Diane WatkinsThe Perfect Cake By Diane Watkins The perfect cake is easily recognizable. It’s shape is perfectly symmetrical with a golden brown crust. It has a feathery velvet texture. It is moist and light. The taste …
How to Cook Collard Greens
It seems the last holdouts in my winter garden are collard greens. Believe it or not, even with the weather we have had recently, I still have collards. Well, it is time to begin getting …
Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs are making a comeback, and it’s about time! Now that the nutritionists are allowing that perhaps eggs are a good food after all, we are seeing deviled eggs making a comeback. This …
Sweet Potatoes Recipes
I’ve collected all of my favorite sweet potato recipes together here for your enjoyment. I hope you will try these. Sweet potatoes are now classified as a “super food”, although the sugar that Southerners usually …
Easy Southern Grits
In the south, grits go with everything! All Southern cooks should know how to make grits, but unfortunately, this easily dish is being lost . Basic instructions for making all types of grits follow, including …
Making Strawberry Preserves
Do you know the difference between preserves and jam? The answer lies in the size of the fruit chunks. Jam is made from crushed fruit pieces. Preserves are made from whole fruit, or at least …
Easy Ways to Cook Carrots
Easy Ways to Cook Carrots Orange Glazed Carrots – Kids love this! 1/4 cup butter or margarine 3 tablespoons orange juice 3 tablespoons orange marmalade 6 whole cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups cooked sliced …
How to Cook a Tender Juicy Steak
How to Cook a Tender Juicy Steak By Diane Watkins You invest a lot of time and money into the steaks for a special occasion and when dinner time comes, they are tough. What happened? …
9 Delicious and Easy Ways to Cook Okra
9 Delicious and Easy Ways to Cook Okra Okra gets a bad reputation as a slimy vegetable, yet it doesn’t have to be so. Properly cooked, okra will thicken the dish without being slimy. Fritter …
How to Cook Rutabagas
Useful Tips on How to Boil, Steam and Microwave Fresh Rutabagas Steps in Boiling Rutabaga Surprisingly, you will find that plain boiled rutabaga taste so delicious even though it was boiled with just a little …