Authentic Southern cooking should be hand-made from scratch using family techniques rather than relying on pre-made convenience foods.

“No, no, no, no. I'm making from scratch. No, I don't make whack-ems.”

Combining home-cooked food items with pre-made processed items creates an appealing meal.

“but I love it when um somebody takes like a biscuit that is ready to eat and then it's like, all right, well, we're just going to put this into the hamburger. It's like I love a I love a pre uh a a homemade thing with a pre-made thing mixed together.”