Simply Southern Mom

My mom was a big fan of serving beans with every meal. Pinto beans, butter beans, green beans, pork-and-beans, whatever kind of beans. One of these appeared at our table for dinner every day. I didn’t share this love of beans. The solution? Jars of homemade hot pepper sauce to […]

Okra has been both a friend and a foe to me. I love the crisp texture and crunchy coating it has when fried. I hate the prickly feel of the pods as I wrestle them from their stalks in my garden. This year our garden has produced masses of the […]