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No-Bake Banana Split Cake

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:57:36 +0000

No-Bake Banana Split Cake brings together all the favorite toppings you expect to find in a banana split: banana, pineapple, maraschino cherry, nuts, and whipped cream. The base is a no-bake, made from scratch, graham cracker crust covered with a sweetened cream cheese filling. Thumbing through some of my old recipes for inspiration for my...

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Authentic Cuban Sandwich Ybor City-Style

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 19:13:18 +0000

There are many geographic specific culinary icons. A visit to a particular city or location dictates a dish or specialty that you must have. For example: Clearwater Beach, FL – grouper sandwich; New Orleans, LA – coffee and beignets; Natchitoches, LA – fried meat pies; Grand Bay, AL – watermelons; western North Carolina – apple...

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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:01:00 +0000

So, the story goes that this dressing was originally called Buttermilk Dressing. It was popular with cowboys on cattle drives because buttermilk was a common ingredient in Cookie’s chuck wagon. (in case you’re too young to remember the TV show Rawhide, Cookie is what they called the cook). The name morphed into Buttermilk Ranch or...

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Best of 2015

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:46:27 +0000

Happy New Year! It sure doesn’t seem like it was one year ago that we celebrated the new year. Gosh, time flies by so quickly it’s a little scary to me. We really need to savor each moment because as soon as we turn around good, another year has passed. Speaking of savoring, y’all savored...

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Chocolate Chip Biscuits with Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling/Award Winner!

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 23 May 2014 17:17:54 +0000

We took a little trip to Knoxville, TN this past weekend for the International Biscuit Festival where I competed in the Biscuit Baking Contest. The contest was great fun and a wonderful overall experience. It didn’t hurt that I came in second place. This was the first cooking contest I’ve entered. Making it to the finals and...

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Chicken and Rice

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:34:29 +0000

Historical cookbooks make frequent mention of food that is good for “invalids”. In the broadest sense of the word, invalid referred to anyone recuperating from an illness. That word has fallen out of favor in our colloquial and formal speech. Not just that. You’d be hard pressed to find a modern cookbook that mentions anything...

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Homemade Cajun Seasoning

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:49:37 +0000

Homemade Cajun Seasoning is a blend of three kinds of pepper and other authentic Cajun flavors. Along with everything else in the grocery store, the cost of dry seasoning blends, such as Cajun seasoning, is as high as a cat’s back. It’s not hard to make your own that are customized to your liking and...

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Cheeseburger Chowder and #cookclub

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:37:41 +0000

A local news outlet, The Tampa Bay Times, hosts a fun cooking event called Cook Club. The idea is a recipe is posted, you make the dish and share photos and comments on Instagram using #cookclub as a tag. Later, a Twitter party’s organized and a chat ensues about the current recipe challenge. A community cooking challenge...

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Old South, New South Giveaway

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:07:12 +0000

The contest is closed and the prizes have been awarded. Thanks to everyone who participated The South, and all things Southern, are just as much a part of me as my bone marrow, DNA, and the scar on my left leg that I got when I was 9 years old. It’s part of...

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Tupelo Honey Cafe’s Recipe Contest

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:58:17 +0000

I live in a world of food. Good food. Down to earth, stick to your ribs, homesick curing, soul nurturing, bone strengthening good food. Several roles in my life cause me to have a relationship with food: food blogger, recipe developer, cookbook reviewer, grandmother of two adorable three-year old twins, columnist, grocery shopper, produce picker, content contributor...

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Frozen (Recipe: Frozen Fruit Salad)

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:01:26 +0000

Heat and humidity create an affinity for all versions of frozen food: ice cream, popsicles, ice box pies, sherbet. You don’t need to look far to find a Southerner who has a grand tale to share about how Grandpa used to drag out his hand cranked ice cream freezer and the grandkids would have to...

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And We Have a Winner (or Two)!

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:07:56 +0000

So many of you participated in the giveaway for Gooseberry Patch’s 101 Soup, Salads & Sandwiches. I asked you to share your favorite Christmas memory. Reading your comments was such a joy. You all shared wonderful stories and painted heart-warming pictures. Crystal told us about her special Christmas presents: My favorite….having two girls on...

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Gooseberry Patch Cookbook Giveaway!

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:12:19 +0000

We are coming down the home stretch of Gooseberry Patch week and a celebration of 101 Soups, Salads and Sandwiches, a Gooseberry Patch cookbook publication. Please check out the recipe for Sausage and Bean Soup and the review of the cookbook plus a recipe for Spicy Cabbage – Apple Slaw. You have a chance...

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Homemade Beef Stock

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:22:40 +0000

These are beef marrow bones and they are the start of some wonderful Homemade Beef Stock. Our grocery story meat department sells these. You don’t have to buy bones to make good beef stock. You can save up bones from roasts, ribs, steaks or any kind of beef that you cook. Throw them in...

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The 10 Commandments of Grits

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:54:56 +0000

Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits. Thou shalt not eat thy Grits with a spoon unless thy grits are swimming in butter. Thou shalt not eat Cream of Wheat and call it Grits, for this is blasphemy. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s Grits. Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter, Bacon and...

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Homemade Seafood Stock

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:03:52 +0000

Freeze crab shells, shrimp shells, fish heads, etc. until you have enough to fill a stock pot. Then, place it all in a stockpot, cover with water and boil for about 30 minutes. Remove all the solid pieces. Continue to boil the remaining stock until it’s reduced by about one half. This should leave...

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Homemade Chicken Stock

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:43:32 +0000

Homemade Chicken Stock Good chicken stock is a “must-have” in my kitchen. While the commercially package stocks have gotten much better, I still prefer homemade. Making it is easy, you just have to plan ahead. My method is to cook the chicken at a medium boil for about 15 minutes covered. Then, take it...

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Homemade Taco Seasoning and Rub

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:34:03 +0000

I love making up seasoning mixes. You can save money and make the seasoning to your liking. It’s not hard to do. If you have a store bought version that’s a favorite, look at the ingredients and you can figure out what you need. To help decide the ratio, just remember the higher the ingredient...

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4-1-1 seasoning

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:32:30 +0000

4-1-1 Seasoning 4 parts Kosher salt to 1 part ground black pepper to 1 part garlic powder (not garlic salt). Mix well and use as an all purpose seasoning mix for meats, poultry and roasted vegetables. Add to soups and stews. 4 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon ground black pepper Stir all ingredients...

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