Discover the Soul of Southern Cooking

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Lemon Tea Cake

Ingredients 6 Tbsp butter 3/4 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup for glaze 2 eggs zest...
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Lemon Squares

Ingredients Crust 1 ¾ cups flour ¼ cup cornstarch ¾  cup confectioners sugar ½ tsp...
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Lavender Shortbread

Ingredients 2/3 c confectioners sugar 3/4 c softened butter (1 ½ sticks) 3/4 c cornstarch...
A bowl of noodles with mushrooms and peppers.

Kindling Stacks

Ingredients 1 can chow mein noodles (5 oz or about 2 ½ cups) 12 oz...
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Jelly Pies

Ingredients ½ cup (1 stick) butter – we were doubling so 2 are in the...
Two bottles of liquid with poinsettia plants in them.

Irish Cream Liqueur

Ingredients *I've been making this so long that I use the cans for measuring, hope...
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Honey Bourbon and Peach Clafoutis

Ingredients 4 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced 1 cup milk ½ cup sour cream 3...
Mint chocolate pie with chocolate drizzle.

Grasshopper Pie

Ingredients 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies (Minus one, because you may want to taste one...
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Perfect Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients 6 large bell peppers – any color 1 tsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped...
A casserole dish with meat and sauce in it.

New Orleans Barbeque Shrimp

New Orleans Barbeque Shrimp Ingredients 2 lb shrimp, shell on 2 onions, sliced into rings...