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Homemade Basic Tomato Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:52:51 +0000

How we love our summer tomatoes. And spring tomatoes. And fall tomatoes. Our backyard tomato growing season in central Florida is spring and fall. It’s hard to keep our tomatoes going through the harshness of summer. Perhaps I’m actually a tomato instead of a person. I have a difficult time throughout the harshness of Florida...

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Comeback Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 17 May 2017 18:14:40 +0000

The original post published in May 2011. I’ve updated the photos to spare myself some embarrassment from the total lack of photography skills in the early days of blogging. Ask anyone from Mississippi if they know about Comeback Sauce and they will look at you shocked for even asking the question. Of course, everyone in...

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Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:51:32 +0000

When it comes to cheese, the more pungent the better for me. That hasn’t always been the case. Either I acquired a taste or my taste buds dulled. All I know is that I love strong cheese now and it suits my taste with a most pleasant eating experience. Stilton? Bring it on. Roquefort? Yes,...

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Creamy Honey Lime Salad Dressing

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:04:45 +0000

Each time I go to the bank and take out a loan so I can afford to buy limes for the grocery store, I declare my intention to plant a lime tree in my backyard. Well, it hasn’t happened yet. But it will. I swannee, it will. I love to use limes in the kitchen....

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Country Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 17:43:08 +0000

I describe this as country because I use plain ol’, ordinary, everyday yellow mustard instead of the more commonly used Dijon mustard in this dressing. The variety of mustard available on the grocery store shelf is impressive. More often than not, I reach for yellow mustard. It’s dependable, familiar and versatile. Plus, it stands up...

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Blackberry Bourbon Crush

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 17 May 2016 01:23:26 +0000

Our blackberry bushes are starting to bloom which means blackberry season is around the corner. Honestly, I love growing and picking blackberries as much as eating them. Wild blackberry patches are scarce where we live. In fact, they might be non-existent. I don’t recall seeing a patch since we’ve lived here so I planted some...

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French-style Salad Dressing

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 15 May 2016 23:17:02 +0000

Homemade French-Style Salad Dressing is mighty tasty and is made with ordinary ingredients. Make it once and you’ll wonder why you ever purchased commercially prepared. Frequently, my grandparents took us to a little restaurant after church near downtown Geneva, AL. It was a small restaurant that probably qualified for hole-in-wall status. The details of...

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Baked Sweet Potato with Rum Raisin Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:51:30 +0000

For twenty-two years, we made annual trips to Barbados, W.I. for my husband’s work related meetings. Barbados, an island located where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean, has beautiful jewel-toned water that you expect to see in the Caribbean. In addition to world-class beaches, Barbados in home to Mt. Gay Rum Distillery, established in...

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Most Popular Recipes weekending 9/6/14

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:15:45 +0000

One of my favorite things to check each week is the list of the most popular recipes. This is one of those “behind the scenes” things that only I can see. I love to see which posts you’re sharing and the recipes that piqued your interest. You’re very gracious to share and pin so many...

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Oven BBQ Chicken with Homemade Sweet and Smokey BBQ Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:21:24 +0000

Oven BBQ Chicken with Homemade Sweet and Smokey BBQ Sauce seems to be a thing of the past. I don’t understand the reason for such foolishness. A tasty, easy and uncomplicated dish should never fall out of favor. That’s my honest opinion. School lunchrooms, back in the day, served their share of oven BBQ...

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Frogmore Stew with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:23:05 +0000

Frogmore Stew is shrimp, potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, and smoked sausage boiled with seasoning and served with cocktail sauce. I’m not so far out in la-la land that I don’t recognize that fine dining and rustic dining are diametrically opposed. However, rustic dining that’s really good is fine. That’s how you get fine rustic...

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Giblet Gravy

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:02:05 +0000

Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be the same without Giblet Gravy. We must have that for our cornbread dressing. The giblets (neckbone, liver, and gizzard) from the turkey are used to make a stock that’s then thickened with cornstarch. Easy to make, efficient use turkey parts, wonderful cooking aroma. Win, win, win! Giblet Gravy Neckbone and...

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The Other White Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:32:13 +0000

We celebrate food throughout the South. Food connects us to each other and to our past. We pay homage to good food and the folks who prepare it. Food plays a starring role in big and small events. In other words, if two or more of us are gathering together, we shall be fed. Amen....

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Alabama White BBQ Sauce

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:15:17 +0000

This sauce doesn’t resemble what most folks recognize as BBQ sauce because it’s white. Don’t discount it. And don’t disrespect it around North Alabama folks. They’re loyal to it. It packs a flavor punch that you need to experience. Use for a basting sauce as well as a dipping sauce. If you’re basting a...

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Homemade Sauces

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:28:07 +0000

Sauce for Reuben sandwiches/1000 Island Dressing Miix 2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 tsp sweet pickle relish, dash of onion powder, dash of garlic powder and two shakes of Worchestershire sauce. If more creaminess is desired, add more mayo. For Reubens: spread on both slices of bread before adding toppings. Tartar...

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Tomato Gravy

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:28:50 +0000

Tomato Gravy Don’t be under the misconception that this is a heavy, fat-laden gravy. As my Granny would say, “They ain’t a thing in here that’ll hurt cha.” Well, there is a tablespoon of bacon grease. So, if you eat the whole skilletfull, you will have...

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