Okra, okra, okra, okraaaaa! I think if I were to go to prison for some food crime (like hating rhubarb, probably), fried okra would be part of my last meal. Growing up, I preferred this stuff over McD’s fries any day. Turns out, nothing has really changed with regard to that. Since we are all…
Appetizers & Snacks
Goat Cheese Berry Basil Toast
I’ve been addicted to everything goat cheese lately. From the way it looks right now, I don’t see any slowing down. I’ve put it on everything from tacos to pizza. For a super quick snack, here is a recent favorite that can be thrown together in minutes– Goat Cheese Berry Basil Toast.
Super Bowl Weekend: Touchdown Recipes
42.. 34… 21… 16… Hike! It goes something like that, right? — No matter how much you may or may not care for football, you can’t throw a flag on the party food. We are making a playbook of some of our favorite party bites.
Best of 2014 – Top 10 Posts
Christmas is over… and I missed it it was great! We’ll review the top 10 most viewed posts on Southern FATTY for 2014.
Monterey Hazelnut Biscotti + GIVEAWAY
There are moments when I catch myself daydreaming that I have a little old Italian grandmother (I would call her Nonna, obviously) that sits in her tiny house baking delicious treats for me to pick up. What? Y’all don’t think of things like that? Anyway… The first thing on my imaginary Italian grandmother’s table would…
Homemade Bruschetta
While summer may totally be sooo last month, I can’t help but to pull back & peek through the kitchen blinds and see what I assume may be the last of the homegrown tomatoes creeping through the brown, dried-up leaves, just begging to be used. I am completely fine with saying goodbye to the…
Bacon Buffalo Blue Mac ‘n Cheese Rolls + GIVEAWAY
When you think that mac ‘n cheese just can’t get any better… and then you fry it. With bacon. And blue cheese. And BUFFALO. To beat it all, we are going to use the most time convenient, simple recipe for mac and cheese– the kind you don’t even have to make yourself! Check out…
Craveable Crunchy Croutons
I realize some of you will see this and be like, “What? He posted how to make croutons?”. Let me preface this… I have been in a love hate relationship with croutons for years. Decades, perhaps. I suppose like any child, I wasn’t a huge salad fan. Now that I am old more mature, I…
Homegrown Tomato Salsa
I’m that guy that visits every Mexican restaurant in town to test the margarita and salsa waters. If it doesn’t pass the good chips and salsa test, vámanos! Having just returned from Mexico, I was on a salsa kick. I have a few favorite restaurants here in Nashville that pass my salsalitmus test, but…
Zucchini Fritters
Keeping with the theme posts, this is another of my favorite zucchini recipes. Hitting summer vacation (aka beach season), I decided to make a legitimate attempt at eating something that wasn’t fried or covered in ranch. The result was pretty delicious– Zucchini Fritters.