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    Southern Shortcut Recipes

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

    Trending Recipes

    Game day food, easy soup recipes, comfort food and Valentines Day desserts.

    • Easy Strawberry Pretzel Salad (8x8 Pan)
    • Easy Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia
    • Grilled Reuben Sandwiches (with Instant Pot Corned Beef) How to cook corned beef in the Instant Pot in a fraction of the time in the oven.
    • Easy Southern Easter Recipes (with Shortcuts) Making your Easter dinner easier and delicious with nine of my shortcut recipes for your holiday table.

    Recent Posts

    • Instant Pot Bacon Jam
    • Oreo Mint Truffles
    • Crockpot Chicken and Dressing
    • Dark Chocolate Pecan Clusters

    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.

    Learn more about me →

    Baking

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

    • Cookies and Cream Shortbread Cookies
    • Blonde Brownies with Cheaters Caramel Icing No candy thermometer! Check out my shortcut to halfway homemade caramel icing on these soft and chewy toffee bars.
    • How to Make Butter in a Jar Teach your kids math and science by getting them in the kitchen to make homemade butter in a jar and having fun at the same time!
    • Mini S'mores Pies

    See more baking recipes →

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    • Veggies and Sides
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    Southern Side Dishes

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

    • Comeback Sauce Recipe
    • Roasted Pecans in Air Fryer
    • Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
    • Hasselback Sweet Potatoes (Maple Syrup and Pecans)

    See more Side Dish recipes →

    Southern Appetizers & Snacks

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

    • Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
    • Freezer Jalapeno Pepper Jelly
    • 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Pie Minis Short on time but want to wow your guests? Impress them with this shortcut, bite-size party dessert.
    • Kiwi Frankenstein Halloween Treats

    See more appetizer & snack recipes →

    Recently Updated

    • Frozen Strawberry and Sweet Tea Lemonade 2 Ingredients. 2 minutes to prep. Made with zero calorie sweet tea or Lemonade and Sweet Tea!
    • 20 Minute Venison Chili
    • Sticky Fig Pudding Cake This self-saucing fig cake creates a brown sugar-molasses pudding in the bottom of the cake as it bakes!
    • Honey Bread Pudding with Raisins and Vanilla Sauce Substitute dried cranberries and add white chocolate chips for a yummy variation.

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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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    Popular Recipes

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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.

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