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    Homemade Southern-Inspired Recipes

    Pink Owl Kitchen is your go-to source for scratch-made Southern-inspired recipes. Here you will find Southern comfort food, Cajun and Creole dishes, classic desserts, and just really good, soul-warming food!

    Trending Recipes

    These are our tried, tested, and true recipes that our readers can't get enough of!

    • southern candied yams in a white baking dish with a serving spoon in the right corner.
      Southern Candied Yams (Old Fashioned Soul Food Recipe)
    • Southern baked mac and cheese on a spoon.
      Southern Baked Mac and Cheese (Soul Food Recipe)
    • A serving of bread pudding with praline sauce on a white plate.
      The BEST Bread Pudding Recipe
    • Hot honey chicken thighs on a black plate.
      Hot Honey Chicken Thighs
    • Cajun shrimp and grits in a white bowl.
      Cajun Shrimp and Grits
    • Old-fashioned southern tea cakes on a white plate.
      Old Fashioned Southern Tea Cakes

    Comforting Fall Recipes

    Fall is the time to break out the comfort food and we've got plenty to go around!

    • Southern homemade chicken and dumplings in a white bowl.
      Southern Homemade Chicken and Dumplings
    • southern smothered chicken in a blue cast-iron skillet on a wooden surface.
      Southern Smothered Chicken
    • Southern chicken and dressing in a white baking dish with a silver serving spoon.
      Southern Chicken and Dressing
    • Southern sweet potato casserole in a white baking dish.
      Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
    • chicken and sausage gumbo with rice in a blue bowl.
      Authentic Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
    • Louisiana ribbons and rice in a white bowl with cornbread.
      Louisiana Red Beans and Rice
    • A stack of three sweet potato biscuits with honey and butter on a metal tray.
      Fluffy Sweet Potato Biscuits
    • Sweet potato cornbread slices stacked on a white plate.
      Sweet Potato Cornbread

    See more fall recipes →

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    Most Recent Recipes

    Here's what we've been cooking up lately in the Pink Owl Kitchen!

    • Homemade hot apple cider in a clear glass mug sitting on a gray marble surface.
      Homemade Hot Apple Cider Recipe
    • Apple cider chicken in a cast-iron skillet with a silver spoon.
      Apple Cider Chicken (Easy One Pan Recipe!)
    • Pumpkin hot chocolate in a clear mug topped with whipped cream sitting on a copper tile surface.
      Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
    • A serving of pumpkin bread pudding with salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream on a white dessert plate with a silver fork.
      Pumpkin Bread Pudding
    • Pumpkin cream cold brew in a glass sitting on top of a gray marble surface.
      Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew (Starbucks Copycat)
    • A slice of chocolate chess pie on a white dessert plate with a silver fork.
      Chocolate Chess Pie
    • homemade creamed corn in a white bowl with a silver spoon.
      The Best Homemade Creamed Corn
    • Southern spoon bread in a white baking dish sitting on top of a marble surface.
      Southern Spoon Bread Recipe

    Fall Baking

    Fill your home with the warm, sweet smell of cozy fall spices with some of our favorite fall bakes.

    • A slice of black folks southern sweet potato pie topped with fresh whipped cream on a dessert plate.
      Southern Sweet Potato Pie
    • A slice of apple cider donut cake on a white plate.
      Apple Cider Donut Cake
    • pecan pie cheesecake bars stacked on a white plate.
      Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
    • A slice of buttermilk pie on a white plate.
      Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pie
    • slice of southern pecan pie topped with whipped cream on a gray plate with whole pie in the background.
      Classic Southern Pecan Pie Recipe
    • chai cookies spread out on parchment paper.
      Chai Cookies (Soft and Chewy)
    • Sliced sock it to me cake on a white cake stand.
      Sock It To Me Cake
    • A slice of chocolate chess pie on a white dessert plate with a silver fork.
      Chocolate Chess Pie

    See more desserts →

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    Southern Recipes

    Enjoy these comforting Southern recipes that taste like home.

    • Blackened fish and cheese grits on a gray plate sitting on top of a wooden surface.
      Blackened Fish and Cheese Grits
    • Southern salmon croquettes stacked on a wooden cutting board topped with sliced green onions.
      Easy Southern Salmon Croquettes
    • Southern buttermilk biscuits stacked on a plate with honey dripping over the top.
      Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
    • Southern collard greens in a white bowl with a piece of cornbread.
      Southern Collard Greens (Soul Food Recipe)

    See more Southern recipes →

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    Main Dish Recipes

    Discover innovative dishes that feature creative flavor and ingredient combinations. No need to worry about what's for dinner tonight!

    • brown sugar glazed chicken in a cast-iron skillet.
      Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Chicken
    • blackened salmon pasta with tomato cream sauce in a white bowl
      Blackened Salmon Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
    • angled shot of creamy cajun mushroom pasta on a black plate on wooden surface.
      Creamy Cajun Mushroom Pasta
    • maple glazed salmon on a gray plate with asparagus.
      Maple Glazed Salmon

    See more main dish recipes→

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    HI! I'M ASHLEY.

    Southern girl, wife, mom, and creator of all you see here at Pink Owl Kitchen - that's me! My love for creating comforting home-cooked meals for my family blossomed into an online resource for home cooks like you. I am passionate about sharing the Southern flavors I grew up eating and I hope your family enjoys them for years to come!

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    Trending Recipes

    • brown sugar glazed chicken in a cast-iron skillet.
      Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Chicken
    • Hot honey chicken thighs on a black plate.
      Hot Honey Chicken Thighs
    • southern candied yams in a white baking dish with a serving spoon in the right corner.
      Southern Candied Yams (Old Fashioned Soul Food Recipe)
    • A serving of bread pudding with praline sauce on a white plate.
      The BEST Bread Pudding Recipe
    • Cajun shrimp and grits in a white bowl.
      Cajun Shrimp and Grits
    • Cajun dirty rice with smoked sausage in a white bowl.
      Cajun Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage

    Fall Baking

    • A slice of black folks southern sweet potato pie topped with fresh whipped cream on a dessert plate.
      Southern Sweet Potato Pie
    • A slice of apple cider donut cake on a white plate.
      Apple Cider Donut Cake
    • slice of southern pecan pie topped with whipped cream on a gray plate with whole pie in the background.
      Classic Southern Pecan Pie Recipe
    • A stack of three sweet potato biscuits with honey and butter on a metal tray.
      Fluffy Sweet Potato Biscuits
    • pecan pie cheesecake bars stacked on a white plate.
      Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
    • chai cookies spread out on parchment paper.
      Chai Cookies (Soft and Chewy)

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