Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Layers of vanilla cake take turns with oodles of coconut filling and the whole shebang is slathered with fluffy white icing. Uh, yes please!
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Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese
Our testers are calling this the best macaroni and cheese they’ve ever tried. Go on. See what all the fuss is about.
Corn and Roasted Poblano Soup
Our testers are calling this creamy, comforting bowl of sweet corn and roasted poblano soup “the essence of summertime”. We couldn’t agree more.
Peach Iced Tea with Mint
One taste and you’ll understand why this refreshing, lightly sweetened peach iced tea is our new go-to summer sipper.
Creamy Red Potato Salad
This make-ahead, tangy, lightened-up version of the classic is going to be on repeat all summer long.
Creamy Coleslaw with Cilantro
Skip the store-bought slaw. This easy-peasy creamy coleslaw that combines crunchy cabbage, onion, carrot, and cilantro with a creamy citrus dressing comes together in just 20 minutes.
Kentucky Butter Cake
This sweet, buttery Southern pound cake is infused with rum extract and topped with a buttery vanilla sauce. Thankfully, it makes a big cake because it’s nearly impossible to stop after just one slice.
Cheryl Day’s Icebox Rolls
The fluffiest, most tender dinner rolls you can imagine. All thanks to one secret ingredient.
Cat Head Biscuits and Gravy
Sometimes you just need a biscuit as big as a cat’s head. And we’d never turn down a creamy sausage gravy on top.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
There’s a reason that this Southern cake is a classic. One bite of the pineapple, maraschino cherry, and pecan-topped dessert, and you’ll understand why.
Black-Eyed Pea Salad
A sublime and tasty crossover between vegan and soul food—who would have thought it was possible? It is and it’s fabulous. Healthy and filled with flavor, it’s everything a salad should be.
Pecan Tassies
Here’s another recipe for those of you that desire a higher crust to filling ratio. Tassies are really just tiny pecan pies, y’all.
Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders
Mini food always makes a big statement. Tiny chicken burgers from Trisha Yearwood do just that–and they taste amazing, too.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
We’re excited for National Pulled Pork Day and it’s not hard to understand why. Knee-wobblingly tender pulled pork collide with cool, crisp, tangy coleslaw to terrific effect.
Chocolate Buttermilk Pie
A creamy, custardy pie that everyone who tested it, also ate it for breakfast. Pie is breakfast, people. Chocolate pie is better than dry toast, for sure.
Blueberry Custard Pie
A custardy pie, filled with summer’s favorite berry (come on, you know it’s true), and baked into your choice of crust. Sweet, silky perfection.
Smothered Pork Chops
Juicy pork chops are a perennial favorite around here. Smother ’em in a creamy, Creole, caramelized onion gravy… oh my lord.
Pan-Fried Bass with Lemon Garlic Herb Sauce
A simple recipe for an extraordinary
dinner, Kevin Belton’s pan-fried bass is super quick to whip up on a busy weeknight.
Chicken Perloo
A richly warming, comforting combination of earthy spices and smoky chicken. Comes together easily and brings everyone to the table.
Field Peas and Snap Beans
A pretty quick simmer turns field peas and snap beans into a pot full of Southern perfection. The pot liquor that you end up with is tasty as heck, too.
Cream Cheese Pie Crust
Looking for an easier, yet still flaky and tender, pie crust? This little beauty is a little more forgiving and perfect for either sweet or savory tarts.
Tomato Ricotta Pie
Tomato pie is a summer staple that combines tart and peppery flavors to fantastic effect, especially when combined with a cream cheese crust.
Dilly Beans
Extraordinarily easy and exceptionally tasty dilly beans are within your grasp. Seriously. They’re tangy, crisp, and outrageously good.
Cheddar Biscuits
“Lovely.” “Perfectly light, fluffy, and irresistibly good.” “Easy peasy!” “Wow. Just wow.” That’s what folks are saying about these biscuits.
Peach Cream Tart
In this Paula Deen tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A spell in the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.