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Good Eats, Y’all! Southern Favorites & Kid-Friendly Recipes
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items Southern comfort food meets the “what’s for dinner?” crowd. Find cozy classics, sweet treats, and kid-friendly recipes for busy weeknights, family gatherings, and everything in between. With sections for Southern Favorites and Kid-Friendly Eats, th...
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Southern Comforts, Y’all!
Little Folks, Big Appetites
On Mama’s “To Cook” List
Southern Comforts, Y’all!
From Sunday supper favorites to desserts worth saving room for, these Southern recipes bring a little comfort to the table. Think hearty casseroles, favorite sides, and sweet treats made for sharing. Grab a plate, darlin’. There’s always room for ...
Simple ingredients, hearty comfort, and a little Southern goodness. Cabbage and potatoes make a cozy side for Sunday supper or an easy way to round out a weeknight meal. Pass the cornbread, y’all!
Southern-Style Smothered Cabbage & Potatoes
All that cozy honey bun goodness in a cake made for sharing. Sweet cinnamon swirls and a sugary glaze make this a welcome treat at potlucks, family gatherings, or alongside mama’s afternoon coffee. Go ahead and cut a little slice, y’all. Then deci...
Honey Bun Cake
Bring a little Mardi Gras fun to the table with a festive king cake! Sweet, colorful, and made for sharing, it’s a delicious excuse to gather your people and celebrate. Mama’s claiming a slice before the party starts, y’all.
Mardi Gras King Cake
Tender squash and cheesy goodness make this a Southern side worth passing around. Perfect for Sunday supper, holiday spreads, or giving those garden squash their moment to shine. Even the vegetables get comfort food treatment around here, y’all!
Cheesy Squash Casserole
Warm, cheesy, and baked to golden goodness, this is comfort food that belongs at Sunday supper and on the holiday table. Call it a side dish if you want, but mama’s saving it plenty of room on her plate. Pass the mac, y’all!
Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
Tender chicken smothered in rich gravy is the kind of Southern comfort that calls for rice, mashed potatoes, or a biscuit to catch every bite. Perfect for a cozy family supper. Mama’s calling dibs on the extra gravy, y’all!
One-Pan Southern Chicken
Garlic and cheese tucked into warm biscuits? Yes, please! Pair them with soup, Sunday supper, or whatever’s on the dinner menu. Mama’s grabbing one while they’re warm and calling it quality control, y’all.
Easy Cheese Garlic Biscuits
A hearty Southern classic that belongs beside mashed potatoes and a generous helping of green beans. Meatloaf brings that Sunday supper feeling to the table, even on a Tuesday. Save a slice for tomorrow’s sandwich, y’all. That’s lunch handled!
Southern Meatloaf Recipe
Tender, savory green beans that fit right in beside meatloaf, fried chicken, or a Sunday roast. This is the kind of Southern side that makes you want a little of everything on your plate. Pass the cornbread, y’all. We’ve got supper covered!
Southern Green Beans
Sweet, rich, and full of old-fashioned Southern comfort, buttermilk pie is a lovely finish to Sunday supper or a holiday meal. Pour a cup of coffee and save yourself a slice. Mama didn’t get out the pie plates just for decoration, y’all!
Buttermilk Pie
These orange slice bars are my husband’s absolute favorite dessert I make! They’re a sweet treat that earns a little extra excitement when he sees them on the counter. Some folks have a love language. His might just be a pan of these bars, y’all!
Orange Slice Bars Recipe
Little Folks, Big Appetites
Kid-friendly meals, snacks, and sweet treats for the little folks with big opinions. Find recipes to make mealtime fun, mix up the usual rotation, and invite small helpers into the kitchen. Because feeding a family already comes with enough plot tw...
Kid-friendly meals, snacks, and sweet treats for the little folks with big opinions. Find recipes to make mealtime fun, mix up the usual rotation, and invite small helpers into the kitchen. Because feeding a family already comes with enough plot tw...
Ritz Chicken Nugget Style!
Creamy pasta, sweet corn, and just one pot to wash? That’s a weeknight win in mama’s book! This cozy penne dish is a fun way to mix up pasta night. Less cleanup means more time to sit down—until somebody needs a snack, y’all.
Creamy Corn and Penne One Pot Pasta Dish
Pancakes for the whole crew without mama standing at the stove flipping all morning? Yes, please! Sheet pan pancakes make a fun family breakfast, with room for everyone’s favorite toppings. Cut, serve, and enjoy your coffee while it’s still warm, ...
Sheet Pan Pancakes
Pizza meets quesadilla in a cheesy meal made for little hands and big appetites. Add your crew’s favorite pizza toppings and serve with sauce for dipping. A fun twist on pizza night, because sometimes changing the shape counts as mixing up the menu...
Pizzadilla {pizza quesadilla}
Cheesy burger goodness with a little help from the slow cooker! Pile it onto buns and let everyone pick their favorite toppings for a fun family dinner. Mama gets a break from standing at the stove, and the ketchup still ends up everywhere, y’all.
Crock Pot Cheeseburger Sandwiches
Parmesan adds a little cheesy goodness to chicken night! Pair it with pasta, veggies, or your crew’s favorite side for a cozy family dinner. Familiar flavors with a little something extra, because mama needs options beyond “nuggets again,” y’all.
Crispy Baked Chicken Parmesan
Mummy dogs are too fun to save for Halloween! These wrapped hot dogs bring a little silliness to lunch, dinner, or movie night any time of year. Around here, we don’t need spooky season as an excuse to play with our food, y’all!
Mummy Hot Dogs
This funfetti cake starts with a boxed mix and has become a sweet Halloween tradition at our house! I make it into cupcakes, and the trick-or-treaters who live in our neighborhood always ask for one. Apparently, mama’s got a cupcake reputation to u...
The Best Funfetti Cake Starting with a Boxed Mix
On Mama’s “To Cook” List
Recipes that caught my eye and earned a spot on my kitchen wish list! I haven’t tried these yet, but they look worth pulling out a pan for. A little dinner inspiration, a few sweet temptations, and plenty of “I’m making that next,” y’all!
Texas chocolate cake is on my “to bake” list! I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but chocolate cake has a way of moving up mama’s priorities. Now to find an occasion—or declare Tuesday an occasion, y’all!
100 Year Anniversary Texas Chocolate Cake
I love this chicken pot pie at a local restaurant here in Georgia, so I tracked down the recipe to try at home. I haven’t made it myself—YET! For now, it’s on mama’s “to cook” list, waiting for its comfort food moment. Stay tuned, y’all!
Chicken Pot Pie
This Chocolate Sin recipe comes from the kitchen of the private school where I used to work. They shared it with me, and I’ve been meaning to make it myself ever since. It hasn’t happened YET, but with a name like that, mama needs to move it up the...
Chocolate Sin (Lush)
I’m a huge fan of Gooey Butter Cake, and this highly rated recipe landed on mama’s “to bake” list! I haven’t tried it myself YET, but I’m looking forward to seeing if it tastes as good as the reviews promise. Better put the coffee on, y’all!
Original Gooey Butter Cake