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Alabama White Sauce

“Amazake” Vinaigrette

Appalachian Fry Bread

Apples, Fried

asparagus:

Asparagus “Capers”

Grilled Asparagus

Grilled Asparagus and Cracklin’ Salad

bacon:

Bacon Jam

Bologna

Rendered Bacon Fat

bananas:

Pawpaw and Banana Pudding

Roasted Banana Milk

BBQ Rub

BBQ Sauce

beans:

Canned Greasy Beans

Dilly Beans

Green Beans

how to cook

Purple Cape Beans and Grilled Greens

beef:

Beef Stock

Bologna

Cheeseburgers

Rendered Fresh Beef Fat

Strip Steak with Worcestershire

beets: Salt-Roasted Beets

Benne BBQ Sauce

Benne Caesar Dressing

Benne Tahini

Biscuits

John Egerton’s Beaten Biscuits

Blackberry Cobbler

Blackening Seasoning

Bloody Mary

Bologna

Fried Bologna

Boudin

bread:

Appalachian Fry Bread

Clams with Sausage, Braised Peppers, and Grilled Bread

Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Butter

Buttermilk Curds

Buttermilk Pie

Buttermilk Rolls

Buttermilk Vinaigrette

cabbage:

Braised and Seared Cabbage

Fried Cabbage

Ladies’ Cabbage

Sour Cabbage

Sour Cabbage Coleslaw

cakes:

Caramel Cake

Pecan and Black Walnut Church Cake

Plum Upside-Down Cake

Sorghum Icing

canning and preserving

Caramel Cake

Carrots, Grilled

cartouche, how to make

cast iron, care of

catfish:

Fried Catfish

Grilled Catfish

Grilled Catfish with Hoppin’ John

cauliflower: Brown-Butter Cauliflower

Celery Vinegar

Charleston Ice Cream

cheese:

Buttermilk Vinaigrette

Cheeseburgers

Cottage Cheese

Fresh Cheese

Pimento Cheese

chicken:

Boudin

brining

Chicken Breasts with Black Pepper and Peanut Butter Gravy

Chicken Breasts with Herb Dumplings

Chicken Sauce

Chicken Stock

Fried Chicken

Grilled Chicken Wings

Pit-Cooked-Chicken Sandwiches

Rendered Fresh Chicken Fat

chicken parts:

Boudin

Dirty Farro

Dirty Rice

Chilies, Pickled

Chocolate Cornmeal Crust

Chocolate Ganache

chowchow: Sour Corn Chowchow

Citrus Condiment

clams:

Clams with Sausage, Braised Peppers, and Grilled Bread

Southern Clams Casino

cobbler: Blackberry Cobbler

coleslaw: Sour Cabbage Coleslaw

Collards, Baby

cookies: Vanilla Wafers

corn

Charred Corn

Corn Puree

Hominy

Sour Corn

Sour Corn Chowchow

cornbread

Basic Cornbread

Cornbread Croutons

Cornbread Crumble

Cornbread Crumbs

Cornbread Oyster Stuffing

Cornbread Puree

Cracklin’ Cornbread

Hot-Water Cornbread

Rice Cornbread

Sour Cornbread

Corn Dodgers

Cornmeal-Dusted Grouper

Cornmeal Porridge

Cottage Cheese

crabs:

Crab Roe Bottarga

Deviled Crab

how to pick

Ol’ Fuskie Crab Rice

She-Crab Soup

crackers: Sorghum Seed Crackers

cracklin’s: Grilled Asparagus and Cracklin’ Salad

Crème Anglaise, Grapefruit

croquettes: Rice-and-Shrimp Croquettes

croutons: Cornbread Croutons

cucumbers:

Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Cucumber-Tomato Salad

Dilly Beans

Dirty Farro

Dirty Rice

duck:

breaking down

Cured Duck Breasts

Duck Jus

Duck Stock

dumplings:

Elderberry Dumplings

Herb Dumplings

Eggplant Purloo

eggs:

Cured Egg Yolks

Deviled Eggs

Pickled Eggs

Elderberry Dumplings

farro: Dirty Farro

fats, rendered

fennel:

Braised Fennel

Pickled Fennel

Shrimp and Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Fennel, and Sausage

fireplace cookery

Fish-Head Stew, Lowcountry

Fish-Head Stock

Fruit Preserves

Fruit Preserves Hand Pies

garlic:

Green Garlic Butter

Green Garlic Puree

Grapefruit Crème Anglaise

grapes:

Muscadine Molasses

Scuppernong Verjus

greens:

Charred Turnips

how to cook

Purple Cape Beans and Grilled Greens

grilling

grits:

Pressure-Cooker Grits

Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Fennel, and Sausage

Stovetop Grits

Traditional Shrimp and Grits

Groundnut Soup

Grouper, Cornmeal-Dusted

Gumbo, Green

ham:

country ham road map

Hot-Water Cornbread

Rendered Ham Fat

Summer Melon

Herb Ash

Herb Dumplings

Herb-Infused Lemonade

Herb Puree

herbs: Fines Herbes

Hickory-Smoked Ice Cream

Hominy

Hominy and Pokeweed Griddle Cakes

Hominy Miso

Hominy Succotash

honey:

