this recipe AGAIN using fresh tomatoes. This is an awesome deep south dish that you can use on biscuits, steaks, pork chops, eggs, asparagus…. a ...

THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN SWEET TEA

“Wendi! What’s with putting up a cool refreshing glass of The Secret to Perfect Southern Sweet Tea while most of the nation is covered in hurricane mess?”. Well, I’ll tell you why. This site is about comfort food, unapologetically so. There is NOTHING that is more comforting than a big tall glass of my mama’s southern sweet tea. It tastes EXACTLY like home. ...

How to make and can cherry pie filling

I’ll admit right now – I got a little camera crazy with this post. It happens. ESPECIALLY when I am only thinking of the crazy good cherry pie that is about to come my way!! This post is all about how to make cherry pie filling and how to can cherry pie filling. Both. YUM! ...

CINNAMON ROLL CAKE FROM SCRATCH

This one is for you Marilyn! (smile). If someone asks you to come up with a recipe for Cinnamon Roll Cake from Scratch, you might say, “I have no idea how to make a Cinnamon Roll Cake from Scratch”, like I did. ...

Easy Southern Red Barbecue Slaw

If you have ever visited North Carolina, you are probably dizzy from the selections of both Barbecue AND Slaw. When you visit a barbecue establishment, you’ll be asked “white or bbq”? You’ll need to know right away which one you want or you’ll be looked at like you have three heads. The good news is that you can make Easy Southern Red Barbecue Slaw at home! ...

Lexington Style Crock Pot Pulled Pork Barbecue

Perhaps where you live barbecue is a red sauce shredded pork meat affair, but in North Carolina simply saying the WORD barbecue can start an argument. Some believe that Lexington Style barbecue is the ONLY Barbecue so lets make a Lexington Style Crock Pot Pulled Pork Barbecue. ...

Classic Mashed Potatoes

This is a favorite dish in the Loaves and Dishes kitchen and we gobble it down at least once per week. Classic Mashed Potatoes go with EVERYTHING! ...

My Mom’s Meatloaf

Clearly I fell on my head at some point in the past 3 ½ years because how did I manage to leave My Mom's Meatloaf off of the recipe list at Loaves and Dishes, the CENTER of the unapologetic comfort food world on the internet? What is My Mom's Meatloaf if it isn't comfort food? ...