Soul Food

Making money for raising and selling catfish on a small scale requires planning. Which land, equipment, capital, labor and skills can be applied to the business? The individuals must evaluate...

Sorghum is a pure syrup that is made from sorghum cane. It is very dark and thick, and actually very good for the body. It contains essential vitamins and minerals our bodies need to survive....

Soul food is the term applied to a style of food traditionally enjoyed in the southern United States. It originated with African-American slaves but became a pervasive part of modern food culture....

Ever wondered hot to make a fat free, dark cajun roux in the microwave? Here is how you do it....C'est Bon

Paying tribute to African-American historical figures can be both educational and tasty with a Black History Month meal. Black History Month is celebrated every February to honor notable...

African-American food, often referred to as soul food, originated during the slave era. Slaves would often have to cook with the sparse ingredients their owners left behind. Contemporary...

If you have lived in the southern United States, you might have heard the expression "Use everything but the oink." This refers to the practice of cooking every part of the pig, including the...

There is no aroma more tantalizing and tasty than the smell of meat slowly smoking on a smoker. Smoked meat is tempting to the palate and truly worthy of the work that goes into it. The first...

My family loves rice prepared this way. It's easy, uses few ingredients we always have on hand and is very flavorful.

I remember my mother fixing fresh greens in the spring time. She would talk about gathering poke salad greens as a child on my grandmothers farm. This article is what I remember and also what I...

Pork Chitlins, more properly pronounced and spelled "Chitterlings," have been eaten and consumed in The Old Country since medieval times. Here in America, the pork dish is more closely...

Cooked collard greens are an old fashioned southern favorite. While some cooks still like to cook greens for hours until they are almost dissolved, this is really not necessary. The traditional...

Cracklin' cornbread is a soul food dish that is also a favorite of many southerners. It's not hard to prepare and gives your stuffing an extra "crunch". Cracklin' is fried pork skins,...

Cooking, it's not usually an easy thing, well for some. It took me awhile to finally learn how to cook. Today i'm going to teach you how to prepare your chicken or even any meat and make it so tasty

Collard greens is a common southern dish that most everybody love. However, it has a strong odor when cooking that also lingers in the kitchen (and possibly throughout the house) after cooking....

Every spring, the first thing to grow in the lawn are the pesky wild onion grasses. They grow at triple the rate of the grass and make the lawn look shabby. However, there are still people who...

They’re not an every day dish but many families include pork chitterlings as part of their holiday and special occasion meals. Perhaps the trickiest part of preparing them is removing all of the fat.

Whenever Indianapolis residents are asked to vote for the best cheap food in town, they almost always pick Yats. The local restaurant chain serves heaping plates of Cajun and Creole specialties...

New Orleans is a city with a rich history of blending cultures. The French of the area originally came from Acadia, Canada. When they moved to New Orleans, their name was changed in the...

Another name for Southern or African American dishes, soul food has a distinctive history and flavor--and some unusual monikers for certain recipes. When you sit down to your first soul food meal...

Many people think cooking vegetables Southern style involves just throwing everything in the pot at once and boiling. Though it's almost that easy, to get GREAT results a little more care should...

There's nothing quite like good, old-fashioned Southern cuisine. No matter what part of the world you're from, there's bound to be a Southern-style dish that delights your taste buds. Salmon...

Chitterlings, or "chitlins" as southerns often call them, are pig intestines. It is a peculiar dish that is found in very few restaurants but many southern kitchens. It has an interesting texture...

A gizzard is an adapted part of a stomach that grinds up food with the aid of "gizzard rocks." Poultry gizzards are a popular food all over the world. Grilled gizzards are sold in the streets...

Chitterlings, or chitlins, are pigs intestines that are finger-cleaned of debris and fecal matter before they are cooked and consumed. Cleaning chitterlings completely is the key to enjoying this...