Southern Food via the Army Air Corp

Mexican Casserole, Corn Bread with Green Chiles, and Pickled Spiced Peaches for the win!! Traveling the world through Army bases can serve to be challenging for specific ingredients with rationing and shortages. Still, from generation to generation, Michelle’s family could always find what they needed to create a few family favorite meals.

Beginning with her Grandma Deia, a military wife in the Army Air Corp, now known as the Air Force from Tennessee, began the tradition and passed it down to Michelle’s mom, Susan Graves, who then shared the recipe with her daughter, Michelle. Although they traveled the world with stations overseas in Germany and across the United States, family recipes were created and became staples.

Listen to Episode 21 of Provisions and Libations as Michelle talks through her three favorite family dishes with Southern Charm, providing comfort and love for all to enjoy. As she describes in detail, we start to adlib and create new ideas for leftovers with other ideas to cook a turkey using Bourbon, honey butter with her Pickled Spiced Peaches, and turkey for Thanksgiving. We went a little off the cuff for a moment, thinking we could provide cooking classes …

In honor of all those who have served in the military and are currently serving, Thank you for your service! #army #airforce #coastguard #navy #marines

In honor of my children currently serving – James & Gissell Porter, US Army