Southern Plate

08/21/2026

Cold leftover mac and cheese is about to become the best thing in your refrigerator. 🧀 Roll it into balls with extra cheddar and garlic powder, chill them for an hour so they firm up, then coat in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and fry until golden. That crunch on the outside with the warm melty center is something I truly cannot explain, you just have to try it. Make a double batch because they go faster than you think.

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08/21/2026

My family was craving meatloaf and I didn't have two hours to spare so I just put it in a burger bun instead. 🍔 Ground beef, tomato sauce, quick oats, egg, onion, and bell pepper mixed together and shaped into doughnut patties so they cook all the way through without drying out. Twenty minutes in the skillet and they are so juicy and tender it's almost unfair. Top with ketchup and coleslaw and honey, nobody missed the original one bit.

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08/21/2026

Y’all, these stuffed French toast sticks are dangerous. Crispy cinnamon sugar on the outside, warm gooey cream cheese filling in the middle, and you dip them in syrup and just about lose your religion. They’re the kind of thing that makes everybody linger at the breakfast table a little longer than they meant to. My kids go through a whole batch like it’s nothing 🍞❤️

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08/21/2026

I started making these when I was trying to eat a little better and honey, they do not taste like health food at all. 🍫 Cottage cheese blended smooth with maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla, then mixed into oat flour and Dutch cocoa with a pile of mini chocolate chips on top. It disappears right into the batter and keeps every muffin so soft and moist you'd never guess what's in there. Start them at 425 for five minutes then drop to 350 and you get those gorgeous domed bakery tops. My family eats these for breakfast and never asks a single question.

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https://www.southernplate.com/cottage-cheese-oatmeal-muffins/

08/20/2026

I picked up a jar of cookie butter at the store just to try it and ended up making these the same afternoon. 🍪 Soft chewy Biscoff cookies with a creamy cookie butter filling made with butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla sandwiched right in the middle. My family found them before I could even finish assembling the second batch and I had to make a whole new one just to take a picture. Keep them in the freezer and eat them cold, that's the best way I can tell you.

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08/20/2026

My kids ask for these at least once a week and I never argue with that. 🥐 Croissants sliced open, layered with ham and Swiss, Dijon spread on both sides, then brushed with a garlic butter glaze with just a touch of maple syrup and poppy seeds. Ten minutes covered in foil, five minutes uncovered so the tops get golden, and that's it. Tastes like something you'd order at a little café and costs a fraction of what you'd pay for it.

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08/20/2026

Peach season and back to school showing up in the same week feels like a gift. This baked peach oatmeal solves both. Bake it Sunday, portion it out, and mornings are handled all week even when everyone’s scrambling to find shoes and lunchboxes. Cinnamon-spiced, custardy, made with real peaches, and it reheats in the microwave in about a minute. Grab a bowl and go 🍑📚

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08/20/2026

Nobody in my house can resist these and they never make it to the cookie jar. 🍪 Oats, brown sugar, baking mix, butter, raisins, and butterscotch chips all stirred together and patted into one pan. Twenty five to thirty minutes at 350 and you've got twelve bars that taste like an oatmeal raisin cookie and a butterscotch blondie decided to combine forces. The butterscotch chips are what makes people stop and ask what's in these. Let them cool before you cut them and try not to eat the whole pan yourself.

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08/20/2026

08/19/2026

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"I Love this recipe. it is a hit every time I make it!!" -Dixie Sullivan

I tried this at a party years ago and stood next to that dish until it was gone. 🧀 Sweet Vidalia onion, cream cheese, cheddar, mozzarella, and mayo stirred together and baked at 375 until it's hot and bubbly and golden on top. Four ingredients and 30 minutes and it tastes like something you'd pay good money for at a restaurant. Shred your own cheese for this one, it melts so much better than the bag kind. Scoop it up with corn chips and honey, just go ahead and make a double batch.

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https://www.southernplate.com/cheesy-baked-vidalia-onion-dip/