This cake is a holiday tradition at my house. It’s rich, moist, and filled with coconut and walnuts.
For the cake:

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites
1 small can flaked coconut, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 [...]

Great on hot buttermilk biscuits on a cool fall morning.

6 pounds apples
1 cup apple cider
21/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cloves

Remove stems from apples. Place apples in a large kettle, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until apples are tender. Drain. [...]

A guide to selecting the most basic tools to equip a kitchen; the “desert island” essentials you can’t do without.

1 pound shrimp - peeled and deveined
3/4 cup flour
1 egg
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup beer
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups dried grated coconut
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon cayenne
1/2 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Mix 3/4 cup flour, egg, baking powder and beer together into a medium bowl with a wire whisk.  Mix other ingredients [...]

Hot, flaky buttermilk biscuits are a great way to start the day, covered with apple butter or sausage gravy or for supper served with fried chicken.

Monkey Bread is a sweet bread made with canned biscuits. It’s a quick and easy to make breakfast treat.

Bananas Foster is a legendary New Orleans dessert made with warm bananas, brown sugar, brandy and banana liqueur served warm over vanilla ice cream.

Pimento cheese is eaten as an appetizer on crackers, as a sandwich and for making pimento cheeseburgers in South Carolina.

While I have devoted my life to the study and mastery of southern cooking, i have to admit that there is one northern cook whose culinary tallent leaves me in awe.
I really admire Martha Stewart. Here’s someone who has developed entertaining into a true art form, and managed to make a ton of money at [...]

It’s time for another episode of “Useless trivia I learned while looking up other stuff.” You’ll find everything from fun with Oreos to what the Japanese like on their pizza, so dig in.
Yeah, I left my old job ‘cause the boss lost his head one day…
The restaurant was invented by the French just after the [...]