Ivy Odom Just Wrote the Next Great Southern Cookbook | Biscuits & Jam | Season 6 | Episode 25

In this episode, Sid Evans sits down with Ivy Odom—writer, recipe developer, television host, and now author of “My Southern Kitchen: From Suppers to Celebrations, Recipes for Every Occasion.” Ivy shares how her childhood in Moultrie, Georgia, shaped her love of food and entertaining, what she learned from her parents and grandparents, and the path that led her from culinary school to Southern Living. She also talks about her dad’s competition barbecue team, Butts Unlimited, her passion for tailgating with the Georgia Bulldogs, and the legendary 18-layer chocolate cake that helped launch her career.

00:00 Introduction
00:28 Ivy’s New Cookbook
14:15 Go-To Entertaining Recipes
32:08 Learning From Culinary School
41:44 Jam Session
57:05 What Does It Mean to be Southern?

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Barbecue has always been the vehicle for a social gathering in the South. Watch Robby Melvin, Southern Living’s Test Kitchen Director, chat with iconic Southerners while making a range of BBQ dishes.
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Traditional does not mean stuffy in the home of Southern Living test kitchen pro Ivy Odom. This Georgia-bred millennial can fish, throw a mean SEC tailgate, and even knows her way around a pigsty. In each episode, Ivy shares stories, customs, and recipes from growing up in the Deep South but always adds her own modern spin.
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From hot takes on the South’s most intriguing real estate listings to hunting for treasures at estate sales and touring the region’s most spectacular homes, Southern Living style editor Betsy Cribb is up for it all. Home-obsessed Betsy keeps it real whether she’s doling out opinions on Tyler Perry’s Atlanta mansion or exploring Southern estates.
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Ivy Odom Just Wrote the Next Great Southern Cookbook | Biscuits & Jam | Season 6 | Episode 24