The Unkempt Kitchen

Pimento Cheese...one of my favorite classic southern dishes. Even though my mother grew up in the South, we didn't eat a lot of southern food when I came along (she prefers unsweet  tea!). But pimento cheese has been a staple in our home for as long as I can remember. It's a great dish to whip up when you want a light lunch or to make a burger really special.  In recent years, with the rise in popularity of Southern food, pimento cheese has been taken to gourmet standards. One of my favorite re-interpretations is a blue cheese bacon pimento cheese. I know, that's a pretty far jump from the traditional but it goes really well with a burger.  You may be skeptical of pimento cheese and you may have tried others and not liked it but try making it yourself and you may find it's your new favorite. I converted my Southern husband to my pimento cheese! Here's my favorite way to make pimento cheese: Mom's Pimento Cheese 1 red pepper 1 8 oz block of sharp cheddar ...

Biscuits. Well I've been talking about them throughout my posts. I love biscuits. They're so versatile, easy and yummy. I started making biscuits from scratch a few years ago. Growing up we usually had the canned or frozen biscuits. At Christmas we would have these great sausage biscuits that my grandmother would make. They were made with buttermilk and had the sausage mixed in. I love them with butter and jam. Once I realized that biscuits weren't that difficult to make, I only make my own now. The ingredients are pretty straightforward and I usually have them around the house: flour, baking powder, salt, possibly sugar, butter and milk. I've done whole wheat biscuits, half white-half wheat biscuits, and your traditional white flour biscuits. I'm not real picky about biscuits. Use what you have and they'll be good. I don't usually keep buttermilk around so I'll use whatever milk I have. I do usually try to use butter, it works better with baking and ...