Biscuits to Banana Pudding: The Best of Southern Cooking

Are you craving some southern cooking, like a homemade buttermilk biscuit and gravy or creamy cheese grits? Or are you just looking for some good old-fashioned southern recipes to add to your repertoire?

These classic comfort food recipes are sure to be a hit with the whole family and bring a bit of southern charm to your home, wherever you are!

Hosting a brunch or kid’s sleepover? Want to make your morning coffee feel a bit special? These southern dishes are always crowd-pleasers, even before the rooster crows!

• Buttermilk biscuits are especially delicious soaked in sausage gravy or smothered in butter and honey.
• Creamy grits add an equal amount of chicken stock to your grits for a special touch. Easily turn this into some authentic southern Shrimp and Grits for a delicious brunch dish.
• Crispy southern fried breakfast potatoes are a great breakfast side option.
• Pecan praline French toast will satisfy any sweet tooth!
• If pecans aren't your thing, try whipping up some Johnny Cakes (also known as fried cornbread). If you take out the sugar from your recipe, they become hoecakes!
• Fried chicken and waffles are a favorite for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You can always make the fried chicken by itself as an entree as well. 

Whether you call it supper or dinner, a few good southern dishes will keep your whole family happy. Here are a few classics, with everything from soul food to cajun. 

• Serve up some country ham and red eye gravy with a side of collard greens and some leftover buttermilk biscuits and you’ve got a delicious meal for all ages. 
• Tired of biscuits? Try out some Southern cornbread with your gravy or serve it up with a bowl of flavorful New Orleans gumbo.
• Kids and adults alike will love a hot serving of mac & cheese.
• Fried okra is an easy side dish! Serve with some Southern Hot Fried Chicken for a yummy comfort meal.
• Creamy cajun shrimp pasta will add some serious spice to your life.

No southern meal is complete without dessert! From pecan pie to banana pudding, we have all of your old-fashioned favorites covered. 

• Strawberry cobbler will remind you of afternoons spent picking berries, but without the summer heat. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
• An old fashioned classic, Kentucky butter cake with rum sauce will be a hit at any gathering.
• For chocolate lovers, serve up a yummy chocolate chess pie with some homemade whipped cream with only three ingredients. Chill a bowl and your mixer beaters in the freezer for 5-10 minutes first. Add heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract as you mix on a low setting. Mix until you reach stiff peaks!
• Pecan pie is a southern classic, but if you’re looking for a creative spin on a classic, try out some Pecan Pie Bread Pudding that blends two old fashioned favorites into a new dish. 

This classic southern dessert will surely thrill. I could eat this every day if I could… enjoy!

Southern cooking is comfort food. From a warm flaky biscuit to a cheesy casserole, it just makes you feel good. Even vegetables taste delicious cooked up with some ham fat and salt. Try out these down-home favorites, from Cajun to Creole.

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