Southern Recipes Inspired by The Help
Classic Southern recipes are featured in The Help, both the movie and the novel, and are as much a part of the action as Aibileen, Minny, Skeeter, and Hilly. Here are a few of the featured foods. See an interview with the author.
Text by Ashley Kappel, Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett
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Tuna Salad With Lemon Aïoli
Mae Mobley’s Mama worried about her chunky thighs and, once she hit school age, Miss Leefolt instructed Abileen to supply
only healthy snacks, like tuna salad. It warms our hearts to know that tuna salad, while packed with protein and good-for-you
ingredients, is also delicious! Lucky Mae Mobley; may all our diets be so terrible.
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Old-Fashioned Caramel Layer Cake
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Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie -
Cornbread Dressing -
Curried Chicken Tea Sandwiches -
Hamburger Steak With Gravy -
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