5,202 fried recipes

Scalloped potatoes layered with ham, onions, and creamy milk sauce get topped with buttery breadcrumbs for a cozy one-dish dinner that's perfect for using up leftover ham.

Fig preserves made with ripe figs, strawberry gelatin, and pectin for a thick, spreadable jam that seals in sterile jars. A Southern classic with only 5 ingredients.

Fig garden party cakes layer sponge cake or lady fingers with a homemade dried-fig filling cooked down with peanut butter, butter, and lemon juice. A vintage tea-table dessert with surprising depth.

Silky black bean soup with bacon, honey, and aromatics blended and strained smooth. Serve with cool sour cream and bright mango salsa for a stunning contrast of flavors.

Jezebel sauce is the Southern sweet-and-fiery condiment that stirs together fruit preserves, marmalade, dry mustard, and horseradish in 10 minutes flat. Pour it over cream cheese with crackers or serve it alongside baked ham.

Old-fashioned oven baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and brown sugar. Slow-baked in a covered casserole for hours until thick, sticky, and deeply sweet-savory.

Blended dried fruit pudding made with peaches, apricots, dates, and pineapple soaked in lemon juice. A naturally sweet no-cook dessert with no added sugar.

My version of easy cinnamon rolls that used a box of cake mix.

Homemade ciabatta bread using sourdough starter and active dry yeast for a tangy, open-crumbed loaf with a crisp, chewy crust. Makes three torpedo loaves.

Toasted amaranth rolls made with amaranth and whole wheat flours, honey, and toasted amaranth seeds. Nutty, wholesome yeast rolls with a hearty ancient-grain texture.

Soft homemade yeast buns with a tender crumb, shaped and baked fresh for burgers, pulled pork, or any barbecue sandwich. Two rises and a quick knead give you 20 golden buns that beat anything from the store.

Pork chops over easy slow-cooks dredged and browned chops in chicken and rice soup until fork-tender. A set-and-forget weeknight dinner ready when you walk in the door.

Fitascetta is an Italian bread ring topped with red onions slow-cooked for 40 minutes until silky and sweet. A yeasted olive oil dough shaped into a ring and baked golden.

Savory onion bagels from your bread machine with onion powder baked into the dough and rehydrated onion flakes scattered on top. Boiled and baked chewy with a toasty onion crunch on the crust.

These are the original famous sticky cinnamon buns, similar to those found at the Cinnabon chain of fast food outlets.

Pearl barley pilaf simmered in chicken broth with green peas, sauteed onion, garlic, and a splash of soy sauce. A hearty whole grain side dish ready in 40 minutes.