Southern Recipes with
Old School Flavor, New School Swag

Southern recipes with
old school flavor, new school swag

Soul Food Recipes Jazzed-Up Classics Joyful Cooking Everyday Celebrations Comfort Food Reinvented Flavor-Packed Creations Southern Recipes Galore Classic Desserts Bomb Pound Cakes Soul Food Recipes Jazzed-Up Classics Joyful Cooking Everyday Celebrations Comfort Food Reinvented Flavor-Packed Creations Southern Recipes Galore Classic Desserts Bomb Pound Cakes
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Hey Boos!

I’m Jocelyn Delk Adams

AKA The Queen of Pound Cakes. I specialize in bold flavored southern sweet and savory recipes inspired by my Mississippi Big Mama. I love sharing authentic, passed-down dishes with deep roots and big flavor.

Not only am I a nationally recognized TV food expert and award-winning cookbook author, Iโ€™m also a leading voice in southern cuisine and soul food. My recipes are built on decades of family tradition and backed by a culinary-trained team ensuring every recipe is rigorously tested so you can win with confidence in the kitchen.

If youโ€™re ready to eat GOOD, then youโ€™re in the right place! We arenโ€™t just making mealsโ€”weโ€™re serving up memories and spreading love, one down-home dish at a time.

You’ve seen Jocelyn around these parts:

Over 800 Southern Inspired Recipes

You ready to be the star of your kitchen? I got you!

No matter the occasion, from laid-back weeknights to festive family get-togethers, my recipes will have your loved ones goinโ€™ back for seconds (and maybe even thirds!)

Search below and letโ€™s get at it boos!

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Best Cookbook of the Year

Jocelyn’s New Cookbook: Everyday Grand

Over 80 NEW recipes that will celebrate your lifeโ€™s big and small moments. From incredible breakfast, sensational soups, salads and delicious appetizers to the ultimate savory dinners and most epic desserts, my new cookbookโ€™s recipes are the best you will ever taste!

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The Original Grandbaby Cakes Cookbook

Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories is the debut cookbook from sensational food writer, Jocelyn Delk Adams. This cookbook has earned praise from critics and the adoration of bakers both young and old for her easygoing advice, rich photography, and the heartwarming memories she shares of her familyโ€™s generations-old love of baking.

Feelin the LoveFrom the Comments

How To Make Real-Deal Southern Collard Greens

โ€œThis is the best recipe I have found! Perfect blend of heat, sweet and spice! Family can’t get enough. The pot likker is downright drinkable!” — Ellie snatch this recipe

Neck Bones

JOCELYN!!! Oh my goodness!! Iโ€™m going to throw my shoe at you! LOL!! This neck bones recipe is mmm mmm delicious with a side of girrrrrlll you shoโ€™ do know what youโ€™re doing! Thank you for sharing, and bringing back the memories of supper time with family and friends. Love and hugs to you boo! — Ebony snatch this recipe

Best Carrot Cake Recipe

โ€œThrow out any other carrot cake recipe you have!! This is the best carrot cake we have ever had. Hands down!!! So moist!….โ€ — Leslie snatch this recipe

The BEST Lemon Pound Cake Recipe (With Video!)

โ€œJocelyn, this was the best ever!! Easter company went crazy…You are a baking genius. Why did it take me so long to find you… What a gift you are giving us.โ€ — Katie snatch this recipe

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

“I have tried so many scalloped potatoes recipes trying to recreate the potatoes I remember from holidays growing up and none of them have met my expectations- until this one..Thank you, Jocelyn, for this flawless recipe!” — Shannon snatch this recipe

Southern Tea Cakes

โ€œI’m not going to lie I haven’t had good tea cakes since my grandmother passed in 2018. When I took my first bite it reminded me of my childhood. They are delicious…โ€ — Lacey H. snatch this recipe

Sweet Potato Ice Cream

“Joce! Can I call you Joce since weโ€™re best friends now? This recipe is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! My family loves it so much Iโ€™ve made it 3 times in 10 days. Nevermind the big backs.” — Shelley W. snatch this recipe