Southern Appetizers
- Jody Horton1/11
Andouille Gougères
We dare you to eat only one of these andouille-studded cheese puffs. The heat from the sausage is a great match for the rich cheese puffs.
- Linda Pugliese<br>food styling by Anna Hampton<br>props from ABC Home, Sur La Ta2/11
Oyster Ices
Serve oysters on and with ice. These flavored ices, including Tabasco-infused and red onion, make oysters even more bracing.
- Ditte Isager3/11
Pecan Buttermilk Fudge
Love the flavor of white chocolate fudge? This is even better. Use buttermilk, which takes on a toffee-like flavor when simmered with honey.
- 4/11
Spiced Popcorn with Pecans and Raisins
Instead of biting your nails during the race, have this instead. This caramel and popcorn mix gets a zip from a blend of turmeric, cayenne pepper, and paprika, just to name a few.
- Photo by Lisa Hubbard5/11
Mini Crab Cakes
Crabmeat and Parmesan crabcakes get modern. Using panko in the breading mixture makes a cripsier, crunchier crabcake you may want to keep to yourself.
- Kathy Casey Food Studios6/11
Red-Hot Buffalo Deviled Eggs
Spicy wings, meet deviled eggs. Enjoy all of the heat without the mess.
- Linda Pugliese<br>food styling by Anna Hampton<br>props from ABC Home7/11
Pickled Shrimp
It's not a Southern party without pickles. Take your pickling game beyond vegetables with this cold shrimp appetizer.
- Kimberley Sentner8/11
Bourbon Balls
When juleps aren't doing it, pass around these sweet vanilla wafer-flecked bourbon cookie balls.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Rhoda Boone9/11
Country Ham with Redeye Gravy
There's coffee, then there's redeye gravy. Roll up country ham on skewers for dipping with this intense bitter gravy.
- Keller + Keller10/11
Black Sesame Lace Cookies
Your ice cream will thank you for diligently hunting down black sesame seeds in these golden brown buttery crisps.
- Kim Sentner11/11
Megan's Pecan Pralines
You could spend all day making pralines—not one is going to be the same.