The lexicon of Southern food is stuffed with strangely named creations that taste heavenly, like old-school Mississippi mud potatoes dressed in a melange of cheese, mayo, and bacon, or the one-bowl ...

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 ...

Making gravy from scratch is a straightforward four-step process.

A true country breakfast tells a tale with every plate. It might be as simple as biscuits and gravy or as fancy as grits.

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, ...

Toss sweet potatoes with a little oil and salt and pepper. roast in an oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool. In a large sauce pan, heat bacon fat over medium-low and ...

Step 1: In a 4-quart Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Add canola oil; when hot, add garlic, shallot, onions, celery, carrot and 1 tablespoon cracked peppercorns. Sauté over ...

"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 ...

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), ...