Ever since I read (listened to) the Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love, I have been dying to try Pig Candy. Well, luckily, I got to try it out first hand at the SPQ Million Queen March Weekend......it was everything I had dreamed it would be. While reading (and listening to, just because it's soooo much more entertaining hearing it all in HRH Queen Boss Jill's own voice) the Sweet Potato Queens Big Ass Cookbook and Financial Planner, I came up with the clever idea of doing a blog just like Julie Powell did with the Julia Childs recipes. So here we go.....follow my progress as I attempt to whip up each of the tried, true and tested recipes loved by the SPQ.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Holiday gatherings........the perfect opportunity to try out more Sweet Potato Queens recipes.
It was a scorching hot weekend, temps rising to 100°.....I spent every single day at my friend's marvelous pool. Sunday was the "Bring a Dish" day and after I searched through the SPQ Big Ass Cookbook, I decided the Broccoli Salad and the Kathy's Nobody-Else-in-Venice-Beach-Cooks-Like-This Jell-O were the best Hot-Summer-Day dishes I could offer to bring.
Both were a hit.....as usual......the Broccoli Salad was that perfect combination of savory and sweet; crunchy and saucy.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to take a photo of the Jell-O mold. Okay, I confess......I forgot to take a photo of the Jell-O mold. I know, I know.......shame on me! BUT.....it was soooooo cool and refreshing, and you would just die if you knew what all was in it!

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