Notes about Recipes in this book

• Peach fennel salsa

  • Kduncan on June 26, 2020

    Pretty easy recipe, as with any salsa, lots of chopping. The fennel does not over power the rest of the salsa, but I don't have an aversion to licorice.

• Tupelo honey wing sauce

  • babyfork on May 01, 2020

    In the Tupelo Honey Cafe cookbook they say that they use Texas Pete hot sauce and that's what I used. I did not smoke my own jalapenos and used the canned smoked chipotle chiles in adobo sauce as a sub as recommended. I couldn't find the brand they recommend (Contessa...which according to an internet search seems to have gone out of business in 2014), so I used Herdez. I didn't have tupelo honey, but I've had it before and remembered that it's a light honey. I found the best match in my pantry and used that (local California Gibson's Golden Blackberry honey). This is a simple tasty wing sauce that's a nice alternative to classic Buffalo wing sauce. It's also medium spicy, not too hot. Would make again. (Sauce is in the Ball jar in the pic...the Sweet Baby Ray's on the table never got touched!)

• Smoked jalapeño sauce

  • Kduncan on March 12, 2020

    Very easy sauce to make. When we used it the first time, right after making it up, it didn't really pop. A week later, when re-using it to clear out space in the fridge, it was much more spicy. If anything I would make this the day before using if one really likes heat.

• Blueberry preserves

  • sturlington on July 27, 2014

    Easy recipe for preserving excess blueberries. Perhaps a bit too much sugar?

• Spinach salad with roasted beets, goat cheese, peppered bacon, and garlic ranch dressing

  • Kduncan on July 07, 2020

    Nice easy salad with a very fatty dressing. Everything went well together, and when I am in need of greens this is a good way to get them into my stomach.

• Tupelo Honey coleslaw

  • sturlington on April 29, 2013

    Great coleslaw -- zingy and creamy at the same time. I will put it in rotation. The recipe makes A LOT of dressing, more than seems needed for 4-6 servings. It's a good thing leftover dressing keeps in the fridge for a week, but I will have to work hard to consume it all. Next time I will cut down the amounts.

• Get your leafy greens quota salad with sherry vinaigrette

  • sturlington on March 26, 2013

    I thought this was a great salad, with a lot of color and texture. I did leave out the beet, as I don't do beets, and I used mesclun instead of greens, since we were already having greens with dinner. The sunflower seeds were a very nice touch. I would definitely make this one again.

• Curry-spiced halibut with chard and oven-roasted tomatoes in lemon beurre blanc

  • Kduncan on December 26, 2018

    Need to make Roasted Tomatoes first. Subbed Cod for Halibut, and this recipe caused me to overcook a bit (need pretty thick fish), would only sear for a minute or two a side before putting into oven. Doubled the spices in the panko, which made for really good fish. Not really a beurre blanc at all, but the veggies on the side were good.

• Southern chicken saltimbocca with country ham in a mushroom Marsala sauce

  • KatGeorge on May 20, 2022

    Very tasty and fun version of this dish! I made the Demi glacé the night before and strained the veggies out.

• Buttermilk pork chops with creamy red-eye gravy

  • mjes on August 04, 2021

    It is uncommon for me to try a Southern-style recipe but given that one of my go-to recipes for pork chops uses sour cream, I thought this was worth a try. I liked the pork chops well-enough but am not sure it was worth the planning ahead the marinating takes -- for some it probably is.

• Root beer molasses-glazed pork tenderloin with smoked jalapeño sauce and apple salsa

  • Kduncan on March 12, 2020

    There are two other recipes one needs to make to do the full recipe. The pork part, which is this recipe, is very simple to make, with great flavor.

• Pan-fried pork chops with black-eyed pea and andouille sausage ragout

  • Kduncan on March 03, 2020

    The pork chops with the marsala wine really stood out here. The sausage ragout was okay, but not great for the amount of time to make the demi-glace/ragout. Will definitely use this way to make pork chops in the future, will just pair with a different side.

• Smoked jalapeño-glazed New York strip steak with tomato shallot gravy

  • Kduncan on June 26, 2020

    This was very enjoyable for not that much work. As we already had the smoked jalapeno glaze, cheated on the demi-glace (which is half of these ingredients), and just had to make the tomato gravy and the steak. Would easily do again.

• Cheesy mashed cauliflower

  • sturlington on April 07, 2013

    The only acceptable way to eat cauliflower, if cauliflower must be eaten.

• Tupelo Honey ginormous biscuits

  • truefamilyfood on April 20, 2026

    Not as big as I was expecting.

• Blueberry granola crunch pancakes

  • sturlington on April 07, 2013

    This makes a very large, thick, substantial pancake. Also delicious. A large amount of buttermilk is required. I do not top with granola, but I do use whatever berries I have. This recipe makes a lot but the pancakes are so substantial that they keep well and can be reheated for a weekday breakfast.

• Sweet potato pancakes with peach butter and spiced pecans

  • sturlington on April 07, 2013

    Note: Requires at least 2 hours of advance prep time, although cooking the sweet potato could probably be done a day ahead.

• Banana pudding

  • KatGeorge on September 16, 2025

    The BEST Banana Pudding recipe! I’ve made this so many times, it gets requested at pot lucks.