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Julia Reed's Seafood Gumbo

Whip up this delicious gumbo to celebrate Mardi Gras no matter where you are on Fat Tuesday.

A Southern Good-Luck Supper for New Year's Day

Black-eyed peas aren't the only good-luck dish for the new year.

Chicken Sauce Piquante, Fall's Perfect Recipe

Every year when there's the first hint of a nip in the air, I love...

Award-Winning Lemon Chess Pie

This delicious lemon chess pie is the perfect coda to a spring luncheon or a heavy winter dinner.

Two things do show up on Claire's menu again and again, and I think they are the perfect combination for dessert after a hearty fall supper. I hope you'll enjoy Claire's lemon curd (served best in her hand-thrown cups) and ginger snaps at your next autumn meal.

Mary Mack's Squash Casserole

No matter how many times I serve this on my screened porch in Sewanee or even at a more formal dinner with sliced tenderloin (on which occasion I might call it a gratin), I’ve never known this recipe to fail. And I’ve never known people not to ask for seconds. I hope you’ll enjoy incorporating it into your summer repertoire. It’s a sure thing.

Valentine's Day Strawberry Cake

Don’t let the down-market ingredients fool you. This cake is the height of refinement when served with a garnish of fresh berries in season. No one would ever suspect Jell-O to be a primary ingredient. First published in the ’80s in Mississippi Magazine, this recipe has been a favorite of my family for ages.

Easter Brunch Perfection: Mock Cheese Soufflé

Easter lunch is always one of my favorite meals of the year. There’s nothing more joyful than gathering the last of the daffodils from the yard and arranging them with Lenten rose and other tender spring blooms on a table festooned with bunnies and eggs and the collected memories of Easters past. And a menu of spring lamb, fresh asparagus and various lemony and other sugary desserts feels like one more way to welcome in spring.

Boxing Day Boeuf Bourguignon by the Fire

Wherever you'll be on the 26th, this recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon from the New Basics Cookbook (a must have!) never fails as the perfect accompaniment to an evening by the fire or around the kitchen table with the folks who mean the most to you.

Julia's Milk Punch

I adore a properly made Bloody Mary and I would not turn down a refreshing screwdriver, but there is no better hangover cure on earth than a milk punch. Addictively tasty and immediately restorative, it is a staple in bars and restaurants that understand such things (Galatoire's offers up an especially good one, as does Commander's Palace), and de rigueur at daytime Mardi Gras gatherings.

Julia Reed's New Orleans

I’m glad I did—the months I spent on the campaign trail made me realize I never wanted to leave my adopted city. The temporary apartment I took that year was the first in a long string of New Orleans abodes.