Southern Made Simple

Keeping things simple with a smidge of Southern charm

Laura Tucker

Glazed Sweet Potato Doughnuts

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I’m all for sharing recipes that are on the simple-side (hence the name Southern Made Simple.) Having 20 different steps in a recipe is not typically how I roll, because I’m a firm believer you can achieve big flavors without jumping through circus hoops to get there. And while all of that still remains true, it’s necessary to make an exception from time to time. Some recipes just require a little bit more love to make, but those recipes are often some of the very best recipes, and the work put in is always worth the reward! These Glazed Sweet Potato Doughnuts are one of those recipes – made with a lot of love, a little elbow grease and a whole lot of goodness!

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Cheesy Ham and Mashed Potato Trifles

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Smithfield®. The opinions and text are all mine.

The final two months of the year always seem like a bit of a whirlwind. All of the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season keeps our schedules pretty full, and it often leaves little or no time to dedicate to crafting those home-cooked meals that my family craves at the end of a long day of school and work. I frequently find myself scratching my head trying to find a meal that both the adults and children will love, and it’s always a bonus when the meal can come together in 30 minutes or less!

Cheesy Ham and Mashed Potato Trifles…

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Our Birthday Celebration Continues! $25 Chick-fil-A Gift Card Giveaway!

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Southern Made Simple’s 4th birthday celebration continues with another fun Instagram giveaway!

If you’re not currently following us on Instagram, now is definitely the time! Moooooveee on over to IG and enter to win a $25 gift card to Chic-fil-a, just in time for the holidays! Giveaway ends this Friday, 11/15 and is open to US residents only.

>> Click HERE to enter!<<

And don’t forget – there will be TWO more big giveaways happening for week 3 and week 4!

Week 3 – $25 Shopping Pass to Seven Lantern Lane 🛍
Week 4 – $25 Gift Card to Home Goods 🏡

I’m so excited to offer these to my readers, because you all are a huge part of the reason that I do what I do! Your love & support has been a blessing. You all rock! 😘

So tell me – what will you be ordering at Chick-fil-a if you’re the lucky winner? I’m a BIG fan of the Spicy Southwest Salad myself!

Red Velvet Christmas Crinkle Cookies

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Someone may crinkle their nose up at me for saying this, but boxed cake mix is a magical thing. I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall when they first rolled out on the shelves many years ago. They changed the game in some really big ways, cutting cook time dramatically for women putting together desserts for their families to enjoy. Aside from making a cake, there’s a million + 1 things you can make with a cake mix – like these Red Velvet Christmas Crinkle Cookies, for example!

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No Tricks, Just Treats! Bebeboo Flex OS Diaper Review + Giveaway!

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I received product in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I only promote what I truly love!

Laken has been sporting Bebeboo diapers for a full year now, and it has been such a joy to see the small mom-owned company grow the way that is has. Since our very first Bebeboo diaper, there have been a few changes that have made an outstanding impression on me and impacted our cloth diapering journey greatly – namely the introduction of the Bebeboo Flex OS diaper that has been so highly favored in our diaper collection, it’s worked its way up the ranks into our #1 preference in cloth diaper covers!Bebeboo FLEX Diaper…

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How to Create a Winter White Harvest Tablescape

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #CocaColaHolidaySpice #CollectiveBias

As we’re winding up the final months of 2019, I can’t help but think about how we’re in the home stretch of wrapping up an entire decade. So much personal growth has happened in the last 10 years, including marrying my soulmate, starting a family and building our home. As I’m making preparations to celebrate the upcoming holidays, I’ve been feeling pretty sentimental about all of the good memories that I’ll be sharing with my family when they gather around my table for Thanksgiving this year.

How to Create a Winter White Harvest Tablescape #CocaColaHolidaySpice…

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Caramel Apple Bourbon Popcorn

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This caramel apple bourbon popcorn is a great way to pop in a little extra flavor to your traditional caramel corn!

Have you ever made your own caramel popcorn? With fair season being in full swing, my mind has been gravitating toward all of those sticky sweet fair treats you can find when you walk down the food alley at your small town carnival each year. I grew up attending The National Peanut Festival in Dothan, AL every year as a child, and I can still remember the sights, smells and sounds of the fairway as we made our way through the festivities of the fair every year.

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Apple Cider Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

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Hello, Autumn! Nice to finally see you! We hit our first “cold” front of the season, and feeling the temps drop down just a few degrees to make the mid-afternoon heat tolerable has certainly been well welcomed! We live in the middle of a field of planted pines, so not many of the trees that surround our house ever change colors. It’s pretty much green outside all year, so I always make sure I go the extra mile to make things really feel like fall around here. Yesterday afternoon that meant breaking out the apple cider and getting a little creative in the kitchen, and these Apple Cider Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts have been the perfect treat to help us welcome in the season!

Apple Cider Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts…

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