Our Best Southern Cornbread recipe comes straight from South Carolina. It's crisp on the outside, but moist and crumbly on the inside thanks to a good cast iron skillet, the magic of buttermilk and a little bacon love! For me…
Comfort, and a heaping serving of vegetables, all in one bowl. Harvest Corn Chowder takes all the best elements of a late summer harvest and makes a thick, wholesome soup. Perfect for rainy days, cool evenings or the long delayed arrival…
Tea brined, buttermilk soaked, rolled in a seasoned flour-corn dredge, this Virginia Fried Chicken is Pure Poultry Perfection, inspired by the champion of Lowcountry Southern cooking, Sean Brock. UPDATE: First written in 2015 after the release of Sean Brock's first…
Take a couple of bottles of good, full-bodied apple cider, a pork picnic shoulder, a good spice rub and a few hours in the oven and you've got juicy, tender Cider Braised Pulled Pork. Nothing says winter quite like the…
Nothing could be easier, or simpler, than a little Sweet Potato Fork Mash with Brown Butter. Ready in less less than fifteen minutes, it's a simple side dish for a complicated life. Butter is a beautiful thing. From fresh…
A hint of heat and a dash of herb give these golden beauties a southern twang. A great foil to your favorite fried chicken, a little country sausage and pan gravy or a simple pat of butter and a drizzle of honey…
Boiled Peanuts, Fried Pickles Biscuits & Gravy, Fried Yardbird and Chess Pie, soul food and casual style at Ottawa's Union 613. Lunch with my gal Mary, delicious food, scandalous gossip. I am greatly blessed to have gal pals who indulge me with patience as I…
It's birthday season once again at Chez Gypsy. We begin with the Junior Miss and her fourth birthday celebration, and what better way to say "happy birthday" than with Red Velvet Hello Kitty Cupcakes. She loves chocolate, we love chocolate. Red velvet…
Sweet Potato Succotash & Pear Glazed Pork Chops, another solo dinner at Chez Gypsy featuring autumn flavours. It's almost impossible not to make Looney Tunes references when motioning succotash "sweet sufferin' succotash!" It's not often I quote Sylvester the Cat.
The end of summer draws near and fresh corn stands dot the urban landscape. Ripe and juicy, ears of corn, wrapped tightly in their husks, make it home to be quickly boiled, buttered and devoured, the leftovers turned into Fresh Summer Cornbread.
The Pulled Pork Po Boy is like spicy, saucy bacon-y goodness on a nice chunk of French bread. In Louisiana, Po Boy sandwiches come in a couple different flavours; there’s fried, featuring battered shrimp, crawfish or oysters and then there’s pulled, featuring pork, cooked low, slow and saucy.
Chili Cheese Cornbread Muffins, a taste of the south with a few surprises - fresh corn sliced right off the cob as part of the batter, cream cheese in the center so it's gooey and smooth and a red pepper jelly baked on top adds just a hint of sweet spice.