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African-Style Oxtail Stew

Southern Grits Casserole Recipe - Grits are a must for breakfast in some parts of the world. They are baked with sausage, eggs, and cheese in this fantastic breakfast casserole.

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Southern Grits Casserole

Grits are a must for breakfast in some parts of the world. They are baked with sausage, eggs, and cheese in this fantastic breakfast casserole.

By Ella Baldwin

African Peanut Soup Recipe - A surprisingly wonderful combination of tomatoes, onion, peanut butter, and brown rice that make for a wonderful, offbeat soup everyone will enjoy. Even better served with a dollop of sour cream on top of each bowl and some crusty bread for dipping. YUM!

African Peanut Soup

A surprisingly wonderful combination of tomatoes, onion, peanut butter, and brown rice that make for a wonderful, offbeat soup everyone will enjoy. Even better served with a dollop of sour cream on top of each bowl and some crusty bread for dipping. YUM!

By PIETOGO

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Soul Smothered Chicken Recipe - You can't just go to any restaurant and get smothered chicken like you would if you went down to the urban neighborhoods in Houston. This meal of browned chicken in a savory chicken gravy sauce is best when served over a bed of white rice.

Soul Smothered Chicken

You can't just go to any restaurant and get smothered chicken like you would if you went down to the urban neighborhoods in Houston. This meal of browned chicken in a savory chicken gravy sauce is best when served over a bed of white rice.

By Veronica Rockett

Creole Black-Eyed Peas and Rice Recipe - An easy spicy dish made with rice and black-eyed peas. Adjust the spices to your needs - less Creole Seasoning if you like it mild, add chili powder or cayenne pepper for more kick!

Creole Black-Eyed Peas and Rice

An easy spicy dish made with rice and black-eyed peas. Adjust the spices to your needs - less Creole Seasoning if you like it mild, add chili powder or cayenne pepper for more kick!

By Sola

Benne Wafers Recipe - Since I live in the South people refer to these cookies as Benne Wafers, they are actually Sesame Seed Cookies. Toasting benne (sesame) seeds develops their flavor and also gives these cookies a slightly crunchy texture.

Benne Wafers

Since I live in the South people refer to these cookies as Benne Wafers, they are actually Sesame Seed Cookies. Toasting benne (sesame) seeds develops their flavor and also gives these cookies a slightly crunchy texture.

By Holly

African Chicken Stew Recipe - Inspired by authentic West African cooking, this delicious stew combines vegetables and peanut butter with a little heat from a medley of spices. Alter the recipe to suit your preferences--it lends itself beautifully to improvisation.

African Chicken Stew

Inspired by authentic West African cooking, this delicious stew combines vegetables and peanut butter with a little heat from a medley of spices. Alter the recipe to suit your preferences--it lends itself beautifully to improvisation.

By Leah Shaw

Okra, Corn and Tomatoes Recipe - Okra and onions are fried with bacon, then simmered with canned tomatoes and corn in this delicious side dish that is especially good served with cornbread. Fresh or frozen vegetables can be used.

Okra, Corn and Tomatoes

Okra and onions are fried with bacon, then simmered with canned tomatoes and corn in this delicious side dish that is especially good served with cornbread. Fresh or frozen vegetables can be used.

By TXGIRLSX3

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Sweet Potato Pie I Recipe and Video - For this lovely pie, sweet potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed together with butter, sugar, milk and eggs, then seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.

Sweet Potato Pie I

For this lovely pie, sweet potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed together with butter, sugar, milk and eggs, then seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.

By COUGAAR

Roasted Okra Recipe and Video - Roasting okra is simple and easy, and as a bonus, the vegetable's texture is much firmer when roasted.

Roasted Okra

Roasting okra is simple and easy, and as a bonus, the vegetable's texture is much firmer when roasted.

By ncope

Kickin' Collard Greens Recipe and Video - If you like greens you will love this recipe. The bacon and onions give them a wonderful flavor. Add more red pepper for a little more spice.

Kickin' Collard Greens

If you like greens you will love this recipe. The bacon and onions give them a wonderful flavor. Add more red pepper for a little more spice.

