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Old fashioned tea cakes made with buttermilk and self-rising flour. Soft, simple, sugar-topped Southern cookies with just 7 ingredients and no fancy equipment needed.

Green tomato cake with cinnamon, ginger, raisins, and walnuts baked into two moist loaves. A Southern garden classic that puts end-of-season tomatoes to sweet use.

Idaho-style saucey baked beans with pinto beans, salt pork, molasses, brown sugar, ketchup, and dry mustard, slow-baked for 3 to 4 hours until thick and saucy.

Kentucky baked beans with pork and beans, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, and sweet gherkin juice, topped with a crisscross of thick-cut bacon. A sweet, tangy, smoky Southern side dish.

One-bowl devil's food cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour. Dark, moist, and mixed entirely in one bowl.

A great meal,good for leftovers. Meal and side dish all in one!

The recipe was easy to follow, and my kids loved the cake. It only lasted a couple of hours. I know, they all have sweet teeth :)

Granny Fearing's baked beans: a Southern-style classic with canned pork and beans doctored up with ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, and smoked bacon. A sweet-and-smoky side ready in 90 minutes.

Fall harvest spice cake with apple butter, maple buttercream frosting, and a decorative topping of walnuts, almonds, apricots, cranberries, and raisins. A stunning autumn centerpiece.

Rich bittersweet chocolate cake that makes its own mousse-like frosting from the same batter. Just 8 ingredients, no mixer tricks, and it keeps in the fridge for days.

Moist pineapple 7-Up cake made with yellow cake mix, pineapple pudding, and real Seven-Up soda. Topped with a homemade coconut-pecan frosting loaded with crushed pineapple. A retro Southern sheet cake classic.

A buttery banana sour cream cake swirled with cinnamon-brown sugar, chopped walnuts, and chocolate chips. Part coffee cake, part banana bread, all comfort. Feeds 16 happy people.

Baked rigatoni loaded with shredded roast beef in a quick crushed tomato sauce, topped with bubbly provolone and mozzarella. A meaty pasta bake ready in 40 minutes.

Homemade baking powder made from baking soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch. Three ingredients, aluminum-free, and stores for months in a sealed container.

Traditional baked Christmas pudding with candied fruits, pecans, molasses, and warm spices, served with brandy sauce. A festive holiday dessert with an optional flambé presentation.

Lemon prairie cake, a Southern-style pound cake with lemon-lime soda for lift and lemon extract for citrus punch. Rich, buttery, and baked in a fluted Bundt pan until golden.