No need to get up hours ahead to produce a cinnamon-y sweet coffee cake, still warm from the oven. Mix it all ahead and pop it in the oven when you wake up. It’s that easy, ya’ll!
About Rebecca Lang
Rebecca Lang is a chef, cooking instructor, and contributing editor for Southern Living and myrecipes.com. She’s also the author of nearly half a dozen cookbooks, including her most recent title, Around the Southern Table. She learned to cook at her grandmother’s heels, apprenticed with celebrated Southern chef Nathalie Dupree, and earned a culinary arts degree from Johnson and Wales University. A ninth-generation Southerner, Lang lives in Athens, GA, with her husband and two children, serving her own family at the same dining room table where she used to enjoy meals with her grandmother. @rebeccalangcook
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.
Lime Coleslaw
Crispy, crunchy, tangy, and as spicy as you like, this slaw can work great as a zesty side dish or as a topping for tacos, burgers, sandwiches, and more.
Homemade Chicken Strips
“My new go-to chicken strips recipe, thanks to my kids’ saying ‘These are yummy!'” That’s what we’re hearing about this weeknight godsend.
Pimento Cheese
You can practice proper Southern gentility, no matter where you’re from, simply by whipping up a batch of this classic crowd-pleasing party must, pimento cheese. Then prepare to be your most gracious self as you kindly accept accolades.
Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce
Not your typical fried chicken, this one boasts a gratifyingly crisp crust with insanely tender meat and takes a definite boost from a peppery white bbq sauce.
South Carolina Slaw
This may not seem like coleslaw to some given its lack of mayo. But its sweet tanginess is going to woo you like never before.
Beer-Battered Chicken Sandwich
This sandwich is chicken’s answer to the pulled pork sandwich thanks to its ethereally crisp, airy beer batter and sassy slaw.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Gingersnaps
A Thanksgiving classic revisited with an added emphasis on sugar and spice and, yes, everything nice. A sweet potato mash topped with marshmallow and—believe it or not—crushed gingersnaps. Heresy? Or high-five-worthy? You tell us.