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The best (and easiest) Southern Tea Cakes Recipe (or tea cake cookies recipe) is here!  You will feel like you are right in the South after making and serving these, not to mention eating them.

Southern Tea Cakes

unsalted butter (room temperature)

sugar

vanilla extract

all-purpose flour

salt

baking soda

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.

In the bowl of your mixer, add butter and sugar and mix together on high speed until fluffy and smooth (about 4-5 minutes).

Turn mixer to medium speed and add in one egg and vanilla extract and beat until well incorporated.

Lastly, turn mixer to slow speed and add in flour mixture in intervals of three beating after each addition to incorporate.

After dough is well mixed, turn off mixer and remove dough from mixer and add to a ziploc bag and place in your refrigerator for at least one hour to firm up dough.

Once dough is firm, remove from fridge and preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Taking a measuring tablespoon, scoop out cookie dough the size of the tablespoon and roll into a ball. Using your thumb, gently press the center to flatten a bit and place on the tray.

Do the same for the rest of the dough leaving at least an 1 1/2 inches between each dough ball.

Bake for 9-11 minutes until golden brown on the edges and remove from the oven.

Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.

The easiest and most delicious Butternut Squash Broccoli Mac and Cheese made even easier starting with a box of macaroni! So good and almost gourmet!

Butternut Squash Broccoli Mac and Cheese

butternut squash

Salt and pepper

broccoli

panko crumbs (toasted)

paprika

Begin preparing Horizon Organic Macaroni and Cheese according to the box instructions by boiling water to cook pasta.

While water boils, boil water in a separate pot and add chopped butternut squash. Boil for 12-15 minutes or until squash is tender. Add tender squash to food processor or blender and grind until puree forms. Set aside.

Once pasta is done boiling, drain pasta and add back into original pasta pot.

Add milk, butter and cheese sauce from box then stir in squash puree, salt and pepper to taste, and broccoli and cook on low heat until broccoli is warmed through.

Lastly, sprinkle top of mac and cheese with toasted panko crumbs and paprika and serve.

The ultimate ode to Nashville Hot Chicken. This tastes just as delicious as the original ones in Nashville restaurants.

Nashville Hot Chicken

buttermilk

hot sauce

cornstarch

cayenne pepper

black pepper

garlic powder

onion powder

chicken

Vegetable oil

brown sugar

chili powder

smoked paprika

White bread and sliced pickles (for serving)

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce and set aside.

Next add flour, cornstarch, seasoned salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to a paper bag and shake to mix well.

Dip each piece of chicken into seasoned flour and then into buttermilk then back into seasoned flour thoroughly coating each piece. Then add each piece to baking sheet to rest.

Finish coating all chicken and let sit for 15-20 minutes until coating has set.

While coating sets, add 2 - 2 1/2 inches of oil to a cast iron skillet or heavy bottom skillet and heat over medium high heat. Also turn on oven to 275 degrees.

This is my test for knowing when the oil is ready: Big Mama always tossed a tiny bit of flour in the oil and if it began to fry and sizzle, the oil was ready.

Fry four pieces at a time on each side. Make sure you don’t overcrowd the pan.

After each side has turned slightly golden, put the top on the skillet to steam the inside of the chicken ensuring doneness. After a couple of minutes, remove the top and continue to fry until the crust is crispy again and completely golden brown.

Remove chicken from oil and place on paper towels or rack to drain.  Once completely drained, place the fried chicken on a parchment paper covered baking sheet add to warmed oven while finishing the other chicken pieces.

Fry the remaining chicken pieces and repeat steps of draining and adding to oven.

For the Fried Chicken

Once you are done frying all chicken and it is in the oven, whisk together 1 cup of the frying oil you already used to fry the chicken, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder and smoked paprika until combined.

Remove chicken from the oven and brush the hot mixture over all of the pieces of chicken.

To serve, place hot chicken over white bread and serve with pickles on toothpicks.

For the Hot Chicken Preparation

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The ultimate ode to Nashville Hot Chicken. Spicy and crispy fried chicken gets an extra coating of hot oil taking it over the top.  Get the full recipe here: http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2014/10/nashville-hot-chicken/

How to Make Nashville Hot Chicken Recipe

This Lemon Roast Chicken Dinner starts with fresh chicken that is highly seasoned and sprinkled with citrus flavor that’s roasted in delicious juices, onions and potatoes making this the easiest weeknight dinner!

Lemon Roast Chicken Dinner and Potatoes

potatoes

onion

extra virgin olive oil

Salt, pepper and lemon pepper

lemons

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Add potato slices and onions to the bottom of the dutch oven.

Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and lemon pepper to taste.

Season with half of garlic powder and paprika.

Season both sides of chicken pieces with salt, pepper and lemon pepper.

Place chicken facing up on top of potatoes and onions.

Season with remaining garlic powder and paprika.

Sprinkle with lemon juice then add lemon slices to pan.

Cover dutch oven and bake for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes and onions are tender and caramelized. If you want to brown the top of the dish further and add more color, place under a broiler for a few minutes until it reaches the color you prefer.

Cool for 10-15 minutes and serve.

This Lemon Blueberry Cake Recipe is moist, decadent and the perfect combination of sweet blueberries and tart citrus flavor!  Each bite is irresistible!  This is a wonderful cake to make for Spring and Summer get togethers or all year round!  

Lemon Blueberry Cake Recipe

baking powder

eggs

sour cream (room temperature)

blueberries

confectioner's sugar

lemon juice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour a 12 inch bundt pan; set aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.

In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed about 10 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low to medium speed for 1 minute after each addition and scraping side of bowl frequently. Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.

