<blockquote> <p> My name is Christy Jordan and I like to feed people. </p> </blockquote> <p> I come from a long line of Southern cooks who taught me home cooking is best, life is good, and there is always something to be grateful for. I created <i>Southern Plate</i> so that I could share the recipes and stories that have been passed down through my family for more than nine generations. </p> <p> You won't find fancy food or new-fangled recipes in this cookbook?just easy, no-fuss Southern favorites such as Chicken and Dumplings, Homemade Banana Pudding, Aunt Looney's Macaroni Salad, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Daddy's Rise-and-Shine Biscuits. (I want to make one thing as clear as possible: How your mama made it is the right way! I'm going to bring it to you how my mama made it, which is the only right way for me.) </p> <p> These stories and recipes come from my heart. They are a gift from my ancestors, but the ability to have them heard is a gift from you. Take a seat at the <i>Southern Plate</i> table; you're with family now. </p>