174 southern recipes

Cornbread stuffing that straddles the Mason-Dixon line, blending crumbly cornbread with white bread, buttery onion and celery, sweet corn, and toasted pecans. Keep it dry for Western dressing or moist for Southern.

Cola sheet cake with cola and marshmallows in the batter for a moist chocolate crumb, topped with hot fudge cola icing and chopped nuts. The classic Southern church-supper sheet cake.

Opal Deneke's fig jam with ripe figs, pineapple, lemon juice, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Old-Southern hand-me-down preserve perfect for biscuits, cheese boards, or holiday gifting.

Fudge-pecan pie with bittersweet chocolate melted into a buttery corn syrup filling and loaded with chopped pecans. A holiday-table classic that splits the difference between Southern pecan pie and dense chocolate fudge.

This is plain cornbread, not a corn flavored cake, so don't expect it to be fluffy or sweet. It's great with black-eyed peas, new potatoes, green onions, sliced tomatoes, and buttermilk, i.e., your basic Southern farm fare. It's also very nice cold, broken into bite-sized pieces in a glass of cold milk and eaten with a spoon.

Fresh lima beans simmered with sliced smoked sausage, onions, and bacon drippings. A no-fuss Southern one-pot meal with big smoky flavor.

Corned beef braised with dark beer, sweet onions, potatoes, and mustard or collard greens. A bolder, more Southern twist on the classic St. Patrick's Day plate.

Hotel Roanoke peanut soup, a legendary Virginia recipe with creamy peanut butter, chicken broth, and a bright squeeze of lemon. Rich, velvety, and uniquely Southern.

Punchbowl Cake layers crumbled yellow cake, vanilla pudding, cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, bananas, coconut, and pecans in a stunning no-bake party dessert. A Southern crowd-pleaser that feeds a crowd.

Humdingers are no-bake date balls cooked stovetop with eggs, butter, and sugar, then folded with crispy rice cereal and rolled in coconut. A vintage Southern Christmas treat.

Buttermilk chocolate cake split and filled with coconut-pecan cream, then blanketed in sour cream chocolate frosting. A Southern showpiece worth every step.

Southern sweet potato casserole with buttermilk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg baked until set. A crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving side dish with warm spice in every spoonful.

Classic Southern chow-chow relish: a bright yellow mustard-pickled mix of cabbage, cauliflower, green tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Sweet, tangy, mustardy, and turmeric-bright, water-bath canned for the pantry shelf.

Southern sweet potato pie with mashed sweet potatoes, warm spices, and a brightening splash of fresh lemon or orange juice. Pecan halves on top add Southern charm. The two-stage bake delivers a custard that sets without cracking.

Jalapeno squash casserole with yellow summer squash, sharp cheddar cheese spread, cream of mushroom soup, and a buttery breadcrumb topping. A spicy Southern side dish.

Creamy mashed sweet potatoes topped with a buttery pecan praline sauce cooked to soft ball stage. A make-ahead Southern side dish that belongs on every holiday table.