Hello class and welcome back to another segment of Yankee tries to not piss everyone off while explaining southern food! Today’s topic, southern cornbread. For those of you who are unaware, there are two types of cornbread typically made in American households. You have northern style cornbread, and you have southern-style cornbread. And […]
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Late spring is easily one of my favorite times of the year. The grass starts to get green, the birds are out chirping, and all sorts of fresh berries are finally coming into season. And when fresh berries are in season, you best believe that I spend my time whipping as many berry dishes
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I got to say that today is a good day class. It’s officially springtime, which means it’s time to get focused back on the food garden. Yet before I go out and purchase some new crops to plant, I like to take the time and appreciate the many crops that come back year after
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Last week my dad came up to me and requested something entirely different for dinner. This was unusual because he almost never requests anything for dinner. Don’t get me wrong he’s a picky eater and will knock down everyone else’s dinner ideas in a heartbeat. But to go out of his way to actually
Let me begin today’s lesson by saying one of the most uncontroversial statements anyone could ever make, I love pizza. I mean let’s be real, is there anyone reading this right now that could honestly say that they don’t like pizza? No, I didn’t think so. For me, one of my favorite ways of
I think it’s safe to say that you’re going to go NUTS over this layered coconut cake. Or should I say coconuts! . . . . Oh no, oh god no. I’m sorry folks that was a horrible opening line, I’m embarrassed. But I mean try and cut me some slack
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I have a serious question for you class. Have you ever cooked something new for the first time, and thought to yourself “Why the hell have I never made this before”? Maybe you realized it was much easier to make than you originally thought. Or perhaps after taking that first bite, you knew that
Well, it’s the holiday season yet again, which means my mom’s going to be spending the next couple of days baking up all of my family’s favorite sweet treats. She really does it all, from fresh fudge to cavity-inducing toffee, but the most beloved, nay coveted offering has to be the many varieties of
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Well, it’s the holiday season yet again, which means my mom’s going to be spending the next couple of days baking up all of my family’s favorite sweet treats. She really does it all, from fresh fudge to cavity-inducing toffee, but the most beloved, nay coveted offering has to be the many varieties of
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Recently I purchased way more bananas than I could possibly eat within a week. I mean it was something like 12 bananas for like 2 bucks, how could I pass up that deal? Luckily mom didn’t raise no fool, as I knew all along that I was going to take my surplus of overly ripe
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