Thanksgiving Favorites

The perfect cocktail hour snack

A smooth-sipping fall cocktail that just might get you into trouble

A classic cheese spread gets the boilermaker treatment

Charleston, South Carolina, restaurateur Brooks Reitz shares a family secret

Party like it’s 1829

A snack from the Mississippi Delta

A Virginia chef spins two Southern classics into one tasty appetizer

A savory party bite from the Mississippi Delta

Boozy, bitter, and an enduring classic for good reason

Chef Bryan Caswell’s recipe for oysters Rockefeller

Try this simple recipe for Benedictine spread, a Louisville favorite

How to prepare the most infamous of party apps — the cheese ball

For a Georgia chef, the only thing better than a cheese straw is one stuffed with pimento cheese

This year, Birmingham’s Dolester Miles was named America’s best pastry chef. Try her sweet potato pie, and you’ll see why

Not a fan of pumpkin pie? Make this easy layered beauty your sweet of the season

It’s hard to beat a fresh pecan pie, unless you add a little bourbon

A perfectly imperfect dessert that brings people together

Atlanta chef Asha Gomez shares her mother’s favorite carrot cake recipe

A decadent riff on the classic pumpkin bread

Just eight ingredients make dessert magic

A truly decadent dessert from Charleston’s WildFlour Pastry

Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, shares the perfect sweet treat to greet (or conjure) cold weather

Virginia Willis transforms a basic cracker into a classic holiday treat

Your new favorite holiday dessert

A winter pear cake with ginger and brown butter

Bourbon and bacon give this dessert a grown-up flavor

An Indian riff on a traditional hoecake