By Ken Adams

Garlic Chicken Fried Chicken Recipe and Video - This actually uses my breading for Chicken Fried Steak---my husband suggested we try it with chicken breasts, and it was delicious!

Garlic Chicken Fried Chicken

This actually uses my breading for Chicken Fried Steak---my husband suggested we try it with chicken breasts, and it was delicious!

By TANAQUIL

Kentucky Biscuits Recipe - This is a great recipe, different than the usual biscuit. Serve piping hot with butter, jam, or honey.

Kentucky Biscuits

This is a great recipe, different than the usual biscuit. Serve piping hot with butter, jam, or honey.

By COOKIN4MY3BOYS

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Mayonnaise Biscuits Recipe - These versatile mayonnaise drop biscuits are a Southern tradition.

Mayonnaise Biscuits

These versatile mayonnaise drop biscuits are a Southern tradition.

By GEORGIEBRENT

Tasty Collard Greens Recipe and Video - A classic recipe for collard greens that uses smoked turkey to add some flavor. Greens are simmered in chicken stock, then spiced with a dash of red chile flakes.

Tasty Collard Greens

A classic recipe for collard greens that uses smoked turkey to add some flavor. Greens are simmered in chicken stock, then spiced with a dash of red chile flakes.

By ANADRI

Sweet Potato Pie II Recipe - My brother loved this pie so much that he learned to make it.

Sweet Potato Pie II

My brother loved this pie so much that he learned to make it.

By Cathy

African Curry Recipe - This simple, spicy dish is a delicious way to enjoy international flavors with easily obtained ingredients. It's great with rice!

African Curry

This simple, spicy dish is a delicious way to enjoy international flavors with easily obtained ingredients. It's great with rice!

By VALERIEKOOKA

Fried Okra Recipe and Video - A simple Southern classic! Okra is dredged in seasoned cornmeal, then fried until golden.

Fried Okra

A simple Southern classic! Okra is dredged in seasoned cornmeal, then fried until golden.

By Linda Martin

Southern Fried Chicken Recipe and Video - A heritage recipe, both simple and reliable: chicken in a batter of salt, pepper, flour and paprika, quickly fried in hot vegetable oil.

Southern Fried Chicken

A heritage recipe, both simple and reliable: chicken in a batter of salt, pepper, flour and paprika, quickly fried in hot vegetable oil.

By Cindy Garrick

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Southern as You Can Get Collard Greens Recipe - This is as Southern as you can get.

Southern as You Can Get Collard Greens

This is as Southern as you can get.

By SOUTHERNGIRL3

African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup Recipe - Peanut flavor is balanced by warm spices and the earthy sweetness of sweet potatoes.

African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

Peanut flavor is balanced by warm spices and the earthy sweetness of sweet potatoes.

By GregMcE

Spicy African Yam Soup Recipe - An unusual combination of simple ingredients that render a spicy, tasty soup that's ready in less than 45 minutes!

Spicy African Yam Soup

An unusual combination of simple ingredients that render a spicy, tasty soup that's ready in less than 45 minutes!

By Colleen Campo

Southern Ham and Brown Beans Recipe - This is the same recipe my mother's side of the family has been making for years, with my own special touch. Serve it with all of the fixin's. It goes great with cornbread, fried potatoes and fried cabbage.

Southern Ham and Brown Beans

This is the same recipe my mother's side of the family has been making for years, with my own special touch. Serve it with all of the fixin's. It goes great with cornbread, fried potatoes and fried cabbage.

By SABRYSON

Sweet Potato Pie VII Recipe - You can really taste the sweet potatoes in this creamy wonderful pie. There 's buttermilk stirred into the filling and a bit of baking soda, sugar, eggs, flour, and a smidgen of butter. There 's a bit of vanilla, but no spices, so the finished pie is mostly sweet potato.

Sweet Potato Pie VII

You can really taste the sweet potatoes in this creamy wonderful pie. There 's buttermilk stirred into the filling and a bit of baking soda, sugar, eggs, flour, and a smidgen of butter. There 's a bit of vanilla, but no spices, so the finished pie is mostly sweet potato.

By kimberly woods