Recipes

Twenty of our readers’ favorite dishes from this past year

Making the most of the South’s favorite summer fruit

Enjoy fruit at its peak—all year long

Passionfruit for sweet, chile for heat, and mezcal for the X factor

From pear salad and tomato pudding to vinegar pie and bacon crackers, we’re more than ready for these old-school classics to make a comeback

Chef Todd Richards blends two Southern classics for a sweet and savory treat

An elevated take on battered shrimp

Fry up a batch of some of the South’s finest, courtesy of North Carolina’s Hello, Sailor

Extra juicy and with a secret layer of buttery dough, chef Maya Lovelace’s cobbler is a link to home

A low-alcohol summer sipper that quenches without consequences

A “sacred” (and delightfully easy-to-make) family recipe from Arlington, Virginia chef David Guas

Chef Alex Harrell learned this dessert from his grandmother, “Ma Ma.” Today, it’s on the menu at his New Orleans restaurant, Angeline

Charleston, South Carolina, chef Nate Whiting shares the recipe for his grandmother’s sweet summertime treat

The secret ingredient? Durkee sauce, a tangy sandwich spread. “You’ll never open my refrigerator without finding a jar of it,” says Augusta, Georgia, caterer Vera Stewart

When Asheville, North Carolina, chef Katie Button opened her elementary-school lunch box, this flavor-packed salad was often waiting inside—a homemade gift from her mother

When Georgia chef Jennifer Hill Booker was growing up, this treat was reserved for the adults. “Now,” she says, “I eat it as often as I like”

How do you make a food invented in Idaho feel Southern? Wrap it in bacon and dip it in mayo

The after-hunt snack, done right

This easy-sipping “frosé” cocktail is your new go-to summer drink

An old-fashioned Southern dessert stages a return to the menu at two North Carolina restaurants