Southern RecipesSouthern women sure can cook! They don't measure; they don't write anything down; they don't read any cookbooks. They watched their grandmothers and mothers and aunts as they were growing up, and now they just cook. So many families' recipes have been lost through time as a result. My Italian aunt made the most wonderful sugar cookies for St. Joseph's altars. The recipe is long since buried with her. If only I had thought to ask her to write it down. I've never tasted anything like them again. I'm not much of a cook myself. I grew weary of it years ago. As life has grown busier, I've concocted shortcuts. I make a mean crab & corn soup, thanks to Campbell's! And who could have known we would no longer have to make our own bread crumbs? Now, in an effort to make amends I suppose, I have asked friends to part with their secrets and I find they have nothing written down either so I have implored them to put pen to paper. Maybe there is nothing new under the equatorial sun. Maybe all these recipes can be found in other collections, but I don't intend to go looking for them and nonetheless, I have decided to embark upon this task if for no other reason than my sheer love and admiration of Southern women....and Southern food. And if Mark's mom will part with her Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Pot Pie recipe, I'll gladly add a Northern Recipes section too! [Home] [Recipes] [Recipe Books] |
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