I have been visiting my family back in the South and have been motivated to cook some of my Southern favorites. When I walked through the farmers market, I saw field peas, boiled peanuts, mustard greens, and collard greens. So I decided to make my Southern Collard Greens recipe along with a crispy pork chop covered in creamy milk gravy and tasty potato dumplings. Give these great Southern foods a try.
A Favorite Soup
My Cincinnati Style Chili
If you are not familiar with Cincinnati style chili, you need to try this recipe. I grew up in Kentucky, so we ate Cincinnati style chili. I really didn’t know that there were other types of chili until I was an adult. When I first served my chili to friends in Connecticut, they were really surprised to find spaghetti in the bowl. The main difference you will find is that the chili is served over spaghetti. Be sure and use thin spaghetti. I like angel hair the best. There are also some other amazing ingredients you will love. The spices, besides the usual chili powder and cumin include: cloves, allspice, and cinnamon. The best ingredient is the unsweetened dark chocolate. The apple cider vinegar provides a nice twist.
My Cincinnati style chili recipe has a few changes in it from the authentic Cincinnati Style Chili. The best change is the beans which naturally help thicken the chili. Give it a try!
The Desert of the Month
I am choosing cheese cake as the desert of the month. When I think about cheesecake, I remember my first time eating New York deli-style cheesecake when I lived in Maryland. I couldn’t stop eating it. So I knew I would have to find out how to make this style of cake. I searched and practiced and finally discovered this ideal recipe. Making this cheesecake recipe is rather easy. Texture is smooth, rich and creamy. It is crust less, so it is gluten-free. This recipe does not require a water-bath to have excellent results. You can find the recipe on the web-page and the video how-to is below. Enjoy!
My Favorite Fall Recipes
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. As the weather starts cooling and the leaves start turning, it is time to think about our favorite fall recipes. We also need to figure out how we are going to use up all of our vegetables and tomatoes before frost. You will want to give this recipe for Chilled Tomato Soup a try.
One recipe I always remember in the fall is Green Tomato Pie. My MawMaw would always pick the green tomatoes just before the frost was predicted. She would then make the most delicious pie. It always reminded me of rhubarb pie another of my favorites. When I married and moved away from home, I started missing the fall tradition, green tomato pie. So my sweet MawMaw made me up a recipe card with all her ingredients and instructions. Today I am going to share this special recipe. Enjoy!
A Tempting Pasta Sauce – Easy Puttanesca Sauce
Easy Puttanesca Sauce is a simple Italian dish loaded with flavor that you will want to make part of your routine meals. The word Puttanesca translates as “in the style of the whore.” It is believed the sauce has that name because the ladies of the night during the World War II era would lure the soldiers inside with the bold aroma of the pasta sauce. The sauce is made with olives, capers, garlic, anchovies, sun-dried tomatoes, almonds, wine and crushed tomatoes. It is topped with basil and parsley. Puttanesca is easy to make and It will become one of your favorite pasta sauces.