174 southern recipes

A three-layer Christmas cream cake with coconut and walnuts in a buttermilk batter, frosted with cream cheese icing studded with chopped maraschino cherries. Southern holiday baking at its prettiest.

Southern-style pole beans slow-simmered with a smoked ham hock until tender and deeply flavored. Just five ingredients and pure comfort.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch chow chow relish packed with green tomatoes, string beans, lima beans, corn, cauliflower, and peppers in a tangy mustard-vinegar brine. A Southern pantry staple for canning season.

Three-layer banana cake with bourbon, pecans, and a buttermilk-tender crumb. A Southern-style celebration cake that fills three 9-inch rounds with deep banana flavor.

Cajun cake with crushed pineapple batter and a boiled pecan-coconut icing. A simple Southern sheet cake where the pineapple keeps it moist and the sticky topping steals the show.

Old-fashioned brown sugar and butter fudge loaded with pecans. Cooked to soft-ball stage on the stovetop, this Southern-style fudge keeps for weeks in the fridge.

Sweet potato streusel casserole with bourbon, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg topped with a crunchy pecan-oat streusel. A Southern holiday side dish.

Texas caviar made with black-eyed peas, colorful bell peppers, jalapeño, and red onion. A quick, crowd-pleasing Southern dip or side dish ready in 30 minutes.

White coconut cake with a tender crumb from cake flour and folded meringue, covered in boiled white frosting and showered with flaked coconut. A classic Southern layer cake.

Fusilli alla Sorrentina with canned tuna, fresh tomatoes, black olives, white wine, garlic, and fresh mint. A quick Southern Italian pantry pasta.

Lizzies are bourbon-soaked fruitcake cookies with golden raisins, candied cherries, citron, and pecans. A classic Southern holiday cookie that freezes beautifully.

Classic Southern sweet potato pie with boiled sweet potatoes whipped smooth with butter, sugar, cinnamon, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla. This recipe makes two pies, because one is never enough.

Pimiento spread blends tofu, oil, vinegar, and seasoning into a creamy mayo-free sandwich filling, then folds in crumbled tofu, sweet relish, and chopped pimientos. A vegan twist on the Southern classic.

Mississippi mud cake with cocoa, marshmallow cream, and a rich chocolate-butter frosting loaded with pecans. A dense, fudgy Southern sheet cake classic.

Southern Pepsi-Cola chocolate cake with mini marshmallows baked in, topped with a broiled peanut butter and brown sugar frosting loaded with chopped peanuts.

Fig chess tarts with a buttery lemon-scented shortbread shell, filled with brown sugar custard studded with chopped dried figs and walnuts. A Southern chess pie translated into bite-sized tart form.