Grilled Honey Black Pepper Vinaigrette

Honey Vinegar

Hoppin’ John, with Grilled Catfish

Hot Sauce

Ice Cream, Hickory-Smoked

jams:

Bacon Jam

Fruit Preserves

Tomato Jam

lamb: Spring Lamb with Rhubarb Butter

lard: Rendered Fresh Lard

Lemonade, Herb-Infused

Lemons, Preserved

lime, culinary

Limpin’ Susan

Lowcountry Fish-Head Stew

Magnolia Vinegar and Brown Butter Pie

Meat Sauce, Basic

melon: Summer Melon

Muscadine Molasses

mushrooms:

Cream of Morel Soup

Grilled Mushrooms

Mushroom Stock

Rye and Morel Porridge

Mustard Onions

okra:

Fried Okra

Grilled Okra

Limpin’ Susan

Pickled Okra

Tomato-Okra Stew

Ol’ Fuskie Crab Rice

Onion Flower “Capers,”

onions:

Grilled Spring Onions

Limpin’ Susan

Mustard Onions

Pickled Onions

Slow-Cooked Onions

oysters:

Chilled Oysters

Cornbread Oyster Stuffing

Dried Oysters

Grilled Oysters

Shrimp and Oyster Purloo

Parsley Sauce

Pawpaw and Banana Pudding

Pawpaw Vinaigrette

peaches:

Hand-Churned Peach Sherbet

Peach and Tomato Salad

Peach Preserves

Pickled Peaches

Pickled Peach Mustard

peanut butter:

Peanut Butter Chess Pie

Peanut Butter Gravy

West African Peanut Sauce

peanuts:

Boiled Peanut Miso

Boiled Peanuts

Groundnut Soup

Spicy Peanuts

peas:

Crowder Pea and Hominy Succotash

how to cook

Petit Vert Peas

Pressure-Cooker Sea Island Red Peas

Red Peas

Sea Island Red Pea Spread

Pecan and Black Walnut Church Cake

Pecans

peppers:

Clams with Sausage, Braised Peppers, and Grilled Bread

Fried Peppers

Grilled Jalapeño Vinaigrette

Pepper Mash

Pepper Sauce

Pepper Vinegar

Pickled Chilies

Shishito Peppers

Succotash

pickles:

Asparagus “Capers,”

Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Dilly Beans

Mixed Pickles

Onion Flower “Capers,”

Pickled Chilies

Pickled Eggs

Pickled Fennel

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Pickled Okra

Pickled Onions

Pickled Peaches

Pickled Peach Mustard

Pickled Ramps

pies:

Buttermilk Pie

Chocolate Cornmeal Crust

Flaky Piecrust

Fruit Preserves Hand Pies

Magnolia Vinegar and Brown Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Chess Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Pimento Cheese

Pimento Ranch

Plum Upside-Down Cake

pokeweed: Hominy and Pokeweed Griddle Cakes

pork:

Bologna

Crispy Pig’s Ears

Pickled Pig’s Feet

Pork Cracklin’s

Pork Jus

Pork Prime Rib

Pork Rinds

Pork Shoulder Steak

Pork Stock

Rendered Fresh Lard

Smoked Baby Back Ribs

porridge:

Cornmeal Porridge

Rice Porridge

Rye and Morel Porridge

potatoes:

Butterball Potatoes

Crispy Potatoes

Potato and Ramp Puree

Potatoes and Ramps Cooked in Ham Fat

Potlikker

Potlikker-Steamed Sea Bass

preserving and canning

Quail, Grilled

ramps

Creamed Ramps

Grilled Ramps

Pickled Ramps

Potato and Ramp Puree

Potatoes and Ramps Cooked in Ham Fat

Ramp Leaf Oil

Ramp Sauerkraut

Red-Eye Gravy

Rhubarb Butter

Rhubarb-Tomato Conserve

ribs: Smoked Baby Back Ribs

rice:

Boudin

Charleston Ice Cream

Creamed Rice

Dirty Rice

Eggplant Purloo

Fish-Head Stew

Grilled Catfish

Limpin’ Susan

No-Peek Rice

Ol’ Fuskie Crab Rice

Rice-and-Shrimp Croquettes

Rice Cornbread

Rice Porridge

Tomato-Okra Stew

Rolls, Buttermilk

Rye and Morel Porridge

salads:

Baby Collards

Cucumber-Tomato Salad

Grilled Asparagus and Cracklin’ Salad

Heirloom Tomato and Watermelon Salad

Killed Lettuces

Peach and Tomato Salad

Sour Cabbage Coleslaw

Summer Melon

sandwiches:

Cheeseburgers

Pit-Cooked-Chicken Sandwiches

sauces:

