![]() ![]() Once returning to Missouri, she worked as a kidney dialysis technician but deep down inside, there was a nagging for something more “my own thing,” she says in the book. I don’t call myself a chef, I say I am a cook,” says Montgomery who first had a little wings restaurant in Pomona, California before moving back to St. She made a meal out of nothing and taught me. I don’t know anybody who can beat her and I know a lot of people who cook well. “ had nine kids and was an excellent cook. ![]() The oldest of nine children, she says her mom was her biggest culinary inspiration, teaching her everything she knows today. RELATED: From The Bahamas to Toronto: Raquel Fox Talks Plans for a New Year and Cookbook RELATED: Tia Mowry and McCormick Spice Up the Year With New Partnership This is my first book using my family recipes with a lot of my private collection secrets,” says the OWN personality. “I am hoping I will be a number one best-seller with my cookbook. She is also a little competitive when she says she wants to make the New York Best Sellers List. This past September, Montgomery celebrated the release of her first cookbook, “Sweetie Pie’s Cookbook: Soulful Southern Recipes From My Family to Yours,” to share recipes she has enjoyed making and serving over the years. Always making it known that singing was still something she loved, Montgomery’s return to the studio is sure to be a highlight of the season. With the show now in its sixth season, fans can look forward to more thrills and excitement and perhaps a little drama as it continues to follow Montgomery, affectionately called Miss Robbie, around as she grows and operates her soul food restaurant empire with son Tim, makes time for family and friends and steps back into the studio since exiting more than 20 years ago when she was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. The Mississippi native is enjoying her success outside the music industry that has captured the stomachs of foodies and viewers around the country. Remove the lid and add the bacon, ham, vinegar, salt and pepper, and cook until all of the water has evaporated.In addition to the excitement around the season premiere of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” on November 21 on OWN, Robbie Montgomery can now add cookbook author to her list of accolades that include being an original Ikette, a Goodwill Musical Ambassador, restaurant owner and creator of a specialty tea beverage. Once it's in the pan add the water, cover and cook, stirring occationally, until the cabbage has softened (about 20 min). Continue stirring and adding cabbage until you get it all in the pan. you're gonna want all those drippings back in the pan!) Next, over medium heat, add the oil to the bacon fat, then add onion, garlic and about half of the cabbage. In a large skillet with a fitted lid, start by frying the bacon until done, then set it aside. Oh, and and the meal will be rounded out with a batch of Dixie Cornbread! Yummy!! Now what should I make for dessert? Maybe a chocolate sheet cake.īecause in my mind, chocolate brings happiness!! I did not know that :o)ĭon't worry, my recipe contains lots of pork. The black-eyed peas represent coins, cabbage represents paper money and cornbread represents gold. As one of the few food sources left to sustain the people and the southern soldiers, those black-eyed peas came to represent good fortune. The tradition of black-eyed peas for southerners is believed to have originated back during Civil War times when Sherman's soldiers raided southern homes, taking virtually all of the food and burning the crops, but mostly ignoring the fields of black-eyed peas, because they thought them to be food for the livestock and of no value otherwise. Some say also that a pig also represents progress - since pigs pretty much can't just look backward without completely turning around, so a pig represents forward progress. I did a little research this morning and this is what I found.įor New Years, pork represents health and wealth, and continued prosperity. ![]()
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