Thanksgiving Favorites

The perfect cocktail hour snack

Just two ingredients, plus a few flavorings, are all you need for classic Kentucky beer cheese dip

The cheese straw’s good-time cousin

A savory party bite from the Mississippi Delta

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

Crisp, nutty, buttery sweets tie back to centuries of Southern and African history

A holiday ham tradition

A snack from the Mississippi Delta

Chef Ouita Michel serves a versatile version of an Appalachian classic

Top this fall favorite with a hearty sauce to transform it into a pasta-like autumn feast

Chef Kevin Callaghan of Carrboro, North Carolina, shares his secret for cooking fresh beans

A zesty dish full of bright fall flavors from Tennessee’s RT Lodge

A seasonal recipe from Vivian Howard of Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, North Carolina.

Nashville chef Tandy Wilson shares his family recipe for a fall favorite

A Southern, seasonal spin on a Caesar that’s fit for the holiday table

Chef John Ondo at the Atlantic Room on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, makes one of the simplest—and most delicious—Thanksgiving sides

A holiday crowd-pleaser from Virginia’s BBQ Exchange

A Southern chef shares why this dish is his family’s all-time holiday favorite

A day-after Thanksgiving snack

Chef Ashley Christensen shares the recipe for the most requested dish at Poole’s Downtown Diner in Raleigh, North Carolina

Try this recipe from Garden & Gun’s The Southerner’s Cookbook

Ground pecans and roasted squash spike your grits with a taste of fall

The Biscuit Love chef shares his go-to recipe

A slightly Tex-Mex take on cornbread

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

Virginia Willis transforms a basic cracker into a classic holiday treat

A decadent riff on the classic pumpkin bread

Try a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections

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

A truly decadent dessert from Charleston’s WildFlour Pastry

The potent punch recipe from our October/November cover

Yam it up with a Sweet Potato Sno Buzz

A smooth-sipping fall cocktail

This easy-to-make, hot drink will bring the festive spirit right into your kitchen

The Listening Room in Nashville brings back live music and hot drinks to warm up Music City

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

Boozy, bitter, and an enduring classic for good reason

A comforting cocktail for the short, cold days of late fall