A rich harvest dinner

Celebrate autumn with a meal that showcases the season's bounty.

Updated:: 2009-10-06 13:22

Published:: 2004-10-18 00:00

By: Homemakers.com

You know summer is really over when you've traded in flimsy linens for cosy flannel and you seek shelter from crisp air that's just a bit too refreshing. Autumn is the season of comfort, and nothing says welcome like home cooking. Treat your guests to a fall dinner with these recipes, excerpted from The Gift of Southern Cooking (Knopf, 2003) and selected by Homemakers' food editor Andrew Chase .

Recipes

Silken Turnip Soup

In my childhood, turnip greens were considered the important part of the vegetable. The "roots" were almost incidental-we'd...
Braised Cabbage

Cabbage is delicious when simmered slowly in its own juices, with just a bit of fat and onions. You could use butter or...
Baked Pork Chops with Cranberries

A simple, flavorful supper dish that Miss Lewis used to make at Cafe Nicholson in the 1940s. Layer pork chops and sugared...
Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze

This is a cake that I first served for breakfast on a hunting plantation in South Georgia. It's a great cake for potlucks,...

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