Creamy Shrimp and Grits

  There’s an ongoing joke that I’m a non-southern Southerner. My family is from the South and cooking wise, I tend to identify with those roots. While I’ve lived all over the U.S., I’ve only ever visited the South. So I guess I’m Southern-by-association. What’s the point of this? I love Southern cooking and Southern dishes. I…

Bacon and Shrimp Burger

In case you haven’t noticed, we love to travel and eat. You should try it some time! (In fact, we have a cult following – the Whiskey Bacon Traveling Circus, which you should probably check out!) It’s great, you get to experience new and awesome places, as well as try new dishes that may not…

Hoppin’ John Recipe

While I wasn’t born in the south (a fact that NobakEleni keeps pointing out), my family is from there and a lot of dishes I know come from there. (and I’m southern by heart!) Hoppin’ John is a traditional good luck southern dish, eaten on New Years Day. The thought is that pork and black…