So my husband is from the South, a true southern gentleman through and through. So when we got engaged I started thinking to myself, he is going to want me to make traditional Southern meals. So in my panic I bought more than a few Southern cookbooks. I took some classes and read up on Southern cooking as much as could. One problem...my husband doesn't really eat Southern food. Fried chicken, pecan pie and red velvet cake. That is about the extent of his Southern food favorites. So onto the bookshelf they went and sat. Last week I dragged out one called Mama Dips Kitchen. Cholesterol is not real a concern in the South. Lots of frying, lots of cheese, lots of bacon and of course, lots of butter. Which is actually all fine with me :) I came across a recipe called Six-Flavor Pound Cake, boasting under the title that it was the best pound cake of all. So I broke out the butter and got busy. Then I realized that I made a faux pas that I tell others not to do. I started the recipe without … [Read more...]