Intentional Hospitality

This grits casserole recipe with sausage and cheese skips the eggs most versions call for and leans on a Southern trick instead: a mixture of half-and-half and water instead of using water alone. It’s baked with sharp cheddar, browned pork sausage, and a good bit of cream cheese stirred right into the grits, which is what gives it that thick, almost custardy texture w...

There are few things more aggravating than bringing home a beautiful loaf of fresh bread, enjoying a couple of slices, and then discovering fuzzy spots before you have even made it halfway through the loaf.

I used to think the solution was simple. Wrap it up tightly so the bread stays soft.

As it turns out, keeping fresh bread soft and keeping it from ...

Sweet potato corn muffins start with a couple of boxes of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, then get built up with real mashed sweet potato, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The sweet potato keeps every muffin moist all the way through, not just around the edges, and it gives the whole batch that warm fall flavor, perfect alongside a fall breakfast or dinner.

This Dr Pepper cake recipe starts with a box of chocolate fudge cake mix, a package of instant chocolate pudding, and a full cup of Dr Pepper soda stirred right into the batter. The soda keeps the cake incredibly moist and gives it just a hint of flavor in the background, not an overpowering soda taste. Once it’s baked, you pour a rich, warm chocolate frosting right over the ...