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Home | Recipes | Cuisine | Southern

Southern

From classic comfort foods to modern takes on Southern cuisine, you’ll find an array of dishes in this category to satisfy your taste buds. Our recipes are inspired by the rich culinary traditions of the American South, where hearty meals and sweet treats are at the heart of every gathering.

Whether you’re in the mood for savory cornbread, tangy potato salad, or indulgent sweet potato pie, our Southern recipes will transport you to a world of flavor and warmth.

An enamel baking dish holding a sliced oven brisket topped with onions with jus on the side.
A coconut cream pie with a meringue top and sprinkled with toasted shredded coconut.

Coconut Cream Pie

1 hr

Two slices of brownie pie on plates.

Brownie Pie

4 hrs

A white old-fashioned coconut cake with 7-minute frosting topped sprinkled with shredded coconut on a glass cake stand.

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake

2 hrs

A scoop of creamy baked mac and cheese with crunchy topping being lifted from a casserole dish.

Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese

1 hr 30 mins

Two white bowls of corn and roasted poblano soup garnished with cheese, paprika, and corn kernels, with a napkin and spoon on the side.

Corn and Roasted Poblano Soup

1 hr 45 mins

Two glasses of peach iced tea with mint leaves and peach slices for garnish.

Peach Iced Tea with Mint

2 hrs

A white porcelain bowl filled with creamy red potato salad, topped with sliced scallions and a serving spoon resting inside

Creamy Red Potato Salad

1 hr 45 mins

A colorful serving platter filled with coleslaw with cilantro with wooden serving utensils on the side.

Creamy Coleslaw with Cilantro

20 mins

A Kentucky butter cake on a white plate with a slice cut from it on a plate in the background

Kentucky Butter Cake

1 hr 45 mins

A rectangular pan of icebox rolls with a pastry brush resting on the side and a small dish of butter

Cheryl Day’s Icebox Rolls

3 hrs 45 mins

A serving platter with four cat head biscuits and gravy and sage leaves to garnish.

Cat Head Biscuits and Gravy

1 hr

A pineapple upside-down cake on a white plate with a slice taken out

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

1 hr 15 mins

Black-eyed pea salad in a large oval bowl, on a blue and white checked tablecloth, beside a wooden spoon.

Black-Eyed Pea Salad

30 mins

Pecan tassies in close-up, piled on top of each other.

Pecan Tassies

1 hr 25 mins

Nashville hot chicken sliders, piled up on a plate with sesame seeds and hot sauce.

Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders

40 mins

A wooden cutting board with two pulled pork sandwiches in crusty buns and topped with coleslaw, with a bottle and glass of beer in the background.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

13 hrs 30 mins

A table with colourful napkins, a plate with a slice of pie , a cup of coffee, and a yellow pie plate with a chocolate buttermilk pie that's missing one slice.

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

2 hrs 30 mins

A blueberry custard pie in a pie plate, with 2 dessert plates with a slice of pie on them, one with a fork and a bite missing.

Blueberry Custard Pie

4 hrs 10 mins

A cast-iron pan filled with smothered pork chops in a thick caramelized onion and cream sauce.

Smothered Pork Chops

1 hr

A white dinner plate with 2 filets of pan-fried bass with lemon garlic herb sauce, a fork, and 2 slices of lemon.

Pan-Fried Bass with Lemon Garlic Herb Sauce

35 mins

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