Recipe:

• 1 double pie crust (store-bought or homemade)
• 5–6 fresh peaches, peeled & sliced (or 4 cups frozen, thawed)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp butter, cubed
• Pinch of salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
2. Toss peaches with sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt.
3. Pour filling into bottom crust. Dot with butter.
4. Top with second crust, crimp edges, and cut a few vents.
5. Bake 20 minutes, then lower heat to 375°F (190°C) and bake 30–35 minutes until bubbly and golden.
6. Cool slightly before slicing.

Perfect with vanilla ice cream 💛🍨 & you can swap out your fruit fillings.

Minnow Cheese (Pimento Cheese)

Some southern classics, here are the recipes for Honey Butter Shrimp, Butterbeans & Pimento Cheese Grits. You can add pimento cheese to so many recipes!

Crab Casserole

I adore any dish that involves crab. When we were kids, we’d catch crabs off my Grandma’s “Buttons” dock, then she’d make the kids pick them out of the shells. She’d turn our hard work into either crab cakes or a crab casserole.

This recipe is the closest I’ve found to the one she used, originally from Blessed Isle. Grandma always added water chestnuts, so I do too—they give the perfect little crunch. I love serving this casserole with slaw, hush puppies, and sliced tomatoes. 💗

Fried Green Tomatoes

It doesn’t get any more southern than this. These are so good, you can serve them with grits, salads, seafood the possibilities are endless.

Farm Fresh Cornbread

You can add pimento cheese, hot honey, anything your heart desires. I like to make flavored butters to go with it like blackberry, blueberry & strawberry.

These are jams you can freeze, then thaw to eat. Store them in the fridge. I had a hard time getting the peach to set but it was still good! They make cute gifts too! I cut little scraps of fabric to wrap around the tops then added bows!