No shortcuts, no substitutions, just the real deal. These recipes are full of history and heart.
Vintage Chicken Pie
This fantastic vintage recipe for Chicken Pie contains no peas, no carrots, no vegetables of any kind. It’s just tender shredded chicken in a rich, delicious gravy topped with a batter crust and cooked until golden brown and irresistibly delicious!
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Scalloped Apples
These Scalloped Apples are tender, cinnamon-kissed, and absolutely perfect to serve with turkey, chicken, or pork. The recipe makes a full 9×13 pan using everyday ingredients, and the flavor is a near match to the old Harvest Apples frozen side dish from Stouffer’s.
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Banana Nut Bread
Buttermilk Banana Nut Bread is the perfect treat! It’s a not too sweet quick bread with the richness of pecans and the savory tang of buttermilk. It’s sure to be a hit in your home!
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Southern Country Fried Steak
This Southern Country Fried Steak recipe is a prime example of classic Southern comfort food. This recipe results in cubed round steak that’s seasoned, coated, and fried to a perfect golden brown. I’ll also guide you through making pan gravy to serve alongside.
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Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole
This Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole is an old-fashioned supper recipe that will quickly become a family favorite. It’s full of flavor, is easy to prepare, and can serve as an entree or as a side dish!
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Biscuit Pudding
Use the leftover breakfast biscuits to make a delicious Biscuit Pudding for the evening’s dessert. This is a delicious, economical, and very old-fashioned Southern recipe.
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Southern Tomato Gravy
This Tomato Gravy recipe is a simple, satisfying dish that’s been a fixture on Southern tables for generations. It’s been ladled over more biscuits than I could possibly count, and it always gets an appreciative smile from everyone at the table.
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Old Fashioned Cornbread
My best and most basic recipe for Old-Fashioned Cornbread. Made with finely ground white cornmeal, buttermilk, and no sugar (!), it’s the perfect accompaniment for everything from fried chicken to chili.
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Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
These Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits are one of my favorite memories from childhood. Served with butter and syrup for breakfast or filled with a slice of ham or sausage, they’re moist, substantial, and totally delicious! Now, if you’re thinking of the kind of homemade buttermilk biscuits that rise high and turn out flaky, then this is not that recipe. These biscuits are made with oil, not butter, and the result is incredible!
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Hot Water Cornbread
Light and fluffy on the inside with a crispy, crunchy exterior, this rustic and easy Hot Water Cornbread recipe is a classic Southern treat! All you need are four ingredients and about 15 minutes to make the best fried cornbread you ever put in your mouth!
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My Southern Table Cookbook
If you like these recipes, you’ll love my cookbook! It’s 348 pages filled with 246 recipes, each with a full-color photo. Visit Lana’s Cooking for more information.
I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.