Category Archives: Side Dishes

Two Excellent & Easy Recipes for Macaroni and Cheese

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Charity

Finding a good macaroni and cheese recipe became a little bit of an obsession while I was in college.  I finally got one — actually, I got two.  Today I wanted to share these two macaroni and cheese recipes with … Continue reading →

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Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Charity

I used to hate mushrooms. I even picked them out of anything with cream-of-mushroom soup.  Then, one day on a rare splurge at Red Lobster, Jonathan convinced me to try the crab-stuffed mushrooms.  My life has never been the same. … Continue reading →

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Nanny’s Shrimp-Crab Salad

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Charity

My grandmother (who we all call Nanny) came by the shop the other day with a little container of shrimp-crab salad.  I’d never heard of such a thing.  And I liked it. So I called her to get the recipe. … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Fried Corn (or Creamed Corn, to You Non-Tennesseans)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Charity

Marked “Yummy!” by an unknown previous owner of my copy of The Nashville Cookbook: Specialties of the Cumberland Region, this fried corn recipe just looked appealing. And it turned out to be worth trying. I made it on my six-hour … Continue reading →

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Traditional Southern Green Beans

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Charity

I had fun on the Fourth. I cooked for six hours. This is the result (not pictured, my beautiful deviled eggs, which I forgot to set out). Clockwise from top left: Mint limeade, green beans, ribs, fried corn (a.k.a. creamed … Continue reading →

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Frozen Fruit Salad (With a Discourse on What Constitutes a Salad)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Charity

The president of a local university here in Nashville, not blessed with the privilege of having been raised in the South (bless his heart), recently expressed perplexity — and perhaps a little contempt — that salads here usually don’t consist … Continue reading →

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Old-Fashioned Gravy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Charity

Jonathan has decreed that pot roast shall never be made anymore in our home without gravy.  So, to accompany the pot roast recipe, here’s your gravy (shown in the pan because my poor gravy boat is lost in a stack … Continue reading →

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Hashbrown Potato Casserole

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Charity

Yes, it’s a classic; and just in time for Easter, may I present my favorite hashbrown potato casserole! Can you tell that my recipe’s seen some action? First, we’ll assemble our ingredients (can you tell that I like to buy … Continue reading →

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Easy Cheesy Italian Bread

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Charity

My mom has been making this as long as I can remember, to serve with any type of pasta.  It seems like too simple a recipe to post, but I like it and made it last night, so I decided … Continue reading →

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