Best American Food

Southern Seafood Salad

H.Abee — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:06:51 +0000

southern food: seafood salad

This is another of my pescatarian recipes. It’s a great way to use leftover boiled shrimp and blue crabs. Actually, you can use any type of crabmeat in this recipe, but I think blue crabs are the tastiest of all the different varieties of crabs. In fact, I find that blue crabs are best in most of the crab recipes I make. That could just be because I’m from the South, and we can catch our own blue crabs.

Vegetarian recipes: Easy vegetable soup with “beef”

H.Abee — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:47:52 +0000

spicy vegetarian soup recipe

All vegetarian recipes don’t have to be boring. In fact, I have several hearty soup recipes that don’t contain any type of flesh. The one I’m sharing with you today is an easy soup recipe that’s not only hearty and delicious, it’s also healthy and super easy to make. The beefy flavor and texture comes from Meal Starters, a product made by Morning Star. Its texture and flavor are very similar to hamburger meat that’s been browned and then broken up into crumbles.

Lowcountry Recipes

H.Abee — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:28:21 +0000

Hoppin' John - one of the better-known Lowcountry recipes.

If you live in the United States, you’ve probably heard of Lowcountry recipes, although you might not be completely sure about what they are. Perhaps you’ve also seen the term presented as Low Country recipes. Lowcountry recipes are cooking techniques, ingredients, and traditions that originate in the Lowcountry. The Lowcountry is usually considered as the coastal area and small offshore islands of South Carolina, although many people also include the coast and sea islands of Georgia in the term. The name comes from the fact that this is a geographically low-lying area of flat plains, marshes, estuaries, and beaches.

Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe

H.Abee — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:31:49 +0000

Peach bourbon barbecue sauce is great on pork!

The best BBQ sauces, in my opinion, are made from southern recipes. Since barbecued pork is such a popular southern food, this isn’t surprising. The following BBQ sauce recipe is sweet and tangy, with a punch of good southern bourbon. For a spicier sauce, increase the amount of cayenne. You might also want to add some hot sauce to the recipe for extra heat.

Georgia Cocktail Sauce Recipe

H.Abee — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:33:56 +0000

Try this cocktail sauce recipe with steamed or boiled shrimp.

Delicious southern food extends far beyond fried chicken, and great southern recipes include lots more than biscuits and cornbread. The South also has fresh seafood, including shrimp, blue crabs, stone crabs, scallops, crawfish, clams, oysters, and finned fishes. Most of this seafood tastes great all by itself, but it’s often even better when served with a seafood sauce. For many folks, this means cocktail sauce.

Reedy Creek Restaurant

H.Abee — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:15:58 +0000

Reedy Creek Restaurant

Reedy Creek Restaurant is located in Wayne County, Georgia, about twenty miles from the county seat of Jesup. Dining here is a real southern food adventure! The restaurant is out in the middle of nowhere, on a dirt road. The unassuming eatery is comprised of old farm cabins that were joined together, and ancient farming implements adorn the walls.

Southern Black Bean and Corn Salad

H.Abee — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:12:07 +0000

southern food - corn salad

I love corn and practically all corn recipes - especially when they're southern recipes. While hot dishes made with corn, like fried corn and corn casserole, are my favorites, I sometimes enjoy a cold corn salad. Corn salad is especially refreshing in the summer, but we actually eat it throughout the year. This corn salad includes southern food favorites like Vidalia onion, bell pepper, tomato, and hot peppers.

Traditional Green Bean Casserole

H.Abee — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:15:25 +0000

traditional Thanksgiving recipes

I’m sure most of my U.S. readers already know how to make traditional green bean casseroles. They’re extremely popular American recipes and are often served with Thanksgiving dinner. But those readers who live outside the U.S. might enjoy this recipe. I make my green bean casserole just a little different than most people do. I’m more generous with the fried onions and the mushroom soup. Also, I don’t generally use French-cut beans. Instead, I use kitchen-sliced green beans.

Easy BBQ Beef Sandwiches

H.Abee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:49:21 +0000

great southern food - BBQ sandwiches

As southern food aficionados, my family likes just about anything barbecued. And by barbecued, I mean either cooked on the grill or smoker, or cooked indoors with BBQ sauce. This recipe is for delicious barbecued beef. It’s easy to make because it’s cooked in a crock pot, so you set it and forget it. We often shred the beef just like we would with pulled pork, and use it for sandwiches.

Fall Colors Veggies

H.Abee — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:20:50 +0000

Thanksgiving recipes: sauteed vegetables

This is a tasty, attractive dish that will go well with your other Thanksgiving recipes. The colors are reminiscent of the fall foliage, with green, yellow, orange, and red. Sometimes I include the red bell pepper in the recipe, and sometimes I don’t. When those suckers are $4 each at the supermarket, I find that we can do without them.