Growing up on a farm in the South was super fun. One of the best part was my grandmother's cooking. I loved her biscuits, cornbread, gravy, turnip greens, fried fish, fried pies, and the list goes on! She could make almost anything taste totally delicious, like rabbit with gravy. I truly miss her, and she definitely inspired my interest in cooking. She taught me how to make biscuits from scratch, and how to make the best desserts. I think having fresh food from the farm, is possibly why I didn't know that I even had food intolerances until I was grown and moved away.
However, having food intolerances really limits my soul food options. Below is a chart of some substitutes for some of my favorites. Oh, for the fried pie she used sun dried peaches. I could see this made with the golden delicious apples that I can eat.
| Soul Food | Category | Substitute |
| Sweet Tea with Lemon | Beverage | Decaf Tea no lemon |
| Hot water corn bread | Bread | Almost Cornbread Recipe |
| Peach Cobbler | Dessert | Mango instead |
| Pecan Pie | Dessert | No corn syrup, egg pie with pecans |
| Banana Pudding | Dessert | From scratch, no yellow food coloring |
| Sweet Potato Pie | Dessert | Carrots instead |
| Fried Chicken | Meat | SAFE!!!! |
| Ribs | Meat | No pork, so chicken thighs with sauce |
| Fried Fish | Meat | SAFE!!!! |
| Smothered Pork Chop | Meat | Fry ground chicken patty with gravy |
| Turnip Greens | Side | Bok Choy instead |
| Macaroni and Cheese | Side | SAFE!!!! - white cheeses |
| Sweet Potatoes | Side | Carrots instead |
| Fried Okra | Side | Maybe fry green beans or asparagus |
| Potato Salad | Side | SAFE!!!! - fresh and simple |
| Deviled Eggs | Side | SAFE!!!! - limit paprika |
| Spaghetti | Side | No sauce, use puree fresh tomato |
| Coleslaw | Side | SAFE!!!! - rice vinegar |
| Mashed Potato & Gravy | Side | Homemade gravy - no preservatives |
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