Fold in berries, zest and juice until combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 1 hour and 15-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.

Stir together confectioner's sugar and lemon juice until combined and drizzle over top of cooled cake then serve.

For the Glaze:

These really are the all time best fried tacos! The meat is fried right in the shell! Keep reading for some side dish ideas for taco night, too!

The Best Fried Tacos

beef

taco seasoning (or use homemade)

corn tortillas

cheddar cheese

Oil (for frying)

lettuce (sour cream, salsa, for topping)

In a medium skillet, brown the beef, turkey, or chicken until cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks.

Stir in the taco seasoning with 2 tablespoons of water. Stir to coat the meat in the seasoning. Remove from heat.

Heat 2 inches of oil in a large, deep skillet over medium high heat to 375 degrees.

Warm the tortillas in the microwave for about 30 seconds or until soft and pliable.

Use a dinner spoon to scoop a small amount of meat right down the center of one tortilla. Fold the tortilla in half and grab it with kitchen tongs.

Place the folded taco in the hot oil, continuing to hold it closed, and cook until the taco will hold it's own shape, about 20 seconds.

Let go of the taco and continue cooking about 2 minutes per side, or until as crispy as you'd like. Repeat with remaining tacos, being sure not to overcrowd the pan.

When the taco is ready to come out of the oil, fold up a thick wad of paper towels in your hand. Pick the taco up with the tacos and gently tilt to allow grease to drain out, place in the wad of paper towels, and squeeze lightly to remove more grease. Make sure you have enough paper towels in your hand so that the grease does not soak through and burn your hand.

Place the taco in a paper towel lined pie plate and repeat with remaining tacos.

When the tacos have cooled enough to handle them, stuff each one with a bit of the grated cheese.

Serve with your favorite taco toppings.

If you have leftovers, place them in the fridge, covered, for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes or until warmed through.

If you're looking for a butter roll recipe, you've come to the right place! These old-fashioned rolls are so good!

Butter Rolls

flour

butter, cold (2 sticks)

water

butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)

white sugar

cinnamon (more as desired)

milk

vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter.

When you have coarse crumbs, add the 1/2 cup of water and stir. Use your hands to press the dough together.

Place dough in fridge for 10 minutes to make it a bit easier to work with.

Generously sprinkle your workspace with flour.&nbsp;Roll the dough out into a 12x10 rectangle.

Spread the softened butter evenly over the pastry. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon.

Roll up the dough, jelly roll style. Cut into 12 even slices.

Place in the prepared baking dish.

In a small saucepan, heat the milk and remaining sugar just until it begins to boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

Pour all of this mixture over the rolls.

Bake until browned, about 30-40 minutes.

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If you're looking for a butter roll recipe, you've come to the right place! These old fashioned rolls are so good!

I'm a total sucker for a good meatloaf recipe, but sometimes I just don't have the time to spend staring at an oven, willing it to hurry up already.

Low Carb Mini Meatloaf

pork

cheddar

ground pepper

sugar free ketchup

Italian salad dressing

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray.

Add the beef, pork rinds, egg, cheddar, milk, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to a large mixing bowl and stir together until well combined.

Use your hands to form 9 small meatloaves and place in the prepared baking dish.

Whisk together the ketchup and Italian dressing in a small bowl. Spoon evenly over the meatloaves.

Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

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This low carb meatloaf makes a batch of mini meatloaves that is perfect for a keto or low carb diet!

Aunt Aggie's Peanut Butter Cookies - a half century old family recipe for the perfect peanut butter cookie; soft chewy and full of peanut butter flavour.

Aunt Aggie's Peanut Butter Cookies

butter

peanut butter

tsp vanilla extract

tsp baking soda

Cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar...

Cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well combined.

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.

Fold the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture...

Fold the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until a soft dough forms.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and...

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment lined baking sheet 2-3 inches apart.

Press down slightly with a fork (or with...

Press down slightly with a fork (or with the bottom of a water glass dipped in flour as were the cookies shown in the photo)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake 12 minutes until golden brown at the edges. Do not over bake or cookies will be brittle.

A classic French ratatouille recipe that is vegan, gluten-free but has lots of flavour.

French Ratatouille

tomato sauce

basil

red pepper

red onion

zucchini

eggplant

tomato sliced

olive oil

dry oregano

salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350F

Spread 3/4 of tomato sauce into a pan...

Spread 3/4 of tomato sauce into a pan that will fit all of your vegetables.

Begin to layer vegetables (i.e. tomato, then zucchini,...

Begin to layer vegetables (i.e. tomato, then zucchini, then pepper) in a clockwise rotation beginning in the centre and moving outward tucking basil in between. Don't worry about the order of the vegetables as you'll have more slices of some things than others.

Fill in any gaps between the vegetables with...

Fill in any gaps between the vegetables with remaining tomato sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and dry oregano. Drizzle with olive oil.

Bake uncovered for one hour.

 This perfectly flavorful oven fried catfish recipe has a spicy edge.  Get that fantastic Southern flavor without the extra fat of frying.  And this recipe works with other fish as well! 

Spicy Oven Fried Catfish

olive oil spray

yellow cornmeal

lemon pepper

catfish fillets

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper liberally sprayed with non-stick olive oil spray.

In a brown bag or ziploc bag, add cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, lemon pepper, and paprika and shake together.

In a deep pie plate or large shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and hot sauce.

Add each fillet to the bag of cornmeal breading to coat then dip into beaten eggs on both sides, then lastly add back into the cornmeal breading and shake liberally to coat well. Place the fillet on the coated baking sheet. Repeat with each fillet.

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