I am excited to introduce ya’ll to a sweet new cookbook I had the pleasure of reviewing, entitled ‘My Southern Food’ It is described as “A Celebration of the Flavors of the South” and I would have to agree! The back reads ” Every culture has its own unique flavor profile woven into the fabric of its history and traditions.” Being a southern girl now I am excited to explore this with you! The first recipe I made was for a Mardi Gras party I recently hosted. This Creamy Jambalaya Pasta was a hit! It was really good and surprisingly easy to make. Another recipe we have tried and LOVED from this cookbook was New Orleans Egg Scramble. It is delicious combination of scrambled eggs with cream cheese and chives…seriously yum! I thought it would be a fitting breakfast for my boys the morning they left for New Orleans to cheer on our beloved BYU Cougars. We surprised the boys with the Sweet 16 trip and they were so excited! And thanks to a Melandboys reader who read my post and sent a link to the Doug Wright Show, my boys were thrilled to be interviewd on air! Thanks Miss MaryAnn:)
And now for the GIVEAWAY… This sweet cookbook is chock full of delicious down-home recipes, beautiful pictures and lots of fun Southern charm.
I loved it and I am happy to offer 3 of our readers a copy of ‘My Southern Food’ so that you too can enjoy a little taste of the South wherever you live! To enter please leave a comment on this post answering this question…
What is a traditional food from your neck of the woods?
Winners will be anounced on Saturday morning along with that delicious New Orleans eggs recipe!
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Creamy Jambalaya Pasta
submitted by Melanie ~ The Sisters Cafe
from My Southern Food cookbook
7 cups chicken broth , divided
1 16-oz package rottini pasta (I used a different pasta)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 Tb olive oil
2 cups chunked chicken breast (bite sized chunks)
2 cups sliced link sausage (smoked, kielbasa, or andouille)
2 tsp minced garlic
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
2 tsp liquid smoke
4 Tb Worcestershire sauce
2 Tb Cajun seasonings
2 (10oz) cans sliced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
2 cups uncooked shrimp, washed, peeled, and deveined with tails removed
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
In a large pot bring the chicken broth to a boil. Add the pasta, salt, and pepper and cook the pasta in the broth as if it were water. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes on a high boil, until the pasta is just tender. Drain, reserving the broth for later in the recipe.
In a large skillet heat the oil and sauté the chicken, sausage, garlic, onion, green pepper, and celery for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, and Cajun seasoning as the mixture cooks, stirring periodically to ensure even cooking. When the chicken is done, the onion is clear and the vegetables are tender, combine all the ingredients, including the pasta, in the original large pot and place over medium heat. Add the tomatoes, blending well. When the tomatoes are hot, add 1 cup of the reserved chicken broth and the shrimp, blending. Cover and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
In the last 3 minutes of cooking, stir in the cream. Serve immediately, while everything is warm. Reserve any leftover chicken broth for another recipe.
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In my neck of the woods (North Dakota) we have alot of Scandanavian influences. A food traditionally served is lutefisk, which is basically gelatinous cod (not my favorite). I do love the lefse (a tortilla-like flatbread made with potatoes and flour) that is found frequently on our tables, spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar.
I'm from California, so I'd say anything bar-b-qued. That or Mexican.
I don't know that my neck of the woods has a traditional food, I am from Salt Lake City. One of my families favorites is Chicken in a special tomato wine sauce over noodles though
Haha- I would say, living in Utah that the traditional foods in this neck of the woods are either Funeral Potatoes, or Cafe Rio! :) Love em both!
I'm from Northern Virginia, so I'm not sure what would be traditional since you can get any type of food known to man everywhere there! There are still several diners though, so maybe a good old fashioned burger?
I am from Wyoming,and grew up on a cattle ranch, so beef and potatoes!
I think I would say that Fried Chicken, corn on the cob on the grill and Sweet Iced Tea is traditional food in our area.
I am from Minnesota, so we are big on teh casseroles and hot dishes. My personal favorite is tator tot hotdish. So good. Everyone has their own recipe and tweaks to it.
Being a Southern gal, I'd say anything fried (including some vegetables), biscuits and gravy, and grits are our regional favorites.
Being from Indiana, the land of corn and pigs, corn-on-the-cob is everywhere all summer. We have lots of sweet corn farmers in our area so there is always more than enough to go around. Another thing that is popular here is a fried pork tenderloin sandwich. They are huge! I am not such a fan, but everyone else seems to be. Thanks!
I grew up in Phoenix, so Mexican food is in my blood! Give me some homemade guacomole and I'm home!
