Red Eye Gravy!** In this deliciously simple cooking tutorial, we'll show you how to whip up this iconic dish that's sprinkled with history and flavor. 🎉 Learn the secrets behind blending rich bacon ...

You are in luck, my friend, because Doug & Lil’s Potato Patch in DeLand has been serving up this Southern classic for just about 24 years now. But first, for those new to this regional Southern staple ...

Another Broken Egg Cafe is a relaxing eatery in Sandestin Village. I was at the resort on Choctawhatchee Bay for a week in September for a work conference. After two mornings of microwaveable Jimmy ...

My pervasive Roman Catholic sense of nagging guilt was drowned out recently by a song that peaked at No. 3 in October 1970. “Green-eyed lady, lovely lad-eh.” Remember that one? “Green-Eyed Lady”? The ...

In the South, biscuits and gravy go together like Dolly and her teased wig. Each can coexist separately, but have much more fun when lumped together. Figuratively, of course, since gravy when done ...

I grew up in a house of caffeine obsessives. My father drinks a whole pot before anyone else even opens their eyes, and my mother and sisters drink much more throughout the day than their tiny bodies ...

Red-eye gravy is a Southern specialty, a thin sauce made with ham drippings and a jolt of coffee, another example of a home cook making the most of ingredients on hand. Unlike other Southern dishes, ...

In a heavy preheated skillet or frypan, reheat a full cup of the concentrated drippings that came from baking the ham. Then, while the drippings are piping hot, drop in the margarine and stir it into ...

Hoecakes Before cornbread as we know it today became a Southern staple, there were hoecakes. Southerners made these humble ...

1 pound sliced country ham, rinsed, dried, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup strong black coffee 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1 (10.8-ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (5 biscuits), ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When your day starts with biscuits and gravy, you know it's going to be a good one! Not only is it what ...