Rich and creamy New England Clam Chowder

A quick and easy meal - Chicken Miso Soup with Ramen Noodles

Spicy Venison Beef Stew - Venison is slowly simmered with vegetables and a variety of spices until tender.

Look forward to coming home to this after a hard day at work: hearty slow cooker jambalaya with diced chicken, sausage, and shrimp.

Flu Chaser Soup - post-holiday season leave you feeling run down? Nurse yourself back to health with a bowl of this spicy chicken soup!

The proper name is homemade Chex Mix, but because it's so addictive we're calling it Crack Mix.

Coconut cake with raspberry filling - What could be more festive on Christmas Day then a red and white cake?

Potica - also known as Slovenian Nut Roll - is a traditional holiday pastry made out of sweet yeast bread and filled with sugar and walnuts.

Homemade egg nog

Rich and hearty butternut squash soup topped with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkled with bacon.

Turnip green pesto with cornbread crostini. You'll never know it's not basil.

Nutella filled pumpkin cupcakes with vanilla frosting

Comfort food at its most basic - warm and hearty vegetable beef soup.

Praline Pan Biscuits - Homemade biscuits topped with gooey praline sauce. Who wouldn't jump out of bed in the morning for this?

Do you know what a pepita is? I didn't until I made this bread - Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread

Beer-battered bacon-wrapped fried dill pickles - sour, salty, smokey, and crunchy.

Tomato and Thyme Soup with Polenta Dumplings - this soup is velvety and smooth and perfect for a chilly fall evening.

Yummy, buttery, and elegant pecan shortbread cookies.

Marinated in Bourbon overnight, this Bourbon chicken teriyaki is tender, sticky, and oh so yummy.

Looking for ways to use the last of that fresh basil in your garden? Try Basil Pesto Muffins.

Why should you include a whole pecan in the pot when cooking turnip greens? It's not for good luck.

Ham and cheddar corn chowder - a thick and hearty fall meal.

Seen the movie "The Help?" The not so "terrible awful" chocolate pie. Don't worry, suprise "secret" ingredient not included.

The ultimate in Southern comfort food - chicken and dumplings.

Real pimento cheese does not come from a plastic container. This homemade version has grated smoked cheddar, bacon, and chipotle peppers.

Banana pudding, the fried chicken of desserts. Vanilla wafers, fresh sliced bananas, real whipped cream, and homemade vanilla pudding.

Creamy white "sawmill" gravy. You just can't serve biscuits in the South without it.

Homemade buttermilk biscuits like mama used to make.

Southern sweet tea - the lifeblood of the South. First post in a series on Southern cooking. Come on in and sit a spell.

Homemade mini corn dogs - dipped in a slightly sweet cornmeal batter and fried until golden brown and crunchy. Bet you can't eat just one.

Garden fresh salsa - tomatoes, onion, and cilantro with a spicy kick from a jalapeno pepper.

Strawberry Semifreddo - frozen strawberries, whipped cream, and Oreo cookies. Cool, refreshing and simple to make!

Strawberry-blackberry sauce - perfect for pancakes, waffles, ice cream. ... or just eat it with a spoon.

Do you know what a pluot is? The love child of a plum and an apricot, this juicy little fruit makes the perfect sweet topping