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Savory

Shrimp Boil outdoors on butcher paper.

Stovetop Zatarain’s Shrimp Boil with Cajun Style Smoked Sausage & Garlic Butter Sauce

a slice of dauphinoise potatoes on a plate

Better Than Scalloped Potatoes: Dauphinoise Potatoes

a straightforward angle of a slice of doughy, bready pizza

You Have to Make This Focaccia Pizza!

generously sprinkling stuffed dates with herbs

My Favorite Holiday Appetizer? The Incredibly Easy Sausage-Stuffed Dates

close up of baked polenta with olive oil, burst tomatoes, and basil

Baked Polenta with Burst Tomatoes

Sandwich Series: The Collard Green Melt

jambalaya buttermilk biscuits in a row

Smoked Sausage Jambalaya Buttermilk Biscuits

A whole baked crawfish pie with one slice taken out.

Louisiana Crawfish Pie

New Orleans Style Shrimp in a buttery sauce in a saucepan.

New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp

Tomato cobbler baked in a square baking dish.

Tomato Pie with Blue Cheese Biscuits

Sweet Laurel’s Grain-Free Savory Coffee Cake with Roasted Tomatoes

No-Chop One-Pot Chicken Meatball Dinner

A finished pot of rice jambalaya with shrimp and sausage.

Julia and Roger’s Jambalaya

Weeknight Dinner: Mediterranean Salmon Parcels

Ottolenghi’s Miso Butter Roasted Onions

Bowl of black eyed pea stew with cornbread dumplings.

Three Recipes To Make For The New Year

What We’re Baking This Season

Pumpkin Pasta Dinner with Sausage and Goat Cheese

Savory Pumpkin Pancetta Waffles with greens and eggs

Homemade Chili Cheese Fry Bake

A sliced loaf of Irish Soda Bread with a pat of butter.

Olive and Feta Irish Soda Bread

Black Eyed Peas with Cornbread Dumplings

A Summer Tomato Galette

Praline Bacon BLT Sandwiches

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