Southern Recipes - Southern Cooking at WomansDay.com Southern cuisine is so diverse you’re likely to sample a number of different culinary influences in just one meal. Fried chicken can be traced back to Scottish immigrants; foods like okra, black-eyed peas, collards, pecans and sweet potatoes are staples of African cuisine; Creole and Cajun cooking are mixtures of French and Spanish influences; and if you’re anywhere near the fishing towns along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, you’ll find lots of fresh-off-the-boat seafood on your plate. But no matter where you live in the U.S., it’s easy to enjoy a home-cooked Southern meal with the hearty recipes listed below. in Public bookmarkswith foodrecipesouthern