I live in Arizona. Two different kinds of foods that I learned about after moving here were "cheese crisps" and chimichangas. We are surrounded by Mexican food, and I love it! Down here we call a tortilla with melted cheese on it a cheese crisp! Chimichangas are everywhere, funny thing is when we head south of the border into Mexico, they don't know what a Chimichanga is!
Hamburgers, fries and shakes!
We've lived in Alabama for the past 5 years for school, and have grown to love southern food!
I live in the South now and love the comfort food that abounds here. Grits, chicken & dumplings and fried okra are some of my favorites. This cookbook looks amazing. Thanks for the chance to win! hugs, Linda
Hmm, just moved to Texas, so I guess it would have to be a BBQ?!? [email protected]
I am from Idaho. So the answer must be potatoes.
Living in Denver ~ the Denver Omelette which was adapted from the Western Sandwich in 1925. Food historians connect it to 19th pioneers on their treck into the American west.
Living in Utah I would have to say Jello but I cant stand the stuff. I think for me personally I love anything sweet, homemade cinnamon rolls made twice a year on conference weekend is a stable in my life!
living in idaho id say… jello salads or funeral potatoes
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I think that in my neck of the woods,being Providence, Ut it would be sauerkraut. There is a strong German heritage here, but I must say I hate sauerkraut.
I am from Charlotte, North Carolina and my favorite foods from my neck of the woods are BBQ, mac and cheese and cole slaw. It doesn't get any better than that!! Yum Yum!!
I live in Memphis, so BBQ is everywhere I turn! I love it!
The dish I grew up on is a total carb fest! Homemade mashed potatoes (We never had instant) covered with homemade creamy chicken noodle soup! Even the noodles are homemade. Now that I am older (just turned 30 on Saturday) I eat it a lot less, but when I do…. it is heaven!
Living in AZ you can never get enough chips salsa and tacos
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I grew up in Kansas on a farm…so it was fried chicken. Still my most favorite meal of all. But now we live in colorado. Sp it's Beef…it's what's for dinner. Sylvia
I grew up in Canada so I love Poutine! Nothing like French fries covered with Mozzarella cheese curds and beef gravy, so GOOD! It's a very low calorie dish :)
One of the traditional foods from my neck of the woods (smack dab in the middle of Utah) would have to be funeral potatoes or I like to call them cheesy potatoes.
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I'm from Southern California so we a lot of food influences from Mexcio. I'd say fish tacos are pretty traditional here.
It was really fun listening to the podcast of your hubby and boys! So glad they were able to make it on the show. Hope they had a safe trip and a great weekend, even thought the game didn't end the right way!
So, my favorites…
I served my mission in Tennessee, (see? I totally need this cookbook!) and I fell in love with grits, and biscuits and gravy. My husband and I lived in Iowa for 5 years, and my favorite from there is definitely sweet corn. We did our internship in Kansas City, and found the best ribs in the world. We now live in Utah, and what else could I say for here, but, FRY SAUCE!
We are from Utah, but my grandma is from northern africa so we have a lot of cous cous and cook with a lot of more arabic flavored spices. :) a favorite recipe of mine is Moonas, which is an orange/rum easter bread. Sooooo good!:)
I am in Henderson, NV. Not sure about any traditional foods from the area, but for the family it would be betty jo potatoes. This is what we call funeral potatoes in our family. Betty Jo is my grandmother and she would make these potatoes for every special occasion so they became Betty Jo potatoes. I was a little sad when I found out as a teenager that every lds family used this same recipe and for funerals non the less.
I live in MN. The Scandinavian influence is very strong. We also have an highly developed sweet tooth. So we traditionally love and eat rosettes, krumkake, sanbakkels, fattigmands, and rice pudding.
My family loves Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy and corn!
This looks divine! I'm from the South (Georgia), but since my parents are from Utah we grew up eating casseroles with the best of them.
Something I never thought I'd like, but I've grown to love is Creamed Corn–so yummy!
This was a hard question. Utah is known for such funny things as mentioned above…jello, fry sauce, cheesy potatoes, the state that consumes the most ice cream (I think:))…but I also love the lesser known, but delectable states foods such as honey (beehive state:), cherries (state fruit) yum! Gotta have a fresh cherry shake at the local Paces Dairy Ann, in fact, several cities feature a specialty seasonal fruit shake, and of course for the gardener in all of us sugar beets, and spanish sweet onions (state veggies).
Well, I live in Portland, Oregon and I while I'm not quite sure what a "traditional" Portland food is, we do have great seafood here. We love to go to the coast and get fresh crab and clams.
