Cyndi Allison is a college lecturer and newspaper advisor as well as being a freelance writer.
Allison has written for a variety of national magazines, newspapers, and corporations including Family Fun, Grit, Blue Ridge Country, Country Woman, Army/Navy Times, Salisbury Post, and SAS (computer software company). She has published over 2000 articles.
In her spare time, Cyndi reads cookbooks, checks out new eateries and whips up great southern food. She is very passionate about outdoor cooking.
Allison has lived in Greece and Japan as well as across the United States. Her roots run deep in the South, but she borrows from the global feast of flavors. If it tastes good, it's all good.
Enjoy classic Southern food and lore as well as the unexpected at Southern Cuisine at Suite 101.
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Rhubarb stalks look like celery and usually with some red streaks. Rhubarb certainly doesn't taste like celery though. Rhubarb has a unique sour bite. more...
If you're not from the South, you may not have thought of frying your dill pickles. Southerners will fry anything once and forever if it's good. more...
MoonPies - Unusual Southern Foods
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It does not get more Southern than MoonPie - a bakery treat similar to S'mores. These Southern snack cakes are nostalgic, dating back over 75 years. more...
Fried Cornmeal Mush is an old favorite in the South. Make the mush the night before, and fry up the slices the next morning for breakfast. more...
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Quick breads are popular in the South, and there are loads of variations. Cheese and Corn Bread is a special bread that's rich and tasty. more...
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