Classic Southern Recipes & Comfort Food

Easy Cherry Tomato Pie Recipe

August 7, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 13 Comments

Filled with tomato deliciousness through and through, this mouth-watering Cherry Tomato Pie is perfect for a summer brunch, lunch, or even a light dinner paired with a fresh vegetable salad.

If you have been blessed with an abundance of cherry tomatoes and basil from your garden this summer, you will adore this quick and easy recipe for Cherry Tomato Pie.

No garden, no worries, as this pie is just as good with cherry tomatoes and basil from the farmers’ market or grocery store. And, if you have never had tomato pie, you are in for a treat as it just screams summer! …

Apple Pecan Salad Recipe with Dressing

August 5, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby Leave a Comment

A large white bowl full of chopped salad topped with apples and pecans.

My favorite Apple Pecan Salad is flavor-packed with apples, pecans, bacon, dried cranberries, and blue cheese. It's gorgeous, easy to make, and is a perfect light, family-friendly, main-dish or side-dish salad. Not only that, but this ...

The Best Blackened Shrimp Recipe

August 3, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 3 Comments

A cast-iron skillet full of blackened shrimp and garnished with lime slices.

In this flavor-packed Blackened Shrimp recipe, fresh shrimp are coated with a spicy blackening seasoning blend and pan-seared in butter until they are tender, juicy, and simply amazing. It's the perfect low-carb main course or appetizer and takes ...

Easy Southern Crispy Fried Onion Rings

July 30, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 10 Comments

A dish full of Southern Style Crispy Onion Rings

Easy Southern Crispy Fried Onion Rings made from scratch, and pan-fried in a cast-iron skillet are light, crunchy, and delicious! Thinly sliced and more like onion straws or onion strings, these easy onion rings are tasty cruciferous ...

Quick and Easy Pecan-Crusted Fish Fillets

July 28, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 1 Comment

Pecan crusted fish fillets garnished with lemon slices.

Pecan-Crusted Fish Fillets cooked to flaky perfection is my new favorite seafood dish. With fresh grouper fillets coated in crunchy, buttery pecans and crispy panko, this easy recipe delivers maximum flavor with minimum effort. With only ...

Pesto Pasta with Shrimp and Tomatoes Recipe

July 25, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby Leave a Comment

Pasta, pesto, shrimp and tomatoes in a large white bowl.

This recipe for Pesto Pasta with Shrimp and Tomatoes is comfort food at its finest, and best of all; you can have it on the table in less than 20 minutes. It's the pasta dinner of your dreams! A lifesaver on busy nights, this flavorful ...

How to Cook Fresh Purple Hull Peas

July 21, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 2 Comments

Full of flavor and easy to prepare, fresh purple hull peas are a staple in the South and a treasured find at summer farmers' markets. This easy and versatile recipe works its magic in minutes and transforms these tasty morsels into a guaranteed ...

Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos Recipe

July 17, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 2 Comments

Three pulled pork tacos on a wooden cutting board.

Pulled Pork Tacos are loaded with incredible flavor and are easy to make using your slow cooker or Crock-Pot®. The best part about this recipe is that it only requires a few minutes of prep, and then the slow cooker does all the work without any more ...

Southern-Fried Sweet Corn Recipe

July 14, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby 3 Comments

A white serving dish with fried corn topped with bacon.

Southern-fried corn cooked in a cast-iron skillet is the perfect side dish. With only five ingredients, including fresh sweet corn and bacon, this recipe pairs beautifully with just about any entree and is a real family favorite. In the ...

Green Tomato Pie Recipe – Tastes Like Apple Pie

July 10, 2020 by Sharon Rigsby Leave a Comment

A slice of green tomato pie on a bronze plate.

You may have heard of or even tasted a regular tomato pie before, but I'll bet you never had a green tomato pie! Unlike its cousin, savory tomato pie, this pie is made with unripened green tomatoes and is sweet. I can see you are perplexed. ...