More from Greenwood... The Road Trip Home

You wouldn't expect much while driving through the Delta, with one water-tower-town after the other. But, sure enough, we found plenty of stops to make the drive worthwhile.

First stop: Honest Abe's for homemade doughnuts and chicken salad for the road.

Our next stop was an organic tomato farm in Indianola, MS called Beaverdam, where we picked up flats of the freshest tomatoes, cucumbers, farm-fresh eggs, homemade salsa and honey.

Our last stop was the Paul Michael Company flagship store in Lake Village, AR.  This huge warehouse that sits on a cotton field is full of home goods and American-made furniture that can only be found at Paul Michael.

Of course, being in Arkansas, there were plenty of pigs to choose from...

Back in the USA: Greenwood, MS

Just a few weeks ago, with six suitcases and a cat in tow, I left Poland and made the move back to my home state.  Although I miss many friends I made, and not to mention the excitement of planning European excursions every few weeks, nothing feels better than being back on American soil.

One thing that I greatly missed while abroad was home-cooked meals--not just any home-cooked meals; I mean Southern-straight-off-the-farm-soul-food home cooked meals.

Although turnip greens, creamed corn and smothered pork chops frequent my family's kitchen table, we decided to take a road trip further south for the Memorial Day weekend.

About four hours from Little Rock is Greenwood, MS, a small Southern town in the Mississippi Delta.  No wonder it was chosen as the filming location for The Help, as it seems to be somewhat stuck decades in the past as you walk down one street of extraordinarily quaint shops.

Although we did drive around hunting down Hilly's house from the film, we went to Greenwood for what it's most known for: the Viking Cooking School.

I was most excited about the fried chicken and biscuits.

Deep-fried Fried Chicken

The finished products

Delish.

Minny's Chocolate Pie....minus one ingredient ;)

Howard St.

Filled with cute boutiques and antique shops...

And our favorite book shop 

Turn Row Book Co. also has a cafe upstairs with a perfect back porch for relaxing.

The award-winning hotel...

with a great patio for afternoon cocktails

Giardina's in The Alluvian... Southern cuisine at it's finest...

Eat your fried green tomatoes the old-fashioned way, in private, at Giardina's.

And don't forget to make time for the spa!