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With just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes, this refreshing Strawberry Lemonade made with fresh strawberries and lemons is perfect for all your summer entertaining needs.

Strawberry Lemonade

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By Beth Pierce
Refreshing Strawberry Lemonade is perfect for all your summer entertaining needs. With a handful of ...
Smooth and Creamy Cheese Grits garnished with bacon and green onions are the perfect side dish for eggs,  andouille sausage, pork chops, barbecued ribs, and sauteed shrimp,

Cheese Grits

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By Beth Pierce
Smooth and creamy Cheese Grits are an easy side dish made with grits, butter, and ...
Skip the fast food restaurant scene and make this easy, tasty, Crispy Chicken Sandwich with a super crispy outer coating over tender, moist chicken. Better than Chick Fil A’s , Mcdonald’s, Popeye’s, or Wendy’s chicken sandwich

Crispy Chicken Sandwich

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By Beth Pierce
Crispy on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside, this Crispy Chicken Sandwich will ...
(1 rating)
Crab Cake Sandwich on a plate.

Crab Cake Sandwiches

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By Mysti Bannister
This is a very tasty alternative to lunchtime sandwiches. Wonderful when served on onion sandwich ...
(3 ratings)
Baked Cabbage Casserole cooked.

Baked Cabbage Casserole

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By Deb Finney
My mom used to make baked cabbage casserole. It tastes like cabbage rolls, just ...
Bacon Onion Tomato Pie ready to be sliced.

Bacon Onion Tomato Pie

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By Lolly St John
It may sound strange, but believe me, it is to die for!
(9 ratings)
Old Timey Caramel Icing frosting a cake.

Old Timey Caramel Icing

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By Renae McVay
I always had trouble making caramel icing before I got this recipe from a friend's ...
(2 ratings)
So yummy

Seafood Essentials: Delicious Cod/shrimp/crab Stew

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By Andy Anderson !
I worked on the ingredients for this recipe for several months. It was originally to ...
Lemon and apricot blend to make this old fashioned cake!

Apricot Nectar Cake ("nannie's Cake")

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By Darlene Sweet
This was my grandmother's recipe, and I still remember her feeding it to me in ...
Yummy pineapple goodness mixed with cheese and a Ritz cracker topping!

Baked Pineapple Casserole

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By Darlene Sweet
This is a great family recipe that is a great side dish for any meal. ...
So Yummy

Pork Essentials: Cheeky Bbq Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
This is a great piquant sauce that pairs perfectly with pork; especially, slow, slow cooked ...
Yummy Baked Rice With Beef Consomme and Mushrooms in a bowl.

Yummy Baked Rice With Beef Consomme And Mushrooms

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By Jamie Tarence
This buttery, beefy, out-of-this-world yummy baked rice made with beef consommé and mushrooms is known ...
(1 rating)

Chocolate Crack Pie

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By Darlene Sweet
This chocolate pie is so easy, yet delicious! I often triple the recipe for ...
So Yummy

Sauce Essentials: Customized Carolina Pork Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
This is a vinegar sauce with bits from all areas of Carolina, so I am ...
Plated peach cobbler.

Peach Jiffy Cobbler

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By Teresa G.
I created this recipe to use specifically with frozen peaches. Our trees produced extremely well ...
(3 ratings)

Four Envelope Pot Roast

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By Robin Lieneke
This is super easy super delicious comfort food. The gravy this combo makes ...
(2 ratings)
So Yummy

Down South Essentials: Mosh Pit Stew

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By Andy Anderson !
Okay, I made up the name, but it does have Southern flavor notes, and everything ...
Bowls of Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings.

Great Old-fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

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By Jewel Hall
In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She ...
(27 ratings)
Grandma and baby portions of chocolate yumminess . served with vanilla icecream. Grandbaby approved!

Chocolate Cobbler

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By Mary Hendricks
This is an oldie. I think it may have been originally from Hershey. My grandma ...
Roasted Chicken ready to serve.

Roasted Chicken

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By Kathy Sandoz
This is the most tender, juicy chicken ever! I have made cornish hens like this ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Mimi's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Thigh Nuggets.

Mimi's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Thigh Nuggets

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By Jean Goss
You just THOUGHT chicken breasts were the bomb for chicken nuggets! Join the world ...
(1 rating)
The BEST deviled (or dressed) eggs ever!

Deviled (or Dressed) Eggs

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By Darlene Sweet
My husband raves about my eggs! Easy to fix!
This is one of my family's favorites, and it is so good!  The recipe makes 2 quiches, but you can half it for only one!  We love it with hot sausage for a little bite!

Sausage Quiche

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By Darlene Sweet
This is a staple at the Sweet home! We love using hot sausage for ...
Delicious and easy!

Jalapeno Cornbread

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By Darlene Sweet
This is an easy recipe that everyone loves. The cornbread is flavorful, and the ...
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