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We are Karen and Emily, a mother and daughter from Arkansas. We love the people, food, and places of the south and look forward to sharing them with you here! From the well-known to the obscure come with us as we explore the southern states.
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Classic Cream Cheese Pound Cake
I first made this classic cream cheese pound cake more than twenty years ago for a family Easter celebration, and it ended up being the hit of the day. Since then it has been one of those recipes I come back to again and again…at any time of the year! During strawberry season, I love serving thick slices with fresh berries and a spoonful of whipped cream, but this is the kind of cake that fits just as easily on a holiday…
Hey y’all! We are Karen and Emily!
We are a mother and daughter from Arkansas. We love to explore, eat at hole in the wall restaurants, meet interesting people, visit small towns, and get out in nature. We started Somewhere Down South in order to have a place to share the food, people, places, and stories of the southern US.
Our goal is for you to come along with us as we strive to experience and understand one of the most unusual, complicated, quirky, misinterpreted, difficult, underrated, and beautiful areas of the United States.
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Classic KFC Style Coleslaw (Easy Copycat Recipe)
If you love that classic KFC-style coleslaw, you know, the creamy, slightly sweet, slightly tangy kind that went perfectly with that “finger lickin’ good” chicken and its eleven herbs and spices, then this KFC Style Coleslaw copycat recipe is for you. It’s easy to make at home and hits that same nostalgic flavor. We love…
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Italian Sausage, White Bean & Potato Soup
There is something deeply comforting about a pot of soup simmering on the stove. This Italian Sausage, White Bean, and Potato Soup is one we come back to again and again. It is hearty without being heavy, brothy yet satisfying, and finished with just enough cream and lemon to keep every spoonful rich and bright….
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Old-Fashioned Texas Sheet Cake
There are some fancy and beautiful cakes in this world. This Old-Fashioned Texas Sheet Cake isn’t one of them. This is the kind of cake you make when you need something dependable. Something chocolate. Something that will disappear before you’ve even set the pan down on the table. Texas Sheet Cake has been around forever…
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Shortcut Southern Chicken and Dumplings
For me, southern chicken and dumplings is one of the ultimate comfort foods. It tastes like coming home. I remember my grandmother making them all the time. The one thing that keeps me from fixing them more often is having to make the dumplings. I love a good homemade dumpling as much as the next…