I live in the Pacific Northwest (suburb of Seattle,WA) so I'd have to say salmon. It's great grilled or smoked on a cedar plank or even baked in the oven. I can't wait to try the pasta recipe!
Cindi P.
I live in Utah right now, so I would say jello! Im from California, so Mexican and fish are traditional there.
in Ohio, I'd have to say pizza or wings- our somewhat small town has more of those restaraunts than I can believe. I'm lucky to have a hubby who's a pro at making both.
I don't know what would be considered traditional food where I'm from. But I when I think of what a traditional family meal is for us, I think of a classic roast beef dinner with everything homemade and delicious!
Becky P.
I am originally from Dallas (a Southern girl myself) and I would have to say both bar-b-que and Tex-Mex. I live in SLC, UT now and miss them both.
We love a good slow cooked roast with potatoes! Yum!
Cincinnati is German!!! Yet all foods rock here, in my opinion. I love mexican myself, but this is a pork product town.
I'm from North Caroina and we love some good ole fried chicken livers with gravy and mashed potatoes! Yummm!
Being from Utah, I might say Jello:), but at our house we don't eat much of that…we prefer seafood!
Party potatoes (funeral potatoes)
I, too, am from Utah. Funeral potatoes and ham are pretty much right!
here in Utah, I would also have to say funeral potatoes, jello salad, and casseroles:)
Chicago style pizza, hot dogs, Italian Beef, all kinds of things!
California means TRUE Mexican, and of course In-N-Out! :) Your blog makes me SO hungry! ;)
I'm in Rochester NY and we're famous for our garbage plates! Haha I'm not a fan but google it they do exisist!
Living In San Diego we know our California Burritos all to well..and In and Out..which I still cant understand the LOVE
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Southern Utah. Would have to say pomegranite Jelly over freshly baked wheat bread. And the ever famous funeral potatoes.
Being from the south…pecan pie, biscuits and gravy, county ham… and all the good stuff!!!
Here in the PNW, lots of people like seafood, but I am not one of them. But you can never go wrong with burger, fries and shake from Dick's
My neck of the woods is North Alabama and chicken and dumplings along with fried chicken with sweet tea are very popular.
I'm a Texan so we eat a lot of tex-mex which I love but my Mom also makes the best fried okra, biscuits and gravy, and chicken and dumplings! I'm getting hungry! Thanks for all of your awesome recipes!!
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Here in Hawaii there are tons of traditional dishes (many of which I am not a fan) But one that I have grown to love is Musubi. I love the portability and taste. Traditionally it is made with Spam, but you can use other meats as well.
Here in Tucson, AZ I suppose it would be good Mexican food!
POUTINE! I am originally from Canada and I just love those french fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy! yum yum
Now that I am a southerner I would say that BBQ is the biggest thing here.
comfort food = tomato soup and a meat pie. UMMM good.
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I live in Northern Utah and one of the foods that is popular around here is french dip. It seems like people buy if for every holiday or gathering!
As a transplant to the Midwest, I was surprised at first to learn that there are sooo many varieties of sausage (brats, Italian, polish, etc.) and just as many yummy ways to eat 'em.
I'm a military brat, so I don't really have a "neck of the woods", but I really want that cookbook! I did live in Germany for a year, and my favorite German food is Rouladen!
Growing up we loved it when my mom would cook us traditional Guatemalan food and one of my favorites that our family now enjoys is rolled taquitos :)
I lived everywhere. So, Mexican, Cajun and new England. Plus, I now do a lot of Asian. After living in Singapore for 4 1/2 years.
I'm from Idaho so anything with potatoes is from our neck of the woods! I wish I could say there was something more exciting but I really can't think of anything that is just amazing and special to our area!
I live in Hershey, PA so I'd have to say it's a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!!
Illinois north of Chicago so That would either be Pizza or Italian beef. Ordered in or make your own Chicago Deep dish and Italian beef is probably our staple.
Fried catfish with french fries and hush puppies. I'm from Arkansas.
Thanks for sharing your recipes.
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Here in Northern Ontario Canada we have wonderful fresh wild blueberries and fresh walleye as well as many other species of fresh fish. The blueberries go well in pancakes for breakfast and there is nothing better than a shore lunch of fresh fish caught in our Northern lakes.
Being from Michigan, there's not much, maybe pasties. Thanks!
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Chicago here! I guess deep dish pizza and a chicago dog, but I don't eat them! I'll have thin crust pizza or sushi please!
