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    Southern Shortcut Recipes

    Southern cooking recipes with classic comfort food flavors you love (and a few new ones), made with shortcuts so you can enjoy them sooner!

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    Enjoy the flavors of the South with these time-saving, easy Spring desserts, weeknight casseroles and simple side dishes.

    • No bake chocolate pie in graham cracker crust with pecans and coconut.
      Easy German Chocolate Pie
    • Roasted whole chicken by an air fryer.
      Air Fryer Whole Chicken Recipe
    • Bakery style chocolate chunk banana muffins in brown parchment liners and bite taken out.
      Chocolate Chunk Banana Muffins
    • Little Debbie Christmas tree cake sticking out of red striped bowl of dip with cookies on white wood surface.
      Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip

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    • christmas tree deviled eggs decorated with yellow bell pepper stars, red pepper ornaments, and parmesan snow
      Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs
    • cathedral church window bars with colorful mini marshmallows stacked on a plate
      Cathedral Windows (Church Window Cookies)
    • frosted sugar cookie bar squares with red and green sprinkles stacked on a white plate
      Sugar Cookie Bar Cookies
    • Pecan pie balls on a wooden board, some topped with chocolate drizzle and others sprinkled with chopped pecans
      Date Nut Balls
    Woman in blue denim shirt stirring biscuits Kathleen

    About Kathleen

    Welcome to Grits and Gouda! I make classic Southern recipes (some with a fresh twist) with shortcuts! Drawing on my experience as a former test kitchen director, my goal is to get you in and out of the kitchen quickly so you can enjoy time with your family.

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    Baking

    I share all my baking shortcut tricks from 2 Ingredient Biscuits to making caramel icing with no candy thermometer.

    • Slice of chocolate peanut butter cake on a plate in front of a 9x13 pan
      Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cake (9x13)
    • Peach Crumble Cobbler piled high in a white bowl next to blue and white cloth.
      Easy Peach Crumble
    • Banana nut bread mini muffins with pecans in white wooden bowl.
      Banana Nut Bread Mini Muffins
    • Slice of persimmon pie with pie plate in background and Fuyu persimmon next to it.
      Persimmon Pie

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    Southern Side Dishes

    Everything you need to serve alongside main dishes and casseroles! Don't forget the cornbread! 

    • Air fried butternut squash halves on a white plate, garnished with herbs
      Air Fryer Butternut Squash Halves
    • Roasted parsnips and carrots served on a wooden platter
      Roasted Parsnips and Carrots
    • Honey roasted carrot sticks next to an air fryer.
      Honey Roasted Carrots (Air Fryer)
    • Whole fresh green beans with bacon and brown sugar in a cast iron skillet with spoon dripping sauce on beans.
      Skillet Green Beans with Bacon and Brown Sugar

    See more Side Dish recipes →

    Southern Appetizers & Snacks

    All your game day, holiday party and afternoon treat recipes in one place.

    • Mini twice baked potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet
      Mini Twice Baked Potatoes (Air Fryer and Oven)
    • Apple pie dip topped with chopped apple pie filling in a green apple-shaped dish
      Apple Pie Dip
    • Cranberry Olive Cheese Bites arranged on a white marble platter with rosemary sprigs, set in front of a Christmas tree background
      Olives and Cheese Skewers with Cranberries
    • A white bowl of candied jalapenos with tiny fork in it next to a jar of cowboy candy with jalapeno peppers on the surface.
      Candied Jalapeños (Cowboy Candy)

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    Hi y'all! I’m Kathleen. I share Southern shortcut recipes! I’m a food stylist, cookbook author, and former test kitchen director in Alabama. I take traditional Southern recipes you know and love (and a few new ones) and make them with shortcuts so you can enjoy them faster.

    More about me →

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