Alabama White Sauce

Basic Meat Sauce

BBQ Sauce

Benne BBQ Sauce

Benne Caesar Dressing

Benne Tahini

Chicken Sauce

Duck Jus

Green Garlic Butter

Green Tomato Tartar Sauce

Herb Puree

Hot Sauce

Parsley Sauce

Peanut Butter Gravy

Pepper Sauce

Pickled Peach Mustard

Pimento Ranch

Pork Jus

Red-Eye Gravy

Special Sauce

Tomato Chili Sauce

Tomato Gravy

West African BBQ Sauce

West African Peanut Sauce

Worcestershire Sauce

see also Vinaigrette

sausage:

Clams with Sausage, Braised Peppers, and Grilled Bread

Dirty Rice

Shrimp and Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Fennel, and Sausage

Venison Summer Sausage

Scuppernong Verjus

sea bass: Potlikker-Steamed Sea Bass

Sea Island Red Pea Spread

Sheepshead “on the half shell,”

sherbet: Hand-Churned Peach Sherbet

shrimp:

Rice-and-Shrimp Croquettes

Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Fennel, and Sausage

Shrimp and Oyster Purloo

Traditional Shrimp and Grits

Simple Syrup

Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette

Smoked Vegetables

smoking

snapper: Beeliner Snapper

Sorghum Icing

Sorghum Seed Crackers

soups:

Chilled Summer Squash Soup

Cream of Morel Soup

soups (cont.):

Groundnut Soup

She-Crab Soup

Special Sauce

squash: Chilled Summer Squash Soup

Steam Juicer Vinegar

stews:

Eggplant Purloo

Lowcountry Fish-Head Stew

Shrimp and Oyster Purloo

Tomato-Okra Stew

stocks:

Chicken Stock

Duck Stock

Fish-Head Stock

Mushroom Stock

Pork Stock

Veal or Beef Stock

Vegetable Stock

Strip Steak with Worcestershire

succotash: Hominy Succotash

Summer Melon

Sunflower Seeds

Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Puree

Sweet Tea

swordfish: Grilled Swordfish with Green Gumbo

TCM

tea:

Brewed Tea

Sweet Tea

Tea Blend

tomatoes:

Barely Cooked Tomatoes

Confit Tomatoes

Cucumber-Tomato Salad

Fried Green Tomatoes

Green Tomato Tartar Sauce

Heirloom Tomato and Watermelon Salad

Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

Peach and Tomato Salad

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Preserved Tomato Condiment

Preserved Tomatoes

Rhubarb-Tomato Conserve

Shrimp and Grits with Roasted Tomatoes, Fennel, and Sausage

Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette

Tomato Chili Sauce

Tomato Gravy

Tomato Jam

Tomato-Okra Stew

trout:

Grilled Trout

Smoked Trout Dip

turnips:

Braised Turnips

Charred Turnips

Turnip Condiment

Turnip Ferment

Vanilla Wafers

Veal or Beef Stock

Vegetable Stock

Venison Summer Sausage

Vinaigrette

“Amazake” Vinaigrette

Buttermilk Vinaigrette

Grilled Honey Black Pepper Vinaigrette

Grilled Jalapeño Vinaigrette

Pawpaw Vinaigrette

Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette

vinegar:

Celery Vinegar

Honey Vinegar

how to make vinegar

making from alcohol

Pepper Vinegar

Steam Juicer Vinegar

watermelon:

Heirloom Tomato and Watermelon Salad

Watermelon Molasses

West African BBQ Sauce

West African Peanut Sauce

Whipped Topping, Homemade

Worcestershire Sauce

conversion charts

Here are rounded-off equivalents between the metric system and the traditional systems used in the United States to measure weight and volume.

WEIGHTS

US/UK

METRIC

¼ oz

7 g

½ oz

15 g

1 oz

30 g

2 oz

55 g

3 oz

85 g

4 oz

115 g

5 oz

140 g

6 oz

170 g

7 oz

200 g

8 oz (½ lb)

225 g

9 oz

255 g

10 oz

285 g

11 oz

310 g

12 oz

340 g

13 oz

370 g

14 oz

400 g

15 oz

425 g

16 oz (1 lb)

450 g

VOLUME

AMERICAN

IMPERIAL

METRIC

¼ tsp

1.25 ml

½ tsp

2.5 ml

1 tsp

5 ml

½ tbsp (1½ tsp)

7.5 ml

1 tbsp (3 tsp)

15 ml

¼ cup (4 tbsp)

2 fl oz

60 ml

⅓ cup (5 tbsp)

2½ fl oz

75 ml

½ cup (8 tbsp)

4 fl oz

125 ml

⅔ cup (10 tbsp)

5 fl oz

150 ml

¾ cup (12 tbsp)

6 fl oz

175 ml

1 cup (16 tbsp)

8 fl oz

250 ml

1¼ cups

10 fl oz

300 ml

1½ cups

12 fl oz

350 ml

1 pint (2 cups)

16 fl oz

500 ml

2½ cups

20 fl oz (1 pint)

625 ml

5 cups

40 fl oz (1 qt)

1.25 l

OVEN TEMPERATURE

0F

0C

GAS MARK

very cool

250–275

130–140

½–1

cool

300

148

2

warm

325

163

3

medium

350

177

4

medium hot

375–400

190–204

5–6

hot

425

218

7

very hot

450–475

232–245

8–9