Introduction

Beverages

Kentucky-Style Southern Sweet Tea

Mimi’s Hot Tea

Lemonade-Strawberry Punch

Mamo May’s 1920s-Style Christmas Float

B. G.’s Lemon Tea Fizz

Great K. K.’s Strawberry Lemonade

Breakfast

Grammy’s Bacon Crescents

Selena’s Favorite Jelly

Breakfast Pizza

Babe’s Sunday Morning Flapjacks

Yesterday’s Grits for Breakfast

Big Mama’s Brunch Casserole

Tomato Breakfast Gravy

Special-Occasion French Toast

Nineteenth-Century Spice Muffins

Jules’s Blueberry Sausage Casserole

Breakfast Cheese Bread

Nana’s Sausage Cheese Bites

Tori’s Quiche

Julesy’s “Bloob-Berry” Breakfast Muffins

Granny’s Fruit Compote

“Sweet as Can Be” Caramel Pecan Rolls

Grandma’s Buttermilk Waffles

Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Grandmother Caldwell’s Petite Coffee Cakes

Breads, Rolls, and Biscuits

Skillet Biscuits

Spoon Rolls

Banana Butterscotch Bread

Pumpkin Bread

Nanny’s Buttermilk Cornbread

Grandma Littrell’s Parker House Rolls

Chocolate Chip Muffins

No-Knead Yeast Bread

Old Mommie Bread (a.k.a. Cinnamon Rolls)

Granny’s Yeast Rolls

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Granny Pearl’s Homemade Rolls

Mamie’s Overnight Rolls

Vallie’s From-Scratch Banana Bread

Appetizers, Soups, and Salads

Cheesy Bubble Bread

Party Time Cheese Ball

Appetizer Meatballs

Cream Cheese-Date Nut Sandwiches

Nana’s Ham and Cheesies (a.k.a. Party Sandwiches)

Spiced Pecans

Mammy’s Ham Devils

Chicken-Rice Salad

Frozen Champagne Salad

Crispy Slaw

7-Up Salad

Potato Salad

Memaw’s Strawberry Salad

Granny Crabtree’s Pea Salad

Grey’s Gulf Shores Salad

Summertime Favorite Potato Salad

Norma’s Strawberry Pretzel Salad

K. K.’s Marinated Cucumbers

Other Mother’s Cabbage Toss

Sausage and Bean Chowder

Grandma’s Green Bean Soup

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Nama’s Potato Soup

Nannaner’s Brunswick Stew

Barbara’s Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Grandma’s Mild Chilla (a.k.a. Chili)

Texas Sweet Pickles

Side Dishes

Christmas Sweet Potato Pudding

Vegetable Mix-Up

DeeDee’s Pea Casserole

Mom Mom’s Brown Rice Casserole

Granny’s Squash Casserole

Southern-Style Fresh Green Beans

Baked Beans à La Mimi

Grandma Fry’s Noodles

Infamous Giblet Gravy

Grammy’s Cheese Grits

Sara’s Sweet Potato Casserole

Grammy’s Hash Brown Casserole

Fried Okra and Potatoes

Grandmommy’s Corn Pudding

Kentucky “Spoon Bread”

Grana’s Grown-Up Mac and Cheese

MawMaw’s Mac and Cheese

Mississippi Fried Corn

Nanny’s Potato Pancakes

Ida’s Pimento Squash Casserole

B. G.’s BBC’s (a.k.a. Buttered Balsamic Carrots)

K. K.’s Rummy Sweet Potato Apple Bake

Mama Dee’s Christmas Dressing

Main Dishes

Ham and Cheese Rolls

Chicken and Dumplings

Old Mommie’s Chicken Divan Casserole

Stuffed Peppers

Louisiana Shrimp Boil

Mammy’s Southern Fried Chicken and Cream Gravy

Nutty Oven-Fried Chicken

Summer Tomato Pie

Mom Mom’s Meat Loaf

Grammy’s New Orleans Shrimp

Nana’s Biggie Chicken

Turkey Crunch Casserole

Honey Lou’s Poppy Seed Chicken

Granny Spaghetti

Stroganoff à La Oma

Gran’s Golden Chicken Nuggets

Mammy’s Rio Grande Roast

Nanny’s Tollerine

Chicken and Doop

Mama Kee’s Chicken Royale

Vallie’s Supper-Quick Casserole

Betty’s Hot Dog Chili

Granddaddy’s Favorite Casserole

Froggy More Stew

Skillet Fried Chicken

Grammy’s Hot Chicken Salad Casserole

Pies and Cobblers

Nana’s Peanut Butter Pie

Summers Blackberry Cobbler

Grandmother Margaret’s Apple Pie

Grandma Mac’s Pecan Pie

Easy Layered Cobbler

Grandma’s Chocolate Pie

Cherry-O Cream Pie

Granny’s Rocky Road Pie

Crumb Top Apple Pie

Lemon Ice Box Pie

Make Ya Wanna Slap Your Grandma Chocolate Cobbler

Parthenia’s Chess Pie

Page’s Earth Grain Pie

Nama’s Apple Dumplings

Erma’s Easy Chess Pie

Nana Earlene’s Chocolate Pie

Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Cakes

Iced Fudge Layer Cake

North Carolina Pound Cake

Grandma Burkett’s Syrup Cake

Chocolate Lava Cake

Grana’s Plum Cake

Mom Mom’s Almond Torte

Nanny’s Coconut Cracker Cake

Buttermilk Iced Plum Cake

Christmas Cake à La Mary

Lorraine’s Double Chocolate Cake

Granny’s Skillet Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

No-Bake Refrigerator Cake

Nama’s Texas Sheet Cake

Nanny Patsy’s Favorite Chocolate Shortcake

Sandra’s Strawberry Cake

Lizzie’s Angel Food Cake

Grandmama’s Pound Cake

Granny’s Blackberry Cake

Chocolate Éclair Cake

Grandmother’s Lemon Cheese Cake

Lemon Supreme Pound Cake

Nonna’s Iced Banana Cake

Grandmother’s Pound Cake

Mom’s 5-Flavor Cake

Nanny’s Coconut Cake

Cookies

Noel Wreaths

Chocolate Chip Cookies

M&M Cookies

Key Lime Cookies

Mimi-Fashioned Tea Cakes

Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Grana’s Gooey Butter Cookies

Gran’s No-Bake Cookies

Mammy’s Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes

Grandpa’s Favorite Doodles

Sally’s Oatmeal Cookies

Miscellaneous Desserts

Granny’s Caramel Icing

Blond Brownies

Nana’s Old-Fashioned Egg Custard

MawMaw’s Divinity

Marshmallow Cream Fudge

Grandma Clanton’s Ice Cream

Ding Bats

Granny’s Chess Squares

Geri’s Chocolate Pudge

Franklin Famous Cake Balls

Mammy’s Blueberry Yum Yum

Cornersville Cracker Treats

Memaw’s No-Bake Cheesecake

Chattanooga Chew-Chews (a.k.a. Turtles)

Special Surprise “Dirt Cake”

Glenna’s Grandma’s Apple Dumplings

Chocolate Coconut Balls à La Nini

Carolina Peanut Butter Candy

Sweet Potato Dessert Pudding

Hello Dollies

Pineapple Casserole

Granny’s Bear Wiggle Delight

Honey’s Peanut Brittle

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