Utah…Sour Cream Potatoes and Ham.
I am from Utah and I would say Pot Roast and mashed potatoes and yummy homemade rolls! We never eat JELL-O, but I did make some for St. Patricks day so maybe that will be a tradtion!
Here in Idaho, we like anything to please a crowd! Family and church gatherings are common place! Super good salads and desserts to go with the meat course of choice…
Here in Northwest Oklahoma we eat MEAT! Hamburgers and steak.
Here in Utah I would say probably a roast and mashed potatoes. Or ham and funeral potatoes. Maybe some Jello or jello salad with cottage cheese. My husband and I have lived in the South and would love to win this cookbook. My husband would love me to cook some southern food once in a while.
I'm from Oregon and I never can think of anything. Maybe fresh berries? I still have a hard time at the store, now that I live in Utah, paying money for blackberries. "These are weeds!" I'll say to myself. "You can't get rid of them, who would pay $4 for a small container?"
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From northwestern Ohio – fried smelts!
I am living in Hawaii right now and one of our favorite traditional foods is Shoyu chicken or chicken long rice. Yum!
We have chicken bar-b-ques all year long as fund raisers for different organizations.A simple sauce of vinegar,oil,salt,pepper,poultry seasoning and eggs.
I am from Iowa and there is nothing better than a grilled Iowa pork chop in the summer.
We like anything hardy and warm for the winter here in NE California.
Living outside of Lancaster, PA and growing up in Pennsylvania Dutch home I would have to say Filled cabbage followed by ShooFly Pie
We live in Wyoming, so anything to do with meat is the thing. We love to make Chicken Spiedini's – chicken rolled over asiago cheese and rolled in breadcrumbs. We love it!!
When I was growing up in Cheraw, South Carolina, we frequently had fried trout, bream or bass that my daddy had caught in the freshwater ponds or lakes. Along with that we often had hush puppies made with onions, of course!
When I think of traditional Iowa food three things come to mind 1. tenderloin sandwiches 2. beef or chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes and 3. scalloped corn. I thought everybody ate these things until I moved away and nobody had ever heard of them in Utah!
My husband is a "Coonass" (said with all the love in my heart) So he would love for me to cook this for him!
I was a native Californian who just moved to Utah (3 months ago) In California I would say anything with avocado and sprouts on it. lol In Utah I'm not sure except the one thing I have seen here that I haven't in California is Fry Sauce and it is so good!
I live in Arizona now, so we see a lot of Mexican food and other southwestern foods.
I grew up in North Dakota though and there are a lot of Germans and Norwegians. My favorite dish is probably Knoephla soup. It is basically a chicken noodle type of soup with yummy, firm little dumplings.
I'm from Arizona and we love to cook Mexican food! Tostadas, enchiladas, and burritos are favorites at our house!
I'm a southern girl, so chicken and dumplings is definately up there.
I am also from Arizona and we make all things Mexican. Last night I made a chili relleno casserole. It came out amazing.
Spaghetti and meatballs with all of my Italian family from upstate NY.
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A traditional food from my neck of the woods would have to be Jello. I'm from Utah.
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We love chicken fried steak here in oklahoma!
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Here in my neck of the woods, Utah, meat and potatoes but my all time favorite is cinnamon rolls!
Hey Mel, in Idaho we have a lot of fruits and veggie stands, potatoes, etc. Love the summertime here at all of the farmers markets! I love your blog and share it with my inlaws, cousins, co workers, and make something from it about five nights a week. I don't think I have shared that with you…but seriously, thank you! I wasn't a big cook, but since last September, have been cooking up a storm. This past weekend I made the moist chocolate bunt cake nd literally everyone at the party, 18 people came up and told me how much they loved it! Thank you! Love, cousin Erin :)
I meant bundt cake, this iPad likes to change what I meant to say! ;)
I am from the South!! So anything fried (pickles, green beans), and Chocolate Biscuits and Gravy!! YUM-O!!
I grew up on a dairy farm, so meat and potatoes.
I grew up in Utah and think of fry sauce as traditional.
I live in the South West, so it's homemade Salsa and lots of Mexican food. Enchiladas are my favorite!
I live in Central California and there is a melting pot of various ethnic foods available. Some favorites are bbq'd tri-tip, carne asada tacos, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and as much wine as you can drink!
I'm from Idaho and my mom has German ancestors so growing up we had potato pancakes a lot. We really do eat a lot of potatoes though!
I recently moved to New Mexico. They put green chilis in just about everything.
