Our experts, Scott Jones from Southern Living and Christy Jordan from SouthernPlate.com, will be discussing the fresh flavors and beloved food traditions of the South. Join the conversation with hashtag #SouthCooks to contribute, ask questions, and win cookbooks!

We will be giving away a copy of Southern Living Classic Southern Desserts cookbook and Southern Plate cookbook by Christy Jordan every 15 minutes during the party.

• Enter to win Classic Southern Desserts: Go to EatingMyWords.SouthernLiving.com and share your twitter name* and favorite Southern food in the comments section
• Enter to win Southern Plate: Go to SouthernPlate.com and share your twitter name* and favorite Southern food in the comments section on any post

We recommend joining the Twitter party on TweetChat, http://tweetchat.com/room/southcooks. Simply follow the link and log in with your Twitter name and password. This site will constantly refresh new tweets and automatically add the hashtag #SouthCooks to tweets you write. The site does not count your characters, so you might want to use another tool to do so.

Facebook Users:

If you are not on Twitter, you can still participate and win cookbooks! To enter to win, post a link to this web page on your Facebook wall, and leave a comment on our blogs with a link to your facebook profile in place of your twitter name. Then, watch the Twitter conversation at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23southcooks starting at 11 a.m. Central on October 11.