184 southern recipes

Three-ingredient BBQ pulled pork tortilla pizzas with mozzarella baked until bubbly and crisp. A 15-minute dinner or snack that turns leftover barbecue into something new.

This pecan pie is absolutely delicious, always reminds me when I was a child, the pecan pie my mom used to make for me.

Classic Southern chicken and dumplings simmered from a whole chicken with carrots, onions, parsnips, and fresh herbs. A slow-cooked, soul-warming one-pot supper like grandma made.

Classic Southern mint julep with bourbon, powdered sugar, shaved ice, and fresh mint sprigs. The traditional Kentucky Derby cocktail served ice-cold in a silver mug.

Sweet Southern honey rice tossed with roasted peanuts, melted butter, cinnamon, and ginger. A warm, fragrant side dish that turns plain cooked rice into something special in minutes.

Divine Southern decadence cake: chocolate wafer and toasted coconut crust, dense fudgy chocolate-cashew filling with espresso and hazelnut liqueur, finished with whipped cream and chocolate curls.

Southern hog jowls and turnip greens slow-cooked with smoked pork, seasoned with red pepper, and served with poached eggs and cornbread. Down-home soul food.

Fresh fruit salad with pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, and blackberries in a homemade celery-honey dressing. A Southern Living-style summer salad with a blended vinaigrette.

Kentucky Kernels fold chopped pecans into a bourbon-and-butter sugar cream, dropped by spoonfuls and chilled into bite-size Southern candies. A 4-ingredient holiday treat.

No-bake bonbon cookies built from crushed vanilla wafers, cocoa, walnuts, and a splash of Southern Comfort, then dipped in chocolate. Chilled overnight, served cold, gone by morning.

"Quick and easy, authentic Southern fried chicken."

Southern hog head cheese: pork and pig's foot simmered with onions, green onions, parsley, and red pepper flakes, then set into a sliceable terrine. Spread on crackers.

Southern-style peach cobbler with brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon-kissed peaches under a tender drop biscuit topping. Half whole wheat flour gives the crust nutty depth.

Mom's banana custard pudding layered with homemade stovetop custard, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers in a 9x13 dish. The Southern church-supper classic that feeds a crowd of 20.

Kentucky biscuits use Bisquick, sour cream, and club soda for tall, fluffy biscuits in under 30 minutes. A 4-ingredient Southern shortcut with tender, pillowy crumb every time.

Candied dill pickles transformed from store-bought dills into sweet-tart spears with sugar, vinegar, bay, and cloves. The Southern grandma trick that turns ordinary pickles into addictive snacking.