Table of Contents
Introduction 1
New Gullah 28
Hoppin' John 35
Limpin' Susan 36
Red Rice 39
Lowcountry Boil 40
Chicken Perloo 43
Geechee Salsa 44
Fried Oysters 47
Buffalo Blue Fried Shrimp 48
Snookums's Okra Soup 51
Sea Island Collard Greens 52
Country Potato Salad 55
Shrimp and Grits 56
Salmon Cakes 59
Sea Island Crab Crack with Garlic-Butter Dipping Sauce 60
Johnny Cakes 63
The Perfect Pot of Rice 64
Grandma's Rutabagas 65
Deviled Crabs 67
Fried "Fush" 68
Boiled Peanuts 71
Crab Rice 72
Nuncey's Fried Chicken 75
Gullah Lima Beans 76
Sweet Potato Pone 77
Traditional Cornbread with Molasses Butter 78
Sweet Treats 80
Benne Wafers 83
Chewies 84
Grandma's Bread Pudding 87
Sweet Potato Cheesecake 88
Miss Brown's Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberry Cake 90
Aunt TC's Lemon-Lime Soda Cake 93
My Favorite Red Velvet Cake 94
Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Pie 97
Nana's Puddin' 98
Blackberry Cobbler 100
Hummingbird Sheet Cake 103
Edisto Lemon Pie 104
Mrs. Drayton's Inspired Ice Box Cake 106
Butter Pecan Pie Cheesecake with Browned Butter Sauce 107
Berry Cream Cheese Hand Pies 111
Bryon's Peach Dump Cake 112
Salted Georgia Peanut Pie 115
Oreo Brownie Delight 116
Toasted Coconut Cake 118
Breakin' the Fast 120
Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits 123
Country Garlic Gravy and Biscuits 124
Fried Grits Balls with Tasso Ham 127
Savory Bread Pudding 128
Waterfront Omelet with Creamy Sherry Butter Sauce 131
Fried Chicken and Pancakes with Spicy Syrup 132
Fluffy French Toast with Peaches and Cream 135
Crispy Home Fries and Peppers 136
Candied Bacon 137
Hash Brown Casserole 139
Fancy BLT with Pickled Red Onions 140
Smoked Sausage and Egg Skillet 143
Crab Cake Scrambled Benedict with Old Bay Hollandaise 144
Field Greens and Egg Frittata 147
Black Cherry Muffins with Cornmeal Streusel 148
Fried "Fush" and Grits 151
Homemade Breakfast Sausage 153
Preserving 154
Quick Pickled Okra 157
Sweet and Spicy Southern Chowchow 158
Miss Brown's Pickles 161
Bacon Jam 162
Hot Peppa Jelly 164
Great-Grandma's Preserved Pears 165
Strawberry Balsamic Jam 166
Main Dishes 168
Lowcountry Spatchcocked Chicken 171
Jerk Chicken Rasta Pasta 172
Fried Pork Chops 175
Lowcountry Cheesesteak with Have Mercy Sauce 176
Gullah Gumbo 179
Carolina Smoky Baked Ribs 180
Southern Smothered Chicken 183
Sea Island Wings 184
Lowcountry Crab Cakes 187
Smoky Pimento Cheese Stuffed Burgers 188
Not My Momma's Chicken and Dumplings 191
My Famous Fried Fish Sandwich 192
Low 'n' Slow Bolognese 195
BBQ Shrimp 196
Flame-Broiled Oysters 199
Easy Chicken Thigh Skillet Dinner 200
Slow-Cooked Brisket Sloppy Joes with Frizzled Onions 202
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup 205
Grilled Pork Chops with 'Mato Relish 206
Lowcountry Spaghetti 209
Momma's Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 210
Edisto Shrimp Tacos 213
Miss Brown's Beans and Rice 214
Red Wine-Braised Oxtails 217
Curry Chicken Potpie 218
Creamy Sweet Potato Grits 220
Carolina Jambalaya 221
Blood Orange-Glazed Salmon 222
Not My Momma's Cornish Hens 225
Sides, Salads, and More 226
Soul Rolls 229
Aunt Ann's Chicken Salad 231
Cheesy Smoked Pasta Salad 232
Southern Mac and Cheese 235
Roasted Okra with Bacon Dressing 236
Grandma's Green Beans 239
She Crab Soup 240
Dirty Rice 243
Succotash 244
Roasted Garlic and Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes 246
Fried Cabbage 247
Sheet Pan Roasted Veggies 249
Lowcountry Seafood Salad 250
Miss Brown's Famous Lasagna Dip 252
Fried Green Tomatoes 255
Southern Chef Salad 256
Creamy Carolina Vinaigrette 258
Seafood Mac and Cheese 259
Black-Eyed Pea Risotto 261
Savory Skillet Corn 263
Lowcountry Deviled Eggs 265
Beverages 266
Lowcountry Mint Julep 269
Spicy Watermelon Sangria 270
Swamp Water 270
Key Lime Pie Milkshake 273
Ma's Blueberry Mocktail 274
Palmetto Punch 277
Spiked Peachy Lemonade 278
Acknowledgments 281
Universal Conversion Chart 283
Index 285
About the Author 293