Live in Southern Illinois. Lots of pork recipes. And, we grow a lot of apples here. My husband's favorite meal is fried pork cutlets with cream gravy, mashed potatoes and corn. And biscuits if I'm really ambitious.
Here in NC, pulled pork BBQ is a traditional food. The great debate is eastern or western style, which really boils down to vinegar or ketchup based sauce. I'm neutral but if you live in NC it's advisable to have a preference or else you'll start many a heated debate.
I'm from Michigan, so Pasties would be in my neck of the woods. We like them with gravy poured over the top of them! Which reminds me, I haven't made these in awhile!
I am from Ohio, but Dayton specifically. One thing that is a traditional dayton food is their type of pizza. It's made on a cracker thin crust and piled high with goodness. It took me a while to call it pizza, but after 6 years. I love it.
I'm from the Eastern shore of Alabama, so traditional food in my area is a mixture of seafood and Southern food-like shrimp and grits. Yum!
I am from the northeast part of NC. I have to say that for me , it is barbecue. Vinegar based. With a side of homemade Brunswick stew. oh, and cornbread.
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I would say traditional in WI would be beer, brats, and cheese ;)
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I'm from NE Indiana and while I can't think of any specific traditiomal dish that really stands out here, we do have tons of corn on the cob in the summer and apples in the fall. Love going to the Johnny Appleseed festival every September just for the delicious aromas. :)
I'm from northern England so I'd say Sheperds Pie, Black Pudding, and tripe. Enough said : )
I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. A tradition here would be green jello (not my favorite) or funeral potatoes. I served a mission in Virginia and loved the food there, especially the fried chicken!
I'm from Buffalo, NY. There is a large Polish population here-traditional foods being pierogi and cabbage rolls….YUUUUUMMM!!!
Texas girl here.. Love the BBQ, potato salad and baked beans. Yummy!
My neck of the woods is Pa Dutch Country and a favorite here are Whoopie Pies and Chicken pot pie. I lived in the South for 15 years and miss the good ole southern food tho and your cookbook sounds great. Thanks for the chance to win.
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I'm from Oregon, and I'll have to go with blackberry cobbler or crisp. Early summer is all about berries in Oregon, and there are none better than blackberries (nor are there any harder to pick). Fortunately they are free and all over the place. You can literally pull over on the side of the road any number of places and pick a bowl full. Yum!
Fried Chicken, okra, and Key Lime Pie :) (I'm from the South!)
We have a huge LDS influence in our community…lots of casseroles, specifically "funeral" potatoes.
It would be so fun to introduce a whole new level of taste in our home-this cookbook sounds like just the trick ;)
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I would have to say chicken and dumplings by far are my favorite comfort food!!! Super yummy. This cook book sounds amazing.
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I've lived everywhere… Chattanooga, Texas, California… but I grew up in Boston, where lobster rolls and clam chowder are super-dominant.
I'm from SE Idaho – and a favorite here is potato casserole.
I'm from colorado and I think we eat everything! My mother-in-law is from Holland (her mom is dutch and her father is indonesian), so when we visit she makes a lot of indonesian inspired foods (she makes an amazing shredded cabbage with peanut sauce served over rice) or we have dutch pancakes! Everything is good as long as it is cooked from the heart.
Anything seafood here in the Pacific NW. Salmon, cod, halibut any way you want to make it!
I am from UTAH and the traditinal items here are Funeral potatos and GREEN Jell-o! But my family favorite is Chicken Cord 'n Blu(homemade)!
In Colorado, we tend to eat a variety of foods, but a good steak seems like it's at the top of the heap.
I am from Mississippi, we love southern cooking! Turnip greens, Fried Chicken, BBQ ribs, and lots of veggies!
An Iowa favorite would be Iowa pork chops.
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I would have to say funeral potatoes and FRY SAUCE are Utah things :) And I love them both!
I am from Arizona so I would have to say Mexican food.
I was going to say "funeral" potatoes, but looks like someone beat me to it. My husband and I like to experiment with lots of different ethnic foods, right now we're are on an asian kick. Curry, Pho, Thai food, yum yum.
I live in South Florida and there is plenty of fresh veggies and seafood.
I live in farm country so my definition of traditional food is farm fresh food. I love harvest season where the veggies are ripe, eating corn on the cob you ripped off the stalk 15 minutes ago, dipped in butter and sprinkled with salt. Farm fresh eggs, hutterite chickens and eggs. Oh my, I can hardly wait for this planting season.
On a side note, I am making stuffed pasta shells today! A bunch for supper and for the freezer as well. Thank-you for the recipe!
