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    Grits and Pinecones » Recipes » Holidays

    Christmas Recipes

    Looking for the very best Christmas recipes to make the holidays extra-special? I've got you covered with Southern-style food, and menu ideas for everything from breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner to appetizers and desserts.

    From my Traditional Southern Cornbread dressing to Christmas Cranberry Pie, and Perfect Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce, find the perfect recipes to celebrate the holidays!

    Latest In Christmas

    Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.

    The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

    Chocolate Ganache Tart with a slice cut out.

    Chocolate Ganache Tart & Raspberry Sauce

    A white serving dish full of mashed potatoes topped with a pat of butter.

    Easy Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes

    A collage of six Christmas breakfast dishes including eggs benedict casserole and ambrosia.

    29 Make-Ahead Christmas Breakfasts 2022

    A collage of six different christmas appetizers including cranberry brie bites.

    45 Make-Ahead Christmas Appetizers 2022

    Five Christmas desserts including a cranberry cheesecake, gingerbread cookies and a gingerbread cake.

    30+ Best Christmas Dessert Recipes 2022

    Roasted Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry Stuffing garnished with rosemary and cranberries

    Easy Cornish Hens with Stuffing

    A sliced beef tenderloin on a cutting board with gorgonzola dipping sauce.

    Easy Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

    A glass dish full of cranberry sauce, topped with lemon peels.

    Easy Cranberry Sauce with Fruit and Nuts

    A collage of sweet potato recipes including a pie, soup, and two casseroles.

    15 Sweet and Savory Sweet Potato Recipes

    A white casserole dish with candied sweet potatoes.

    Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

    A rectangle white baking dish full of sweet potato casserole.

    Southern Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

    Pineapple cheese casserole topped with crushed Ritz crackers in a white baking dish.

    Baked Pineapple Cheese Casserole

    An oval casserole dish with cornbread pudding and a serving spoon.

    Easy Southern Cornbread Pudding

    A white baking dish holding Cauliflower Cheese Bake casserole.

    Baked Cauliflower with Gruyere Cheese

    Quick and Easy Hanky Pankies on a black plate.

    Quick and Easy Hanky Panky Recipe

    A large white oval bowl full of creamed potatoes and topped with parsley.

    Easy Old Fashioned Creamed Potatoes

    Cornbread in a cast iron skillet.

    Easy Southern Cornbread with Buttermilk

    A clear cut glass dish full of candied pecans.

    Quick and Easy Stovetop Candied Pecans

    Shrimp toast on a serving plate.

    Creole Shrimp Toast – Easy & Cheesy

    Grape salad topped with pecans and brown sugar in a white bowl.

    Southern Grape Salad with Pecans

    Three jars of pecan nut butter on a cutting board.

    Homemade Pecan Butter

    Broccoli cheese casserole on a blue kitchen towel.

    Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers

    Baked Ham topped with pineapple rings and cherries.

    Baked Ham with Pineapple and Cherries

    Vanilla Panna Cotta with sliced strawberries in dessert dishes.

    Vanilla Panna Cotta with Strawberry Sauce

    Roasted Pecans in two wooden bowls on a wooden board.

    The Best Roasted Pecans

    Southern ambrosia in a clear glass serving dish.

    Old-Fashioned Southern Ambrosia

    Pecan praline candy on a plate.

    Old-Fashioned Pecan Pralines

    Spicy Corn Casserole in a cast-iron-skillet.

    Spicy Corn Casserole

    Beef tenderloin, green beans and cranberry cake.

    30+ Easy And Elegant Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas and Recipes

    Mushroom stuffed pork tenderloin on a wooden cutting board.

    Mushroom Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Bacon

    New York Strip Roast – Oven Roasted

    A Meyer Lemon Tart on a white serving dish.

    Lemon Tart with Gingersnap Crust

    Cranberry upside down cake on a white cake platter.

    Quick & Easy Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

    Red wine braised been short ribs on a plate of mashed potatoes.

    Oven Baked Short Ribs with Red Wine Sauce

    A slice of pecan pie on a plate topped with whipped cream.

    Old-Fashioned Southern Pecan Pie

    Smoked turkey on a platter with candles behind it.

    Smoked Turkey with Herb and Garlic Butter

    A black plate with five caprese skewers on it.

    Make-Ahead Caprese Skewers

    A slice of sweet potato pie topped with whipped cream on a plate.

    Sweet Potato Pie with Condensed Milk

    A white serving bowl with onion casserole topped with Ritz cracker crumbs.

    Southern Sweet Onion Casserole

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    Celebrate Father's Day with these easy recipes:

    • Sliced baby back ribs on a cutting board.
      Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub
    • Three scoops of bourbon ice cream in a glass dessert dish.
      Bourbon Ice Cream
    • Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak topped with three pats of Maple Bourbon Butter on a white plate.
      Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak with Maple Bourbon Butter
    • Two hamburgers topped with pimento cheese, fried onion rings, and a fried green tomato.
      Best Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
    • Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.
      The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
    • A bowl of cocktail sauce next to fried oysters on a plate.
      Best Southern Crispy Fried Oysters

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    • A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.
      Classic Southern Potato Salad
    • A clear glass trifle dish with layers of angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.
      Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
    • Six hoecakes or fried cornbread on a white plate.
      Quick and Easy Hoe Cakes (Fried Cornbread)
    • Broccoli cheese casserole on a blue kitchen towel.
      Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers
    • Rich and cheesy Easy Au Gratin Potatoes and Ham ready to serve
      Easy Au Gratin Potatoes and Ham
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