In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Cherry Pie Fruit Pizza. A chocolate chip cookie crust is layered with a sweetened cream cheese sauce, cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, bananas, kiwi fruit, and mandarin oranges. It makes a lovely dessert, and it is a great compromise between a sugary, fatty dessert, as opposed to one that has some nice, colorful fruits in addition to the sweet cr…
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In this video, Betty gives an update on the status of her herb garden, picking a few tomatoes and showing some green tomatoes and pepper plants, along with her rosemary, sage, dill, tarragon, oregano, cilantro, chives, basil, and thyme, flat leaf and curly parsley. After that, Rick and I go to the Farmer’s market to buy some fresh vegetables. I purchase banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, green bell…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a delectable Hot Fudge Sundae. With a fudge sauce comprised of both brown and white sugar, cocoa, and butter, this dessert is chocolate-y and sinfully rich! Ingredients (A full recipe is given below; I only made ½ of the recipe in the video): 1 cup cocoa 2 cups brown sugar (light or dark) 1 cup white sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups water 3 tablespoons…
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Southern Living: 1997 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes)Imagine a year's worth of the best recipes from "Southern Living" magazine all in one cookbook--nearly 1,000 recipes, as well as every menu and kitche... Read More >
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a Basic Sweet and Sour Sauce. This sauce may be used for Asian and other foods. A blend of rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and some spices, this is a very simple way to make a zesty sauce. Ingredients: 1/3 cup rice vinegar 4 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons cornstarch 4 teaspoons water In a small p…
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Home Plate Cooking: Everyday Southern Cuisine with a Fresh TwistNothing says the South more than its unique food and various cooking styles. Southern recipes are cherished heirlooms passed down from generation t... Read More >
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Sweet and Crunchy Sesame Seed Brittle. This is hard candy, packed with sesame seeds. We bought the sesame seeds on our recent field trip to Happy Meadow Natural Foods in Berea, Kentucky. I only made a half-recipe of the Sesame Seed Brittle in this video, but I am giving the full recipe below: Ingredients (for the full recipe): 1 ¼ cups sesame seeds 2…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make gorgeous and flavorful Pecan Potato Chip Cookies. These are butter cookies, with some potato chip crumbs and chopped pecans added. My grandson, Carter, taste-tested these and said they were good??”and “crunchy!” Ingredients: 1/3 cup finely crushed potato chips ¼ cup chopped pecans ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup butter, softened 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½…
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In this video, Betty gives an update on her herb garden, pointing out the growth of her onion chives, sage, oregano, basil, rosemary, tarragon, flat leaf Italian parsley, curly parsley, and thyme, as well as her tomato and pepper plants. The mint that was planted in the garden earlier has been moved to a pot, which is planted in the ground away from the herb garden! While at the herb garden, I sni…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her Fanciful Fruit Kebabs. This is a way to serve fruit that is gorgeous and appealing. Just select the types of fresh fruit that you like and place them on skewers–It’s great for a buffet or party! Ingredients: About 3 different fresh fruits that can be cut into approximately equally-sized shapes, but are contrasting in color and flavor (I used canta…
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Magnolias Southern CuisineSince it opened in 1990, Magnolias has been called "perhaps the city's most celebrated restaurant," by Southern Living and "the place to dine" by Char... Read More >
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a light and luscious Friendship Fruit Dip. This recipe was given to me by Lynn, a great friend I met on YouTube about a year ago. She has shared several wonderful recipes with me, and I want to pass this one along to all of you. Its beautiful and tastes wonderful! Ingredients: 8-oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature (You may use the fat-free t…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make homemade, country-style Southern Fried Chicken. Seasoned with salt and pepper, dredged in flour, this chicken is browned on the stove and then oven-fried until golden brown. Yum! Ingredients (for buffet-style serving): 11 pounds chicken parts, washed and dried with paper toweling (I used breasts, wings, thighs, and legs.) salt, to taste freshly ground…
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Classical Southern Cooking: A Celebration of the Cuisine of the Old SouthDamon Lee Fowler valiantly preserves an endangered cuisine--Classical Southern--in this winning and evocative compendium of the food of the Old South.... Read More >
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