5 north and south Recipes

chickpeas, liquid drained, diced tomatoes, liquid drained, sweet potato, frozen chopped spinach, onion, peanut oil, curry powder, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, ginger, cooked brown rice, to serve with

cake flour, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, cold & cut into chunks, cider vinegar, heavy cream

stone-ground white cornmeal (white if you are from the south, yellow if from the north) or 1 1/2 cups stone-ground yellow cornmeal (white if you are from the south, yellow if from the north), salt, boiling water, milk, bacon drippings (or sausage drippings, vegetable oil, or a combination), unsalted butter, softened, syrup or real maple , warmed

beets, trimmed, lemon , juice of, large, ground cumin, smoked paprika, cinnamon (i actually add closer to 1/3 teaspoon), orange blossom water (start with 1/2 tbsp and adjust), extra virgin olive oil, salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh parsley, chopped, loose leaf lettuce (optional) or romaine lettuce (optional)