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    Home » Recipes » Holidays

    Holidays and Special Occasion Recipes

    • Breakfast quiche with goat cheese, garnished with roasted tomatoes and rosemary.
      Breakfast Quiche with Goat Cheese
    • Two biscuit halves topped with tomato gravy.
      Old-Fashioned Southern Tomato Gravy
    • A clear glass dish with two scoops of orange sherbet, garnished with a sprig of mint.
      Easy Homemade Orange Sherbet Ice Cream
    • Blackened shrimp in a cast iron skillet garnished with lime wedges.
      Quick and Easy Blackened Shrimp Recipe (10 minutes)
    • Buffalo shrimp on a plate with cocktail forks.
      Crispy Buffalo Shrimp Recipe
    • A blue enameled cast iron skillet full of nachos topped with sour cream and salsa.
      Easy Cast-Iron Layered Macho Nachos
    • Sliced baby back ribs on a cutting board.
      Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub
    • Chicken on the grill with corn.
      Easy Grilled Half Chicken Recipe with Dry Rub
    • Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.
      The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
    • A clear glass trifle dish with layers of angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.
      Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
    • Four BBQ chicken thighs on a square black plate.
      Easy Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe
    • Collage of five different Valentine's Day desserts including a heart shaped cake, chocolate tart and panna cotta.
      32 Romantic Desserts for Valentine’s Day
    • A heart-shapped chocolate cake topped with cherries.
      Heart-Shaped Chocolate Cake with Cherries
    • A sliced pork tenderloin covered with apricot glaze.
      Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze
    • A white serving dish full of mashed potatoes topped with a pat of butter.
      Easy Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes Recipe (Make Ahead)
    • A collage of six Christmas breakfast dishes including eggs benedict casserole and ambrosia.
      35 Make-Ahead Christmas Breakfasts
    • A collage of six different christmas appetizers including cranberry brie bites.
      48 Make-Ahead Christmas Appetizers for Stress-Free Holiday Entertaining
    • Five Christmas desserts including a cranberry cheesecake, gingerbread cookies and a gingerbread cake.
      41 Best Christmas Dessert Recipes
    • 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.
      Best Holiday Cranberry Sauce with Fruit and Nuts (Easy + Make-Ahead)
    • 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.
      Pineapple and 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
    • Thanksgiving dressing and stuffing images.
      27 Thanksgiving Dressing and Stuffing Recipes
    • A collage of five non-traditional Thanksgiving desserts including pecan pie cheesecake, pecan praline cake, caramel flan, and Georgia cornbread cake.
      36 Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts (No Pie Required!)
    • A collage of Thanksgiving desserts including two pies and a bundt cake.
      28 Best Thanksgiving Desserts (Classic Pies, Cakes, and Cobblers)
    • Cornbread dressing with sausage and pecans in a dish ready to serve.
      Easy Cornbread Dressing with Sausage
    • A trifle bowl with a black forest Halloween trifle.
      Easy Halloween Black Forest Trifle Dessert
    • Halloween deviled eggs with black olive spiders on top.
      Halloween Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs
    • Two smoked ribeye steaks on a cutting board.
      Smoked Ribeye Steak (Reverse Seared)
    • Hanky Panky appetizers piled high on a black plate.
      Hanky Panky Recipe
    • A punch bowl full of punch with smoke coming out of it.
      Witches’ Brew – Halloween Alcoholic Punch
    • Mummy Jalapeño Poppers with googly eyes on a black plate.
      Easy Halloween Mummy Jalapeño Poppers
    • A crustless ham and cheese quiche in a white pie plate.
      Easy Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche
    • A large white oval bowl full of creamed potatoes and topped with parsley.
      Easy Old Fashioned Creamed Potatoes (Southern Comfort Side Dish)
    • Cornbread in a cast iron skillet.
      Best Southern Cornbread Recipe
    • A clear cut glass dish full of candied pecans.
      Quick and Easy Stovetop Candied Pecans

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    Hello, I'm Sharon Rigsby, blogger, content creator, videographer, and photographer for Grits and Pinecones®. I have over 50 years of experience in the kitchen, and I like nothing better than developing and reimagining recipes for my family, friends, and you!

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    • A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.
      Classic Southern Potato Salad
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      Quick and Easy Hoe Cakes (Fried Cornbread)
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