Tag: State Meal Challenge

Sweet Cornbread

Sweet Cornbread

Source: Swanky Recipes Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 8 Total time: 45 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 cups yellow cornmeal 1 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp baking powder ¾ Read More

Black-Eyed Peas

Black-Eyed Peas

Source: African Bites Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 3 hours INGREDIENTS 1 lb dried black-eyed peas  4 thick uncooked bacon slices, chopped 1 cup smoked sausage, diced 1 large onion, diced Read More

Chicken-Fried Steak

Chicken-Fried Steak

Source: Taste of Home Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic Read More

Inspired by Oklahoma

Inspired by Oklahoma

Oklahoma is nice enough to provide a definitive list of foods to make to represent their state! The Oklahoma state meal is fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. Obviously I Read More

Sparkling Grapefruit Juice

Sparkling Grapefruit Juice

Source: A Blonde Vintage Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 4 Total time: 5 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice 1 cup sparkling water ½ cup sugar  ¼ cup lime juice Mint, grapefruit, and Read More

Texas Toast

Texas Toast

Source: The Kitchen Magpie Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 8 Total time: 20 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 loaf bakery white bread, cut into thick slices about 1”  ½ cup butter 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Read More

Homemade Pickles

Homemade Pickles

Source: Feast Magazine Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 6 Total time: 1 hour if serving immediately, 8 hours if refrigerating overnight INGREDIENTS 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers ½ cup apple cider vinegar ½ cup Read More

Smoked Brisket

Smoked Brisket

Source: House of Yumm Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 10 Total time: 16+ hours INGREDIENTS 12-lb whole packer brisket, trimmed 1/4 cup coarse salt 1/4 cup coarsely ground black pepper 3 Tbs paprika 2 Read More

Inspired by Texas

Inspired by Texas

This meal couldn’t have been more perfect for our Memorial Day barbecue! I was in such a hurry to photograph the food so we could eat it that I didn’t realize how boring the full-meal shots were until now. I apologize to Texans for such Read More

Biscochitos

Biscochitos

Source: Some the Wiser Click here to read about my experience making this recipe for my state meal challenge! Servings: 3 dozen cookies Total time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups lard 3/4 Read More