Southern Kitchen

1 week ago | southernkitchen.com | Mackensy Lunsford

These two Easter recipes from Pat Martin, the Tennessee-based pitmaster behind Martin's Bar-B-Que, take care of the main dish and add a beloved Southern side to the Easter table. The ham is not for novices. It's a 24-hour process involving a fire pit, but it yields amazing results. Meanwhile, the broccoli salad couldn't be easier.

1 week ago | southernkitchen.com | Mackensy Lunsford

Bridget Lancaster, lead instructor for the America's Test Kitchen Cooking School, specializes in pastry. She has no formal training, but she has some of the best tools a baker can have in their toolbox: adaptability, planning prowess, and a dash of confidence. She learned it partly from her grandfather, an Army vet with an affinity for turning Army rations into intricate baked goods. Such skills pay off during Easter, when the holiday meal comes early. Cheat codes are essential.

1 week ago | southernkitchen.com | Tammy Algood

I have a beautiful collection of egg cups that are both useful and decorative. They come from all over the world and are most useful when serving soft-boiled eggs. The large end of the egg nestles in the cup while the top portion of the shell, the crown, gets removed with a knife. That allows the egg to be eaten right out of the shell with a spoon small enough to get inside. Add just a smidgen of salt and you have a feast. Soft-boiled eggs are an integral part of a traditional English breakfast.

2 weeks ago | southernkitchen.com | Mackensy Lunsford

March Madness is over, and it's time to see the winner of our bracket to find out which Southern food reigns supreme. But first, let's take a look back at what we've learned. Though we may covet Mid-Atlantic seafood or a slice of New York pizza from time to time, nothing beats Southern food for the sheer scope of flavor. The South has smothered pork chops and chicken-fried steak, shrimp and grits and biscuits and gravy.

2 weeks ago | southernkitchen.com | Tammy Algood

Turmeric, a relative of ginger, is a root that is commonly used as a spice. The turmeric root is boiled, dried, and ground into the powder commonly used in cooking. Turmeric is an essential ingredient in curry powder and is used to give American mustard its distinctive yellow color. Some reputations are hard to change. Take turmeric for example. For many, it simply lends a bright, sunny yellow color to food. And it certainly excels at that task. But there is so much more to this spice than that.