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Edna Lewis

Recipes by Edna Lewis

20 recipes

  • Edna Lewis’s Brandied Peaches

    Edna Lewis’s Brandied Peaches

    Korsha Wilson, Edna Lewis

    21 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    21

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Busy Day Cake

    Edna Lewis’s Busy Day Cake

    Korsha Wilson, Edna Lewis

    57 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    57

    55 minutes

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  • Baked Summer Tomatoes

    Baked Summer Tomatoes

    Melissa Clark, Edna Lewis

    132 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    132

    about 1 hour

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  • Edna Lewis’s Peach Cobbler

    Edna Lewis’s Peach Cobbler

    Kim Severson, Edna Lewis

    1035 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    1,035

    1 hour 45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sweet Potatoes Baked With Lemon

    Sweet Potatoes Baked With Lemon

    Molly O’Neill, Edna Lewis

    723 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    723

    2 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Corn Muffins

    Edna Lewis’s Corn Muffins

    Francis Lam, Edna Lewis

    275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    275

    35 minutes

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  • Edna Lewis’s Garden Strawberry Preserves

    Edna Lewis’s Garden Strawberry Preserves

    Francis Lam, Edna Lewis

    52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    52

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Smothered Rabbit

    Edna Lewis’s Smothered Rabbit

    Francis Lam, Edna Lewis

    28 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    28

    1 hour 30 minutes

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  • Edna Lewis’s Biscuits

    Edna Lewis’s Biscuits

    Francis Lam, Edna Lewis

    1458 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    1,458

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Spiced Pears

    Edna Lewis’s Spiced Pears

    Francis Lam, Edna Lewis

    140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    140

    1 hour, plus 6 hours for cooling

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis's Corn Pudding

    Edna Lewis's Corn Pudding

    The New York Times, Edna Lewis

    1520 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    1,520

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Scrambled Eggs With Trout Roe

    Scrambled Eggs With Trout Roe

    Sam Sifton, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    33

    10 minutes

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  • Edna Lewis’s Lemon Cheese Layer Cake

    Edna Lewis’s Lemon Cheese Layer Cake

    Kim Severson, Scott Peacock, Edna Lewis

    53 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    53

    2 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Dark Molasses Gingerbread With Whipped Cream

    Dark Molasses Gingerbread With Whipped Cream

    Kim Severson, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    944 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    944

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Southern Pan-Fried Chicken

    Southern Pan-Fried Chicken

    Kim Severson, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    479 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    479

    1 hour 15 minutes, plus about 24 hours for brining and soaking

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Angel Food Cake

    Edna Lewis’s Angel Food Cake

    Alex Witchel, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    236 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    236

    1 hour

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  • Edna Lewis’s and Scott Peacock’s Frogmore Stew

    Edna Lewis’s and Scott Peacock’s Frogmore Stew

    Nora Kerr, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    6 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars

    6

    30 minutes

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  • Edna Lewis’s Rhubarb Pie

    Edna Lewis’s Rhubarb Pie

    Molly O’Neill, Edna Lewis

    328 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    328

    1 hour

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  • Rhubarb Pie

    Rhubarb Pie

    Molly O’Neill, Edna Lewis

    37 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    37

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Oven-Braised Southwest Chicken

    Edna Lewis’s Oven-Braised Southwest Chicken

    Regina Schrambling, Edna Lewis

    97 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    97

    1 hour 15 minutes

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