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Homemade Southern Family Recipes

Southern Recipes

Love southern food? Check out how easy it is to make southern comfort food at home no matter where you live. These southern recipes are easy to make. You'll definitely find a family favorite or two.

Growing up in the south, home cooking is something we find great comfort in. It's the big family dinner on Sunday afternoon or the meal at the end of a very long day. That time to spend with family and share something that was created with love.

Here you'll find tried and true recipes that my family enjoys with a few cocktails thrown in there for Mom. Learning how to cook true southern recipes shouldn't be difficult. That is why each recipe is as simple as it can be.

You'll find recipes like how to make true southern cheese grits and sweet southern tea.

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Spring Cake – Easy Easter Recipe

May 3, 2021

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The best part of this cake recipe is the surprise center! No one will expect to see the beautiful pastel layers of delicious vanilla cake inside. Wow your guests with this easy to make cake recipe. While this spring cake recipe is great for an Easter centerpiece with it’s marshmallow decorations, that is not the only occasion this cake would be perfect for. Spring is the perfect time for cake! There are plenty of BBQ’s, Birthday Parties, and other special occasions where this cake would make the perfect centerpiece.

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Irresistible Garlic Knots Recipe

February 25, 2021

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Level up your next family meal with these irresistible garlic knots. These garlic knots are so incredibly delicious you’ll want to make them more than once this week. Great paired with a variety of dishes, we think they are best when served alongside our favorite homemade dishes like lasagna or pizza.

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Southern Style Green Beans Recipe

March 4, 2020

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Southern Style Green Beans is a side dish that is often available in most restaurants across the south. Down here, it’s all about flavoring when it comes to good southern green beans. The secret to perfectly seasoned green beans is a ham hock. This is the southern secret to delicious, fresh green beans. You can find ham hocks in the grocery store near other pork products. Sometimes they are cured or smoked. If you can’t find ham hocks at your local grocer, don’t worry there are many substitutes you can use to get a similar flavor to your green beans.

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Banana Nut Bread Oatmeal

December 16, 2019

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Creamy homemade banana nut bread oatmeal is the perfect comfort food for chilly winter mornings. It will fill you up and keep you satisfied till lunchtime. Made with real bananas, old fashioned rolled oats, and pecans it has just the perfect balance of sweetness. Made in as little as 10 minutes, this just might become your favorite weekday breakfast.