More nuanced than gingerbread and not at all like fruit cake, this French pain d’épices is unforgettably fragrant with spice and nostalgically rich with tradition.
- 15 M
- 1 H
- 6
Recipes from Bon Appétit, Y’All
Two divergent influences–Southern cooking and French cuisine–come together in Bon Appétit, Y’all, a modern Southern chef’s passionate and utterly appealing homage to her culinary roots.
Virginia Willis uses the finest ingredients, concentrates on sound French technique, and lets the food shine in a style she calls “refined Southern cuisine.” More than 200 approachable and delicious recipes are arranged by chapter into starters and nibbles; salads and slaws; eggs and dairy; meat, fowl, and fish main dishes; sides; biscuits and breads; soups and stews; desserts; and sauces and preserves.
Vanilla Pound Cake
Flecked with vanilla seeds, this classic pound cake is ridiculously rich and oh so satisfying with its tender crumb and its knee-wobbingly crisp outer edges.
- Quick Glance
- 20 M
- 1 H, 20 M
- 3
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
One way to down your sweet potatoes? Drown them in butter, sugar, bourbon, and maple syrup. It’s The Southern Way. And we can’t say we have a problem with this.
- 10 M
- 1 H
- 19
Cornmeal Griddle Cakes
Shirttail cousins to corn bread, these savory cakes wooed and wowed us with their crisped edges, ethereally airy interior, and pantry-friendly frugality.
- 20 M
- 20 M
- 43