Many Southern desserts incorporate liquors, bourbon being a favorite, as many sweets are absolutely elevated with the addition of bourbon. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake My version of a Southern bourbon praline cheesecake is easy enough for the beginner cheesecake baker...yup! Cheesecake is a...
Charleston Shrimp And Grits With Crab Gravy
Charleston Shrimp And Grits With Crab Gravy is not only spectacular to taste, but also as true to original as the Gullah method reminds us. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Southeastern United States. The largest of these is Johns...
Marinated Fresh Fig And Mozzarella Salad
Conspicuously fabulous ingredients intensify sweet figs at their pinnacle in this filling mid-summer salad, no oven required. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC I love market visits that require me to do no more than load some baguette, greens, and wine to my buggy. You read that correctly. It's summer....
Garlic Butter Shrimp With Pimento Cheese Grits
If there is a single dish Charleston, South Carolina and the surrounding Lowcountry is best known for, it's shrimp and grits. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Sourcing stone ground grits may prove difficult depending on where you live. The below links for both yellow and white stone ground grits...
A Fig Prosciutto And Gorgonzola Pizza
Fig Prosciutto And Gorgonzola Pizza is a drool worthy combination of fresh ripe figs baked atop a cheesy base, and crowned with prosciutto. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC See my method for an easy pizza dough here. This summer is like no other. I am treating reconnecting with neighbors...
Tailgater Frito Pie With Cowgirl Chili
America's favorite snacking chip sheds the 'school lunchbox image' when it meets chili con carne in Tailgater Frito Pie With Cowgirl Chili. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Tailgater Frito Pie With Cowgirl Chili Tailgater Frito Pie With Cowgirl Chili makes enough to feed a small crowd, is EASILY doubled...
Easy And Elegant Eggplant Napoleons
Easy And Elegant Eggplant Napoleons are sumptuously assembled stacks of summer splendor, making them the appetizer that should have been the meal. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Elegant Eggplant Napoleons In this dish, I keep it simple. The results are always outstanding. At our farmers market last week, a...
Honey Whipped Ricotta Crostini With Peaches And Prosciutto
Enjoy summer fruits and the goodness bestowed by Mother Nature and assemble Honey Whipped Ricotta Crostini With Peaches And Prosciutto. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Life is commencing once again. The reluctant are slowly being drawn from this past years long silent slumber to bright days ahead. As we...
Southern Deviled Eggs With Pimento Cheese
Add southern charm to deviled eggs by adding creamy pimento cheese, and OH MY WORD these are the best ever Southern Deviled Eggs! All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Southern Deviled Eggs With Pimento Cheese Do You Love Pimento Cheese? Find My Homemade Pimento Cheese Recipe Here! Dozens of best-of-the-best...
Pasta cui Vruccoli Ariminata, or Pasta & Broccoli
Pasta cui Vruccoli Ariminata proves pasta doesn’t have to be covered in butter or cream to be packed with flavor. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Pasta cui Vruccoli Ariminata, or Pasta & Broccoli I am not the humble anchovy's biggest fan, but to leave it out of this dish...
Whipped Feta Dip With Toasted Walnuts And Garlic
Among the easiest appetizers to bring to a party is a delicious dip, and Whipped Feta Dip With Toasted Walnuts And Garlic is my most popular! All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Get your next party started with this American version of Greek Htipiti where sweet roasted garlic takes the...
Creamy Tomato and Sausage Penne
Creamy Tomato and Sausage Penne is my MOST POPULAR RECIPE for cooking right from your pantry, to include bright tomatoes, tender pasta, a bit-o-heat, and this entirely CREAMY sauce! All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Creamy Tomato and Sausage Penne If sausage isn't your thing, spinach, grilled and sliced chicken,...
Figs with Roquefort and Honey, A Seasonal Treat
Figs with Roquefort and Honey is an easy starter, snack, or charcuterie board embellishment that takes this tender seasonal fruit to the next level. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Figs with Roquefort and Honey, A Seasonal Treat There they were, sitting on a refrigerated shelf in the grocer, looking...
Chicken Française, An Italian-American Signature Dish
Chicken Française is chicken cutlet blanketed in a decadent sauce of fresh lemon. It is offset with a good dry white wine, and a generous knob of sweet cream butter. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Chicken Française, An Italian-American Signature Dish Chicken Française is chicken cutlet blanketed in a...
Cast Iron Peach And Blueberry Cobbler With Ginger Biscuits
The best summer fruit recipes use what's already in the pantry, like this Cast Iron Peach And Blueberry Cobbler With Ginger Biscuits. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Cast Iron Peach And Blueberry Cobbler With Ginger Biscuits Sometimes, the best summer fruit recipes are the ones you throw together using...
A Tasty And Kid-friendly Pickle Relish Macaroni Salad
I'm quickly getting my party groove on with all new backyard barbecue foods like A Tasty And Kid-friendly Pickle Relish Macaroni Salad. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC A Tasty And Kid-friendly Pickle Relish Macaroni Salad So, it's been a damn minute since I last entertained friends at the house....
Piquant White Cheddar Pimento Cheese
Think 'zesty grilled cheese sandwich, mighty burger topping, and bestie atop saltines' when you think Piquant White Cheddar Pimento Cheese. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Piquant White Cheddar Pimento Cheese Piquant [ˈpēkənt, ˈpēkänt] ADJECTIVE Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. Pimento cheese has been referred to as...
Sweet Oven 'Sun-dried' Tomatoes
A bumper crop of cherry tomatoes makes for sweet, scrum-delyicious Oven 'Sun-Dried' Tomatoes to be used on everything from homemade pizza to chicken cutlets in tomato cream. Best part is, the method is largely hands-off. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC Oven 'Sun-dried' Tomatoes Among the zillion recipes floating around...
County Fair Lemon Pie
Serve this irresistible No-Bake County Fair Lemon Pie on special occasions like Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, or anytime you need an easy lemon dessert. This one will be the blue ribbon winner for sure… County Fair Lemon Pie The key to making the filling thicken properly is cornstarch and heat. This old-fashioned County...
3 Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits
A no-fail Southern buttermilk biscuit recipe that will have them thinking you are a pro, even if this is your first time ever making biscuits. All images and text ©Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average, LLC 3 Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits Oh, how I do love a hot buttered biscuit with a spoonful of homemade Pimento...