Delmarva = crabs
Florida, fresh citrus and stone crabs!
I'm currently living in Northern Virginia, where you can pretty much eat whatever type of food you want. In fact, the traditional food here is probably whatever ethnic food you're in the mood for. I could go for some Afghan right now.
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from the amish tradition and I would have to say, chicken, dressing, mashed potatoes, noodles, and most famous pie!
In San Antonio Mexican food is a favorite!! I love your blog! Yum!
It's already been said, but I've gotta have my lefse. Surprisingly, my hubby's family had never had it even though they were born and raised in MN too! I think it was because he's like 3/4 German- though now he loves it as much as me!
In central Utah we have BBQ turkey- marinated in 7 up, soy sauce and other yummy stuff.
down in central Utah we have BBQ turkey – it is delicious
…I grew up in a small ranching community in UT, and most of us had beef at least once a day! But Rasmussen's BBQ Chicken over the 4th of July was to die for!
My mom grew up in Georgia so we always ate black eyed peas on New Year's Day. In my own family it's Papa Murphy's on birthdays and cinnamon rolls on Conference Sunday ! :)
I am from Minnesota. Because of all the Norwegian immigrants who came there Lutefisk is traditional food from my neck of the woods.
I am originally from Utah, do funeral potatoes count? Now we live in Louisville and I would say KY Hot Browns.
Our neck of the woods is in the South – Tampa. Some of the food has a Cuban flavor … black beans and yellow rice, fried plantains, cuban sandwiches … all yummy!
From Idaho: Spudnuts (potato donuts)
Living in Arkansas: Fried Pickles
I live in Northern Minnesota.. so I would have to say "hot dishes".
Wild rice hotdish, tator tot hotdish
We love grits here in Alabama!
i grew up in canada but my parents are from China so we ate a lot of homecooked Chinese food. every new years we had hot pot… which is like a fondue but with boiling water to cook veggies, meats, tofu, seafood, and noodles.
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I'm from south-central PA, so theres a lot of PA Dutch food. My fav is Lancaster county style chicken corn chowder with rivels.
I recently moved from Oregon to Washington (both the northwest). I would say popular cuisine in my neck of the woods would be salmon, roasted potatoes and a yummy salad!
We are living outside Philadelphia so it has to Philly Cheesesteaks…and they have to have true blue cheez whiz on them (heart attack waiting to happen but soooo good!) and tomatoe pie (basically cold pizza without any cheese or other toppings.
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Boston = the BEST lobster rolls!
Here is this NW Oklahoma town are food is influenced is German food. A favorite is beirox, which is ground beef, cabbage, and onions baked in a yeast dough.
Purple hull peas and cornbread, the best comfort food out there
OK, I'm from Utah- soooo – green jello and funeral potatoes.
Homemade Navajo tacos is a family favorite.
I'm from Minnesota, so I'd say anything in a casserole form.
I've followed you guys for about a year now! I love almost every single recipe you put on here. We make one off your website at least once a week and some of them are our very favorites (i.e. your wonderful pizza rolls! We are pizza lovers here!)
Well, I'm from Idaho. So one guess at a traditional food around? Potatoes! Potatoes in any form and style!
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I am from Utah, but live in Tennessee, so I'll name two dishes:
1) Utah: Jello :)
2) TN: Collard Greens
We are in AZ. So, my family always requests my homemade red enchiladas and carnitas! Enchilada soup, chicken enchiladas, turkey tacos, you get the idea, we like southwestern food!
Also living in Denver! Someone already talked about the Western omelette. Folks here also like to point to buffalo steaks and Rocky Mtn oysters (tho I have never eaten that delicacy).
Here in AZ, it's always tamales at Christmas (time-consuming to make, but delish!), and lots of mexican food, especially enchiladas.
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I live on an Indian Reservation in WY and we have a lot of Indian Tacos, Fry Bread and Chokecherry gravy! And of course Buffalo burgers! I used to live in the South and I sure miss that Southern Food!
I currently live in TX so our 'regional' food is Tex Mex – lots of burritos, tacos, and other such deliciousness. In fact, we have several donut/burrito shops!
We lived in the South (Georgia) for almost 3 years and loved the food there.
as a wisconsin girl, a staple here is beef and of course cheese – so that equates into hamburgers and deep fried cheese curds – YUM!
Our traditional food is Mexican in southern texas…yum!
My favorite is all the great Tex-Mex, but when people come to visit, most of them want some Texas BBQ…ribs, sausage, brisket, etc! I personally love to get the loaded baked potatoes at BBQ restaurants.
