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    Sweet Pepper Poppers

    Sweet Pepper Poppers

    yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes Southerners enjoy entertaining, and that often involves serving lots of hot dips and finger foods. During football season, you frequently find jalapeño poppers on the appetizer table. My family likes...
    Cheese Crisps

    Cheese Crisps

    yield: 2 servings prep time: 5 minutes cook time: 14 minutes These lacy cheese crisps are great when you’re craving something crunchy. There are so many uses for them—on a taco salad, with a dip, or just as a snack. You can season them however you like. I like to use...
    Dill Pickle Chips

    Dill Pickle Chips

    yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes This recipe combines two Southern favorites: pickles and fried foods. There was a restaurant called Toots in my college town, Bowling Green, Kentucky, that had the best fried dill pickle chips in the world!...
    Pimento Cheese

    Pimento Cheese

    yield: 8 servings prep time: 20 minutes, plus 1 hour to chill If you live in the South, you know that prepared pimento cheese is readily available in stores, but it doesn’t begin to compare with the goodness of homemade. The best pimento cheese is made with freshly...
    Cheesy Sausage Balls

    Cheesy Sausage Balls

    yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 25 minutes When I was growing up, sausage balls could always be found on the table during the holidays, alongside finger foods and desserts. Everyone in my family—including myself years later—made sausage balls with...