Recipes with margarine

A three-layer Southern cake with grated sweet potatoes, warm spices, and chopped nuts, finished with a rich coconut frosting. The surprise? Nobody guesses it's sweet potato.

It was indeed very easy to make. I added about 1/2 cup chopped walnuts to the topping, and the cake came out quite delicious.

Southern-style corn casserole with creamed corn, whole kernels, cheddar cheese, and crushed crackers. A dump-and-bake side dish with a hint of heat from Tabasco.

Cubed ham and sweet corn folded into a mustard-spiked white sauce made with skim milk, baked under a crunchy breadcrumb and cheese topping until golden and bubbly. A hearty, diabetic-friendly casserole ready in 40 minutes.

Split peas simmered with chopped turnip, carrots, and onion in vegetable stock until thick and tender. A nourishing, plant-based soup that costs pennies to make and fills you up like a million bucks.

Old-fashioned banana salad with a tangy cooked vinegar and egg dressing, topped with crunchy ground peanuts. A Southern potluck favorite that serves a crowd and keeps beautifully in the fridge.

Grilled fish in foil packets with lemon butter, dill, and sliced onion. Each fillet steams in its own pouch on the grill with almost zero cleanup.

Chocolate cocoa cookies with a Rolo candy hidden inside, topped with finely ground nuts. Bite through the crackled shell to hit molten caramel.

Lots of nutty flavor from almonds with rich chocolate tase. This is a buttery, flakey, chocolaty and delicious cake.

German chocolate cake using yellow cake mix doctored with melted German sweet chocolate, pudding mix, and buttermilk. Three layers stacked with classic cooked coconut-pecan filling between. The bakery-quality version of a backyard birthday classic.

If you love macaroni and cheese, then try this crockpot recipe that will have you licking your lips again and again.

Grand slam cheesecake is a no-bake lemon Jello cheesecake folded with whipped evaporated milk and pressed into a graham cracker crust. Light, fluffy, and a vintage potluck favorite from the 1960s.

Quiche with a saltine cracker crust skips the rolling pin entirely. Filled with crab or ham, mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and a light sour cream custard. The buttery cracker crust is crisp on the bottom and tops the quiche too.

Southern lemon pecan fruitcake with candied pineapple and cherries. A lighter, brighter alternative to dark rum fruitcake, loaded with nuts and citrus.

Braised Buckwheat Kernels Popular in Russia where it's called Kasha, this hearty style side dish is prefect for a hurry-up meal.

Classic rich cheesecake studded with mini chocolate chips.