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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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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Icebox Cake
Strawberry season is a BIG deal for those of us who are Central Arkansas locals. There’s a rural area around the small town of Cabot that produces some of the sweetest strawberries you’ve ever tasted. Locals follow these farms on social media, and when the strawberries start to ripen, they show up. In droves, y’all….
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 Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (No Okra)
I fell in love with chicken and sausage gumbo and, honestly, all Cajun and Creole cuisine my freshman year of college. That was a long, long time ago, y’all! During my freshman year of college one of my hall-mates was from the small town of Amite, Louisiana. She invited a group of us to come…
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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…
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Vegetarian Enchiladas Verdes
One of my favorite restaurants in my hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas serves the most incredible vegetarian enchiladas verdes. If you’re ever in town, you absolutely have to visit Heights Taco and Tamale. The food and drinks are great and they also happen to serve our very favorite cheese dip. Their menu features a chicken…
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Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread
We love cornbread of all kinds, but this jalapeño cheddar cornbread is something special. It’s cheesy, moist, and just a little bit spicy. We keep this cornbread on regular rotation in our kitchen. It pairs perfectly with chili, Southern-style pinto beans, or any hearty comfort meal. With sweet corn kernels, plenty of sharp cheddar, and…
