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  4. 20 Southern Food Blogs to Follow for Weeknight Dinner Inspiration

20 Southern Food Blogs to Follow for Weeknight Dinner Inspiration

By Hannah Hayes
June 22, 2017
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Do weeknights have you feeling like you’re in a recurring nightmare where you play a guest chef on Chopped? Do your beloved children’s faces morph into those of Ted Allen and Alex Guarnaschelli as you suddenly try to cobble together items out of a Publix sack? Do you regret over 60 percent of the items you purchased or realize you forgot the key ingredient that ties it all together? We’ve all been there, even us here at Southern Living. That’s why we follow these Southern Food bloggers for on-point inspiration and instruction for weeknight cooking. Add them to your RSS feed, and you’re good to go.
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Southern Bite

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We love blogger Stacey Little’s feature “Meal Plan Monday” where he makes a menu out of his favorite recipes from his fellow food blogger friends. It makes putting together a whole meal easy. southernbite.com

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Syrup and Biscuits

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Jackie Garvin brings personality to her recipes inspired by growing up in Alabama and living near the coast in Florida. syrupandbiscuits.com

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Sweet Life

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Vianney Rodriguez makes Texas-and-Latin-inspired dishes totally attainable on a Wednesday night. We’re big fans of her cocktail recipes too. sweetlifebake.com

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Waiting on Martha

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Mandy Kellogg Rye is truly a maven of all things fashion, style, and homes, but her recipes are surprisingly insightful and approachable. We just made her Easy Blackened Skillet Shrimp this week. waitingonmartha.com

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Joy the Baker

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While she might be known for her colorful cakes and tempting tarts, Joy also has an index of inspiration for quick and easy dinners. We love her One Pot French Onion Pasta. joythebaker.com

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Licking the Plate

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Food photographer and stylist Melissa Hammer always has the burst of inspiration we’re looking for. Her bacon-studded take on zoodles is our next project. melinaphotos.blogspot.com

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Mandi Buckner and her husband write about how their recipes also bring their family closer together. chewsylovers.com

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Grandbaby Cakes

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Jocelyn Delk Adams not only provides us sweet, nostalgic desserts inspired by her grandmother, she also knows how to twirl up a savory dish too. grandbaby-cakes.com

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Well Done

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Okay, we might be biased, but our Birmingham-based crew here at Time Inc. always have the answer when we don’t know what to make for dinner. myrecipes.com/well-done

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Biscuits and Such

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Elena Brent Rosemond-Hoerr chronicles her family’s recipes both new and old on her blog, but in between the stories she also gives us meals we want to add to our own family cookbook. biscuitsandsuch.com

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Feast + West

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Charlotte-based blogger Susannah Brinkley combines her passion for cooking with her love of graphic design for easy, but Insta-worthy meals. feastandwest.com

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A Simple Pantry

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Karly Gomez focuses on “super simple” recipes that still bring the easy-wow factor. asimplepantry.com

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Something of an OG when it comes to the Southern food blog world, Mary Foreman keeps bringing the hits. deepsouthdish.com

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Lisa Fain brings a Texas git-r-done spirit to making memorable, but easy meals. homesicktexan.com

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We will always hold a special place in our hearts for Ree Drummond. Her recipes have become such go-to dishes for us that we know them practically by heart. thepioneerwoman.com

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Spicy Southern Kitchen

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If you’re in the mood for down-home classics, look no further than this blog filled with Southern staples like egg salad and pimento cheese grits. spicysouthernkitchen.com

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If you’re looking to save on money, but not on flavor, head to Louisiana-based blogger Beth Moncel’s index filled with pre-number-crunched ideas. budgetbytes.com

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The Southern Lady Cooks

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Judy Yeager keeps Kentucky on our food blog radar. Frill-free, honest-to-goodness is her specialty. thesouthernladycooks.com

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Divas Can Cook

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Monique Kilgore has you covered with how-to videos so you can truly envision how to get dinner on the table. divascancook.com

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Austin, Texas-based couple Jeanine and Jack make healthy meals easy and stunning. Those of us who own their eponymous cookbook have stained many of its pages from overuse. loveandlemons.com

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