food & drink
Holiday Recipes to Celebrate the Season
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Find dozens of crowd-pleasing recipes to dish out this holiday season
Main Plates
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RecipeLouisiana’s Grosse Savanne Lodge dresses up duck with tangy pomegranate sauce and a Cajun flair
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RecipeBright flavors punch up a classic game dish for a brag-worthy weeknight dinner
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Food & DrinkA tangy-sweet upgrade to traditional holiday ham—biscuits included
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RecipeThe celebrated pitmaster shares an easy enhancement to store-bought ham, plus other preparation tips
Party Pleasers
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Food & DrinkThe classic brunch sipper gets the Jell-O treatment in these flavorful mini aspics
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RecipeThe country legend’s new cookbook offers a classic recipe, plus some smart tips
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RecipeThe cheese straw’s good-time cousin
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Food & DrinkHow to prepare the most infamous of party apps — the cheese ball
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DrinksToast the season with Dolly Parton–themed treats
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RecipesCrisp, nutty, buttery sweets tie back to centuries of Southern and African history
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Food & DrinkMary Spotswood Underwood’s secret weapon for holiday entertaining and gift giving
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RecipeA revamp of the NBC anchor’s favorite childhood snack knocks it out of the park
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Food & DrinkA snack from the Mississippi Delta
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RecipeSweet mango chutney and duck come together over crispy bread for a bite-size snack
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RecipeMake spirits bright with a trio of spiked confections perfect for holiday gifting and gatherings
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Anatomy of a ClassicFor a Georgia chef, the only thing better than a cheese straw is one stuffed with pimento cheese
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Food & DrinkChef Justin Devillier shares his favorite recipe for baked oysters
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Food & DrinkThe James Beard Award-winning chef shares a recipe from his new cookbook
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Anatomy of a ClassicKentucky’s Sam Fore imbues South Asian flair to a classic party bite
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Food & DrinkChef Hugh Acheson shares his recipe for a classic party dip
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Food & DrinkGet Roth Farms’ recipe
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Food & DrinkA Virginia chef spins two Southern classics into one tasty appetizer
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RecipeGlaze it quickly with cognac, then serve it alongside these Angel Biscuits with mustard dip
Satisfying Sides
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Food & DrinkFresh grapefruit and oranges with olives and herbs
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Food & DrinkA classic Southern make-and-take casserole
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Food & DrinkNashville’s chef Tandy Wilson shares his favorite holiday recipe
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Food & DrinkChef Ashley Christensen shares the recipe for the most requested dish at Poole’s Downtown Diner in Raleigh, North Carolina
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RecipeThe South Carolina singing chef hits a high note—and makes collard converts
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Food & DrinkOne day a year, enjoy the most decadent grits ever, courtesy of Charleston chef Kevin Johnson
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Food & DrinkChef Ouita Michel serves a versatile version of an Appalachian classic
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Food & DrinkA seasonal recipe from Vivian Howard of Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, North Carolina.
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Food & DrinkChef Edward Lee shares his recipe for oyster dressing
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RecipeLodge’s own chef reveals the one recipe to rule them all
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RecipeTailor-made for the holiday table
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RecipeClassic mashed potatoes get the cream cheese and garlic treatment
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RecipeA warming side dish inspired by the Acadians
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RecipeSimple, classic, and perfectly indulgent
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RecipeFood Network star Ree Drummond shares a decadent recipe from her new cookbook
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RecipeGoat cheese and bacon vinaigrette amp up this Thanksgiving side from New Orleans’s venerable Tujague’s Restaurant
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RecipeGet the recipe for the best-selling “petit plat” from a Charleston hot spot
Sweet Treats
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Anatomy of a ClassicThis icebox dessert is a busy host’s best friend
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RecipeSorghum syrup, orange marmalade, and black pepper takes this spiced cake to the next level
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RecipeInspired by the Moravian women of North Carolina
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RecipeFresh fruit and libations combine in a spin on a Kentucky favorite
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Food & DrinkThe fillings steal the show in this salt pork apple pie from Four and Twenty Blackbirds
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RecipeThis century-old dessert is still worthy of a celebration
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Food & DrinkA sweet delight with a great Southern backstory
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Food & DrinkAtlanta chef Asha Gomez shares her mother’s favorite carrot cake recipe
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Food & DrinkThe Atlanta bakers Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin’s new recipe reinvents a classic
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Food & DrinkMariana Barran de Goodall’s cuernitos de azúcar
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Anatomy of a ClassicThe Food Network star brings the sweet in this peanut-charged pecan pie cousin
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Anatomy of a ClassicIt’s hard to beat a fresh pecan pie, unless you add a little bourbon
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Food & DrinkYour new favorite holiday dessert
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Forgotten Southern RecipesThe decadent treat from Virginia’s heralded Red Truck Bakery deliciously solves a small-town mystery
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Anatomy of a ClassicThis year, Birmingham’s Dolester Miles was named America’s best pastry chef. Try her sweet potato pie, and you’ll see why
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RecipeA simple cake-mix cake gets a dose of New Orleans–inspired decadence
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RecipeThe executive chef of Taqueria del Sol shares his perfect fall dessert
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Food & DrinkJust eight ingredients make dessert magic
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Food & DrinkA winter pear cake with ginger and brown butter
Festive Sips
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RecipeA Virginia entertaining guru reimagines an old English classic sipper that tastes like “Christmas in a glass”
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RecipeMadeira, citrus, and a bit of Victorian flair come together in a Dickens-approved winter sipper
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DrinksA surefire party starter inspired by the faithful combination of bourbon and ginger
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RecipeA West Indies–inspired punch from the new Tampa EDITION, the city’s first five-star hotel
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DrinksThe potent punch recipe from our October/November cover
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DrinksThe big-batch solution to making crowd-pleasing cocktails
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DrinksA Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests
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DrinksChristmas in the bayou
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DrinksRum and coconut come together in a Puerto Rican holiday mainstay
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DrinksA New Orleans mainstay, milk punch is the South’s answer to eggnog
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DrinksBubbly enlivens a refreshing post-Prohibition mix
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DrinksParty like it’s 1829
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RecipeThe playful Help Me…I’m Feeling is brimming with nostalgic Christmas spirit
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RecipeFrom the Garden & Gun Club in Atlanta, a holiday sipper that tastes like a tropical getaway
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DrinksAn Elf-inspired creation from the holiday menu at Alabama’s Session Cocktails
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RecipeA summery holiday is just a sip away
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RecipesGive your nog a nudge with this mixologist-approved interpretation
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Food & DrinkA bourbon party punch from the Holy City
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DrinksThink of this history-steeped blend of sweetened tea and rum as a template— and then tweak it
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DrinksOne bowl, three centuries of New Orleans tradition
