Minty Watermelon Salad. Watermelon, berries and grapes tossed with a minty, ginger syrup.

Candied Pecan Cheese Braid – a puff pastry braid filled with cream cheese and candied pecans.

Italian Sausage and White Bean Stew

Tomato Jam – a spicy, sweet, jammy totally grown-up ketchup.

Sunshine Salad – a Southern classic

Old-Fashioned Southern Teacakes. Definitely not cake but not quite a cookie either.

An iconic Southern recipe – Brunswick Stew

Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Longing for Spring? Peas with Lettuce might make you feel better.

Tomato-Tarragon Soup

Baked Catfish Fillets

Southern Fried Quail

English (not French!) Onion Soup

Beat the winter blues with this refreshing Winter Shrimp Salad.

Starting out 2011 with a Southern classic – Shrimp and Grits

Chocolate muffins with white chocolate chips and dried cherries.

Old-Fashioned Gingerbread with Lemon Glaze

Southern style cornbread full of cheddar cheese and green chilies.

Black Walnut Pumpkin Bread. A not-too-sweet pumpkin quick bread with wild American black walnuts.