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Comfort Foods

Creamy soups, casseroles, pies, and slow-cooked dishes give this comfort-food collection its familiar character. The recipes bring together substantial textures and preparations associated with home cooking, while allowing room for newer interpretations of those flavors. Find a dish that suits the kind of comforting meal you want to put on the table.

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  • Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

    Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

    Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is a staple in a Hawaiian plate lunch. This classic side dish features elbow macaroni smothered in a mayonnaise dressing with grated carrot and onion.…

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  • Okra and Green Tomato Fritters
  • Smashed Fried Okra

    Smashed Fried Okra

    What a revelation! Use a meat mallet to smash okra and create more surface area for crispy-brown goodness. Try this at home. Ingredients 1 pound fresh okra 1…

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  • Sonic Extreme Tots

    Sonic Extreme Tots

    Sonic Extreme Tater Tots are a treat you are going to love preparing at home. So delicious and so easy to make, these will be a great addition…

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  • Country Gravy

    Country Gravy

    This is a beautiful example of classic, very old-school American country cooking. There are a lot of variations, and this is my favorite. This goes on fried chicken,…

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  • Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens

    Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens

    Ingredients 2 teaspoonsolive oil 2 slices uncooked bacon chopped 4 ounces country ham sliced and chopped 1 small onion chopped 3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 1/3 cup apple…

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  • Creamy Chicken Poblano Soup

    Creamy Chicken Poblano Soup

    Ingredients 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 cups small-diced onion (about 1 large) 4 celery stalks, cut into medium dice 3 carrots, cut into medium dice 2…

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  • Grits Dumplings

    Grits Dumplings

    Once you’ve tried homemade grits dumplings, you might be wondering what the heck you’ve been doing with your life. They’re like traditional dumplings, but instead of just flour,…

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  • Peach Salad

    It’s true that jello salads seem to have fallen out of style in the last few decades, but we see no reason why we shouldn’t do our part…

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  • Orange Dreamsicle Salad

    Orange Dreamsicle Salad

    Ingredients 1 box orange Jell-O 1 box instant vanilla pudding 1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 1 Cool Whip 8 oz. 1 can 14-ounce can mandarin…

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