One Bowl Colonial Brown Bread is a slightly sweet, hearty quick bread made with whole wheat flour and brown sugar. No yeast, eggs, or kneading required. Serve with salted butter and jam. Quick breads are tasty and satisfying. You get the pleasure of making bread without all the extra steps that go along yeast: proofing,... Read More » The post One Bowl Colonial Brown Bread appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Whipped Cream is a classic fresh  strawberry treat with sweet, short biscuits for shortcake, sweetened sliced strawberries and fresh vanilla whipped cream After moving from our hometown of Mobile, AL in 1985, we lived in Central Florida for 33 years before moving to our current home in the Smoky Mountains... Read More » The post Homemade Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Whipped Cream appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes is familiar Southern comfort food. Sauté sweet onions, sliced okra, and diced tomatoes in bacon grease and garnish with crispy bacon.  We happened upon some fresh okra at a local produce market that my grandmother would describe as “right pretty”. I would go as far as to say it was... Read More » The post Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Slow-Cooker Whole Chicken is an easy way to prepare a whole chicken for any recipe that calls for added cooked chicken, such as  salads and soups. Added aromatics and herbs result in flavorful, succulent chicken meat.    A whole chicken cooked in a slow cooker can lead to all sorts of deliciousness.  It’s not completely... Read More » The post Slow-cooker Whole Chicken Recipe appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Overnight Slow-Cooker Chicken Bone Broth makes nutritious, rich, flavorful chicken bone broth while you sleep. Bone broth is made from bones, skin, and meat from an animal. It contains important amino acids as well as collagen. In addition to a flavor boost to recipes like Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya , it provides nutrients.   Read about... Read More » The post Overnight Slow-Cooker Chicken Bone Broth appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Slow-Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork starts with a bone-in Boston Butt  pork roast, is coated with a dry rub and cooks low and slow in a slow-cooker which results in succulent, juicy, and flavorful pork. Barbecue pulled pork sandwiches are an easy way to feed a crowd.   The most difficult part of this recipe is... Read More » The post Slow-cooker BBQ Pulled Pork appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Cajun Crispy Fried Onions are thinly sliced sweet onions, seasoned with Cajun seasoning and coated with a light batter and deep fried in a process that’s much less complicated than the traditional method of cooking onion rings.  Onion rings made from Vidalia Onions are one of the best things on the planet. You get the... Read More » The post Cajun Crispy Fried Onions appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Elevate your hot dog game with  this quick and easy Skillet Hot Dog Chili. My mother loved hot dogs.  She loved hot dogs better than she loved her luggage.  Not only did she like to order hot dogs in restaurants, she liked to eat them at home.  Chili dogs were her favorite.  Somewhere along  the... Read More » The post Skillet Hot Dog Chili appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Resurrection Biscuits is a recipe that’s an edible lesson that teaches the Easter Resurrection story. The hollow biscuit represents the empty tomb. Because it’s almost Easter and because this recipe for Resurrection Biscuits is a fun way to teach children about Resurrection Sunday, I’m sharing a recipe from my cookbook,   BISCUITS: Sweet and Savory Southern... Read More » The post Resurrection Biscuits appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken is chicken breasts with ribs that get a barbecue spice rub, cook in a sweet and smoky homemade barbecue sauce, are shredded  when tender, and added back to sauce. Great for sandwiches. Barbecue is one of my favorite flavors. Always has been, always will be. Chicken breasts are my least... Read More » The post Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken appeared first on Syrup and Biscuits - Jackie Garvin's Southern food blog ..read more