Recipe: Key Lime Pie
A classic Southern dessert is key lime pie. There are plenty of Charleston restaurants that serve a mean slice of key lime pie. After you head home, savor the flavor of Charleston and make your own. Key Lime Pie Ingredients: 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 3 egg yolks 2 teaspoons lime zest 1/2 cup […]
Newly Released Cookbook Features Distinctly Charleston Recipes
For decades Southern cooks – both professional and amateur – have relied on recipes from the “Charleston Receipts” cookbook. It has been a staple in many a kitchen cookbook collection. Now, The Junior League of Charleston has republished a little red cookbook called “Charleston Recipes.” First published in 1949, it pre-dates the famed “Charleston Receipts.” […]
Charleston Recipe: Praline Cookies
Perfect for the holiday season! These praline cookies will have your guests dreaming of Charleston with every delicious bite. Praline Cookies Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup medium brown sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 cup pecan halves 2 tablespoons flour Directions: Melt butter and blend in sugar, add egg, nuts, flour […]
Lowcountry Boil Recipe – Frogmore Stew – A Charleston Classic
This Lowcountry Boil Recipe, also known as Frogmore Stew, is a Charleston classic and favorite of all seafood and southern comfort food lovers! Lowcountry Boil Recipe Ingredients 6 quarts water 3/4 cup Old Bay seasoning 1/4 cup white vinegar 2 tablespoons salt 2 pounds red new potatoes, halved 2 pounds Andouille sausage, cut into 2″ […]
