Ivy Odom

Feb 4, 2025 | southernliving.com | Ivy Odom

Hot honey is all the rage in Southern restaurants these days, so of course we had to try it on chicken wings. If you’ve never had hot honey, you’re in for a treat—it’s the perfect combination of sweet and heat that is bold enough to wake up your taste buds but not too spicy to set your hair on fire. These sweet and spicy wings make a perfect appetizer for the big game or any home hangout, or whip them up for an unexpected and easy supper with one of our favorite Southern sides.

Feb 1, 2025 | southernliving.com | Ivy Odom

Crispy on the outside and juicy on these inside, these baked chicken wings are delicious and perfectly seasoned on their own, but they're also endlessly adaptable. Flavor variations like Classic Buffalo, Hot Honey, Garlic Parmesan, and Honey Mustard are saucy, tangy, and finger-licking good. No matter how you serve them, they'll be your go-to baked chicken wing recipe. The classic oven-baked chicken wings recipe calls for just a few ingredients. You'll added sauces and dippers from there.

Nov 30, 2024 | southernliving.com | Ivy Odom

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Some folks like to change up their holiday menus from year to year, but not the Odoms. So when Christmas Eve rolls around, we know exactly what is going to be on our table—Mémère’s lasagna. Like all the best family recipes, this keeper was passed down by word of mouth, to my dad from his Mémère, my great-grandmother. In her thick French Canadian-in-Connecticut accent, she would say the layers out loud as she assembled them.

Nov 20, 2024 | southernliving.com | Ivy Odom

No one in my hometown of Moultrie, Georgia, sits down to an evening meal on the fourth Thursday of November. While many people are still setting the table or getting ready to say what they’re thankful for, the folks in Moultrie and Colquitt County are cleaning up our Thanksgiving spreads and heading downtown to the courthouse square.

Nov 14, 2024 | southernliving.com | Ivy Odom

No card-carrying Southerner would never be caught without a helping (or two) of cornbread dressing on their Thanksgiving plate. But, like any good old-fashioned recipe, there are several different versions that claim to be the best. As someone born-and-raised in the South with nearly a decade of experience working in the Southern Living Test Kitchens, I can objectively say I have tried more styles of cornbread dressing than the average person.