About

Do you love sassy, southern food? If so, pull up a chair and sit a spell! Quiche My Grits® is all about flavorful food that's fun to eat, and even more fun to make. You've landed in the right spot to learn about my blog and what makes this southern girl smile. 🙂

My Favorite Things

Debi holding sunflowers
Fav flower

Sunflowers

heirloom tomato tart on a sheet pan with red, blue and yellow tomatoes.
Fav recipe

Tomato Tart

dapple dachshund in a chair with blue blanket
Fav PET

Reesey Cup

blueberry margarita with a salted rim
Fav Drink

Margarita

How Did This Blog Get Its Name?

Quiche My Grits® is a southern thing. Ever heard of 'Kiss my Grits' that was made famous by Flo on the TV sitcom, Mel's Diner? Well, substitute 'quiche' for kiss and you've got a fun little pun with a whole lotta sass!

The best egg salad with pickles recipe on a toasted croissant.

What Folks Are Saying...

  • Dan: Love your recipes! So easy and delicious!
  • Beline: Best corned beef and cabbage I've ever made.
  • Petra: Fabulous salad! Many thanks for your great ideas.
  • Vivian: These cookies are so good I must thank you twice!

Let's Have Some Fun!

I'm a firm believer that cooking should be simple and fun. The easier it is to make a recipe, the more fun it will be.

Most of my recipes can be made in less than an hour and many are under 30 minutes from start to finish. All of my dishes are full of flavor, and some are unapologetically cooked with butter. (Now, that's sassy!)

honey mustard dip in the middle of a plate of fried okra.
Southern Fried Okra
cake with a server and limes on the right side.
Key Lime Poke Cake
a green dish filled with macaroni salad.
Macaroni Salad
green burritos in an orange dish with a side of limes and salsa verde
Green Burritos

My Recipes

Everything I publish is straight from the heart. I handle all of the photography, website design, writing, recipe development and cooking out of my very own kitchen.

What may surprise you is that I offer over 50 Vegetarian Recipes for anyone following a vegetarian lifestyle. Some friends call me the Dutch Oven Queen because I love cooking in a cast iron dutch oven more than anything!

Hungry? You can search for hundreds of my delicious dishes by visiting the Recipe Index, or check out what's new by going to New Recipes. You'll find everything from newfangled ideas to Sassy Southern Classics!

kitchen tongs holding pork tenderloin.
Pork Tenderloin
mini trifle strawberry shortcakes in small glasses.
Mini Shortcakes
southern tomato pie in a green pie plate with fresh basil and sliced tomatoes on top
Tomato Pie
chicken pot hand pies stacked on top with a fork cutting the top pastry
Chicken Hand Pies

Experience

  • I'm the former owner and operator of a local Café that I designed with a couple of friends. Owning a restaurant gave me the experience and knowledge to create this blog. Although we no longer operate the Café, it's still in business serving many of the recipes I originally created.
  • Being a Café owner inspired me to try new things, ultimately branching out to cater weddings and events. I've catered every type of party imaginable, and created elaborate themes and decor to enhance each space.
  • I've been a home cook for over 45 years, and although my roots are southern, I love to create and develop new recipes based on classic and familiar dishes.
Irish Stew in a dutch oven with a wooden spoon.
Irish Stew
ladle filled with Thanksgiving punch ready to serve.
Fall Punch
spinach dip frittata being lifted out of dish with spatula.
Spinach Frittata
stack of meatball sliders on a white plate.
Meatball Sliders

Roots

The Blue Ridge Mountains are my home, and constantly inspire me by their beauty and rich southern history.

Growing up, I was heavily influenced by my mother and grandmothers, who were as different as night and day. Granny Tag was a city girl, while Granny Mac grew up in the country. Both were cooks by trade and taught me all about being sassy in the kitchen!

Read about the cooks who inspired me.

Join Me!

I'm looking forward to getting to know you and discovering what type of recipes you love. Be sure to comment on the blog and SUBSCRIBE to my newsletter so you'll never miss a thing.

Contact Me

Have a question or comment? Send me an email at info@quichemygrits(dot)com. I love to hear from my readers...and I welcome new ideas for recipes based on your family favorites!

Have a SASSY day!

~Debi