Even more than their weddings, Southerners love to eat (don’t you think?). Count the SW ladies in on that one! The holidays, especially, are a great excuse to fire up your oven or dust off the new bakeware from your registry. In honor of the Christmas season, then, 11 of our favorite southern treats. What’s yours?
1. Moon pies
2. Cheese straws
3. Turkucken
4. Divinity
5. Pecan pie
6. Baked macaroni and cheese
7. Pistachio pralines
8. Bread pudding
9. Sweet potato pie
10. Black-eyed peas
11. Eggnog with Wild Turkey in it (courtesy of Lara-I-made-that-up-but-it-sounds-southern-doesn’t-it-Casey)
Nothing says Christmas to my taste buds more than my grandfather’s famous Chocolate Gravy. Yes, chocolate gravy! He learned how to make it as a cook in World War II and my huge, Southern family eats it every year on Christmas morning as a special treat!
When I think of Southern holidays, I think of crawfish pie. I plan on serving that up for Christmas Eve dinner. Yum!
Being from Texas, my family makes a BBQ brisket for Christmas instead of a ham or a turkey. It puts a little southern twist on the holiday meal!!
Gotsta have my homemade baked mac n cheese!
My grandmother’s recipe for fried green tomatoes! And maybe if I’m doin’ it up, making cupcakes w/her famous coca-cola cake recipe!
You made some excellent choices. I LOVE bread pudding, but turducken is one of my all time favorite holiday dishes.Love & Soul Always, Kay
biscuits and gravy on Christmas morning. MMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!