Southern

In this cobbler recipe, the batter puffs up around the fruit, creating a cakey top and a gooey base.

The richness of this buttermilk batter, with its slight whisper of chocolate, is perfectly offset by a  smooth cream cheese streaked through with violet swirl of blackberry compote.

This cake is an Easter tradition in parts of the South. A dash of ginger and cinnamon adds warming spice and cream cheese frosting finishes it beautifully.

Finishing these collard greens with vinegar means they tend to be on the acidic side. If you like yours sweeter, add less vinegar and up the sugar.

The peas may bring good luck, but the bacon definitely brings good flavor.

Assemble this easy sausage, egg, and cheese casserole at night, then put it in the oven (straight from the fridge) the next morning for a quick and casual breakfast.

Going old-school for the holidays? Then you might be wondering how to make green bean casserole—the quintessential version. In this green bean casserole recipe, creamy mushroom sauce surrounds tender green beans, topped with French's Crispy Fried Onions.

Follow these easy instructions for a slightly sweet take on an American favorite side dish, or follow the variation below for irresistible corn muffins.

Truth: Garlic sizzling in olive oil is the greatest smell in the world and the only base needed to transform everything from spaghetti to shrimp to these collards into something that’s both simple and spectacular.

Get your greens and your comfort food all at once with this decadent, crispy-crusted casserole.

There's something about the pairing of chicken and rice that is so appealing and comforting, and these paella-like dishes are definitely perennial crowd-pleasers.

Set a large colander in the sink before you add the shrimp so you can drain the seafood boil as soon as it comes off the heat.

The pairing of barbecue and Big Red Soda is super-popular throughout the South, so why not combine the two in one killer dish? The sweet, cult-favorite cream soda, originally from Texas, is often compared to cinnamon bubble gum, but also has notes of lemon, orange, and vanilla. Here, it's combined with barbecue sauce as a cooking liquid for slow-cooked, spice-rubbed pork shoulder, with results that are sweet, spicy, and as uniquely flavored as Big Red itself.

Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q in Atlanta, GA, sells its own barbecue sauce, which you can order online, but any store-bought sauce will work for this smoked chicken wings recipe too.