We live in St Louis– and it's all about the Ooey Gooey Butter Cake!
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I'm from Texas….and nothing says Texas like a good ol' country fried steak and a slice of pecan pie :)
Southern California…probably any type of Mexican food. hltalley at gmail dot com
I live near the Gulf Coast and we all love anything seafood! Cook it any way and we like it! I'd love to win a cookbook! Thanks for the chance!
I live in Alaska so anything with fresh halibut, or shrimp, or king crab legs. I also run a small b&b so a new cookbook would be fabulous!
I live in Tennessee so this cookbook pretty much describes my life! I would have to say one of my favorites is Shrimp and Grits.
We like our Chicken N Dumplings. That is southern food to the max.
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Just became a follower! Around here in Eastern PA there is a lot of PA Dutch/German so you will always find chicken pot pie, stuffed noodles, 3-bean salad, meat and taters, shoo fly pie and funny cake at any of the socials. Also being outside Philadelphia Philadelphia Cheesesteaks (wit whiz) and Soft Pretzels are a must!
I grew up in Utah, so a favorite dish from my "neck of the woods" is the ubiquitous "Mormon Funeral Potatoes". Originally called "Potato Casserole", these perennial favs have quickly come to personify eating in Utah, even getting their own highly-coveted 2002 Olympics pin. And they are hands-down much better eating than lime Jell-O with shredded carrots.
Of course, you need to be careful when eating them, or they may cause your funeral.
cafe rio in Utah!!! :)
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I would have to say Shepherds pie!!
I'm from Ohio…I'd have to say corn and beef or chicken. Of course, we are pretty diverse and make all kinds of dishes!
I think something popular in our area would be wedding soup or white pizzas.
I'm from Utah, but my husband is from Louisiana and loves it when I (try to) make Southern food! I'd love to surprise him with New Orlean's scrambled eggs.
I love your blog and I am officially a follower! Growing up in Utah a favorite dish was funeral potatoes aka cheese potato casserole.
In Georgia it is anything peachy, like peach cobbler, or shrimp and grits if you are lucky enough to live along the coast.
I'm from Indiana so, Fried chicken with fried biscuits and apple butter
I live in Utah now, but was born in Denmark. A traditional food there is potatoes with frikadeller (3 meat meatballs). Or a smorgasbord with open face sandwiches on rye bread. (toppings include but not limited to: liverpaste, fried onions, vegetables, variety of fish, special dressings, frikadeller, ham). This is making me hungry :)
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I grew up in Idaho and my dad was a potato farmer so I would say POTATOES!!!
I'm in the southwest, so Mexican food is definitely where it's at here. One of my favorites at a local restaurant is seafood tacos–salmon or shrimp with mango or pineapple salsa. Yum!
However, I'm actually in the process of moving to the south, where I've never spent ANY time before, so I'd be thrilled with the cookbook.
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Well, I grew up in Utah, but my dad's family is hispanic. We make a mean chili verde and homemade tortillas (even better than tortilla land!).
Idaho Potatoes are our claim to fame. We use them in at least one recipe every day. So versatile and wonderful in so many dishes and fixes.
I'm a facebook follower…a devoted one! Love all your recipes.
I live in Arizona and I would have to say our favorite kind of food is Mexican!
Being a Utahn, I would have to say fry sauce. Best condiment out there!
I live in Arizona so southwest, mexican, native american would all be considered regional. I would love to win a copy of the cookbook!
i live in nyc, so i would say that from my "neck of the woods" we've got famous thin crust pizza, bagels and cheesecake (and just about everything else you can imagine!)
I don't think anyone has mentioned Bear Lake raspberries or dutch oven peach cobbler, both things I love here in Utah. Huckleberry jam and huckleberry salt water taffy are also regional. I was told by a friend from the South years ago, that they don't put pineapple on pizza like we do here in the West. Is this still true? Love ham and pineapple pizza! And I do love Southern cooking from my visits to Georgia.
I live in the phoenix area and there is great mexican food everywhere.
I live in Wisconsin….
beer-battered fish w/fries is a must! so very delicious. usually the fish is bass or whatever has been freshly caught that morning.
I am from southeast texas and really love my southern food but am always looking for new recipes! i would love to win one of these cook books! my fav southern meal is probably chicken and sausage gumbo – it's oh so good!
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I've lived in Utah forever, I would say chocolate is a regional favorite–at least at my house!
I heard your boys on the Doug Wright talk show! What a fun surprise for your boys.
