Four pictures of Southern food Mississippi Mud Brownies, Cornbread dressing made in muffin pans, Instant Pot Turkey Breast slices, Candied Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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Grits and Gouda’s Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup My Southern shortcut recipes will have you in and out of the kitchen sooner than later!

by gritsandgouda
Posted on November 17, 2018November 17, 2018

My Top 10 Southern Shortcut Thanksgiving Recipes My Southern shortcut recipes will have you in…

Cranberry Apple Jalapeno Salsa in a black salsa dish with sweet potato chips in it and around the dish

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Cranberry-Apple-Jalapeno Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips This combination may sound crazy at first but after you taste it, you'll agree, it's just crazy good!

by gritsandgouda
Posted on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Cranberry-Apple-Jalapeno Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips Cranberries and Thanksgiving go together like black-eyed…

Close up Bacon Wrapped Dove Jalapeno poppers on a white platter

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Bacon-Wrapped Dove Jalapeno Poppers: Football and Hunting Season in the South The first fall hunting season in Alabama is Dove. It just happens to coincide with the first college football games.

by gritsandgouda
Posted on September 24, 2018January 30, 2019

Bacon-Wrapped Dove Jalapeno Poppers When your husband and son bring home a mess of dove…

Fried Cinnamon Sugar Apple Rings coated in batter and deep fried

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Fried Cinnamon-Sugar Apple Rings These

by gritsandgouda
Posted on September 23, 2018September 23, 2018

These are a cross between an apple fritter and a cinnamon-sugar coated donut! Scott and…

Bacon Wrapped Cheesy Tator Tots in red bowl with cheer pom poms in background for the big game

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Bacon-Wrapped Cheesy Tater Tots

by gritsandgouda
Posted on September 4, 2018April 1, 2019

Bacon-Wrapped Cheesy Tater Tots Here in the South-more specifically Alabama-fall means college football. We look…

Fig Jam Cake frosted with Maple Buttercream on a turquoise platter

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Maple Buttercream Frosted-Fig Jam Cake and a Southern Tale of a “Distant” Neighbor A "distant" neighbor allowed me to pick her figs. Strangers turn into neighbors when food is involved.

by gritsandgouda
Posted on August 28, 2018

It’s Fig season y’all so bring me some figgy puding! …or better, yet, Maple-Frosted Fig…

Immersion Blender in slow cooker crock of fig jam

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Slow Cooker Fig Jam This recipe couldn't be easier. The aroma of cinnamon will fill the air as it cooks in the slow cooker.

by gritsandgouda
Posted on August 28, 2018September 4, 2018

The prep for Slow Cooker Fig Jam is literally just a few minutes and the…

Churros with vanilla icing dipping sauce

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Churros with Vanilla Icing for Dipping Sauce Cinnamon Sugar-coated fried dough dipped in vanilla icing? Yes please and thank you!

by gritsandgouda
Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018

I am big on traditions and not just during the holidays. For as long as…

stack of 3 fried green tomatoes with a fourth one with bite out and propped up

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Perfect Every Time Fried Green Tomatoes How to make no-fail Southern-fried green tomatoes, the quintessential Southern side.

by gritsandgouda
Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

The secret to perfect fried green tomatoes revealed! Crispy, crunchy cornmeal coating on the outside.…

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Parmesan-Artichoke Chicken Salad One of my most popular recipes when I catered as The Occasional Gourmet. Perfect for holiday turkey leftovers!

by gritsandgouda
Posted on May 19, 2018March 25, 2019

Parmesan Artichoke Chicken Salad All chicken salads are the same right? Wrong. Some are plain…

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