I'm from Cincinnati, so Cincinnati chili… which has chocolate in it!
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Traditional food is Scandinavian. I only like lefse.
Sadly for the food world, i am from SLC so there isnt anything spectacular other than Funeral Potatoes! My husband is from Alabama though, so i have been learning to cook SOUTHERN dishes. I have PERFECTED the recipe for Baked Macaroni and Cheese if i do say so myself!
p.s. i just became a follower, thanks to Wendy Carter, she had one of your recipes on her blog.
I'm from Arizona, so definitley Mexican food. It's one of our favorites!
I am also from Ohio, and there is a diverse culture here, but I would say that pierogi's seem to be popular here. I had never had them until I moved here, but love them now, especially when they are homemade!
Now I'm a follower! Love your blog!
Born and raised in the beautiful PNW, I'd have to say wild salmon! We love to prepare salmon in lots of different ways.
I love to try new food. My sister just made up a great jambalaya recipe that was very kid friendly.
We live in South Carolina now, so a local meal HAS to include "barbarque" (pulled pork) served with at least 4 different sauces (one of my favorites is made with a local Dr. Pepper-like cola), served with a hearty side of sweet potato casserole/crunch. Oh, don't forget the sweet tea! Man, my mouth is watering just typing ;-)
love your site and recipes and hold you somewhat responsible for some of my pregnancy lbs. I have gained so far:)
I live in Utah so I would have to say funeral potatoes and green jello salad
i'm an official follower now, and poutine is something we LOVE up here in the great white north of canada :) mmmmm!
Here in Arizona mexican food is a must!
I'm from Chicago. We love deep dish pizza!
Being from Utah I would have to say you always hear about the funeral potatoes but we also have fry sauce, which is crazy to think that it is a Utah thing. I love the stuff. Well from Training table is my favorite which is also a Utah thing. Bummer for those of you that don't live here. You are always welcome to come though!
i'm from Utah and would say pot roast and potatoes are big and funeral potatoes! haha That's what we call them anyway. Or any big caserole to feed a big mormon family right? :)
Jello is a Utah thing I guess, but I have never made the stuff. But I love cafe rio too. That has got to be a must have!
I grew up in Alabama and there is nothing better than barbecued beef brisket and cheese biscuits!
I live in Arkansas and love Fried Okra. My favorite southern desert growing up is "pig-picking cake". Delicious!
Since we now live in the Chicagoland area, I'd have to say hot dogs and deep dish pizza!
In the Buckeye State of Ohio, I'll have to say our natural love of putting together chocolate and peanut butter…love those buckeyes
I have lived in a small town, Hurricane, Utah, my entire life. Every summer the fields and gardens are full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables, but the most coveted is fresh peaches. As soon as the peaches ripen, peach cobbler can be smelled baking from almost every household. The cobbler is baked in everything from a dutch oven to a 9X13 pan. It seems like every family has their own "secret" tradition of how to prepare it, how to bake it, and how to eat it:) Labor day weekend our town hosts "Peach Days" and as part of the festivities women submit recipes made from peaches. I think peach cobbler reminds anyone who has a tie to Hurricane of our cute town.
I'm a Utah Girl transplanted to Ohio for the time being. EVERYONE here loves their tailgating…doesn't matter the sport (go Buckeyes!) So people are always grilling everything!
I have been a follower of your for a while :)
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Wow, that's a hard question. I grew up in Belleville, Il. However, my mom is from Southern Missouri and my father is from Germany. Two dishes we had a lot growing up were (Mom) southern style chicken 'n dumplin's and (Dad) eggs scrambled in browned butter with things like leftover macaroni and cheese,rice, or German potato dumplings.
Being from Wisconsin, I love good cheese with crackers and an occasionaly good brat!
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Although I am from Northern Idaho I still claim potatoes! With so many to choose from my favorite is peas and potatoes. It is so simple and basic white sauce covering the peas and potatoes. As a child I LOVED to hear that this was for dinner and now as a mother I LOVE making it for my little ones. Simple Idaho comfort food! Thanks for all the great recipes!!
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So many southern favorites. My mother's homemade fried apples pies made with her home dried apples and homemade pastry.
TexMex – Texas is the place to come for the best mexican food with a bit of Texas flare. Love it Love it Love it!!
I am originally from NJ and we have Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese sandwiches! They are out of this world!
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I'm from Georgia and my favorite traditional dish from this area is Fried Catfish with Cheese Grits and hushpuppies – yummy, yummy, yum
I’ve made this Jambalaya lots of times now and it is so good! It’s one of my new favorites!
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