The holidays are a time when family and friends gather to make memories and celebrate. There is nothing like the smells and tastes of home cooking with a dose of Southern hospitality to make everyone feel like they are at home. Unfortunately, if you are hosting, you just may not have enough time to enjoy your guests’ company. Well, not anymore!
We’ll let you in on a little secret, you can enjoy a holiday feast and still have time to relax with family and friends. For easy holiday meals, you have a couple of options. You can purchase heat and serve dishes or use our easy, crowd-pleasing recipes. Either way, your guests enjoy a delicious meal and you get to spend more time with your guests and enjoy the holidays.
Heat & Eat from Loveless Cafe
Share a classic Southern-style meal without spending days planning, shopping, prepping, and making multiple courses of scratch-made food. Here are a few ideas to tempt you.
Morning Of
If you have family or friends visiting, breakfast or brunch is a great time to relax and catch up. That’s great in theory, but it isn’t so relaxing if you are busy preparing the main holiday meal. Why not serve Loveless Cafe’s famous brunch at home using our heat and eat Southern Brunch? Four to six hungry guests will enjoy a down-home brunch, including buttermilk biscuits mix, country ham, Hashbrown Casserole, Macaroni and Cheese, and Creamed Corn.
Simply whip up a batch of biscuits using our mix, heat the sides, and serve with a fresh pot of coffee (or whatever your guests want to drink).
Dinner
If you want help with dinner, we aim to serve! Our “heat and eat” country ham will delight a hungry crowd. You have a choice between half of a country ham or the ham and “all the fixins”. If you opt for the latter, the “fixins” include yummy peach B-Q rub, spiced pecans, peach preserves, and sorghum molasses. Either option is mouthwatering and easier than roasting a large turkey.
Make-It-Yourself Recipes from the Loveless Cookbook
If you enjoy cooking or want to save money, try one of these recipes from the Loveless Cafe cookbook. You still save time planning your menu and experimenting with new recipes. You may purchase several of the essential ingredients from the Loveless Cafe at once saving time on grocery shopping. Enjoy an easy holiday meal with any of these crowd-pleasing recipes.
Drinks
Greet your guests at the door with a holiday spin on a Tennessee classic. Our Countrypolitan mulled wine uses our Moonshine mixers that are sure to warm your belly on a cold day.
Appetizers
Start the meal with a simple yet scrumptious appetizer. Try our Blackberry Meatball recipe for a fruity zing.
Or if you want an interesting variation on dip and crackers, our Zesty Peach Dip recipe satisfies both a sweet tooth and the guest who likes a little spice.
To add a festive flair to your appetizer menu, our Reindeer biscuit sliders are sure to put a smile on your guests’ faces.
Whichever appetizer you choose, they all feature Loveless Cafe preserves or condiments to offer a distinctive flavor that will wet your guests’ appetites.
Main Dish
For a main course worth waiting for you can’t go wrong with ribs or ham. For an interesting twist on a classic, our Blackberry BBQ Ribs recipe pairs well with the Blackberry Meatball appetizer.
Or try our Peach Glazed Country Ham recipe which complements the Zesty peach Dip appetizer. Feel free to mix and match to taste or combine dishes that share an ingredient.
Sides
What is a Southern meal without the sides? Thrill your guests with one of these options. Re-create a Loveless Cafe favorite with our signature Southern Macaroni and Cheese recipe.
Nothing says “the holidays” like candied yams, if you agree, you must try our Caramel Sweet Potato recipe.
If you think everything tastes better with bacon, then our Bacon Balsamic Glazed Brussel Sprout recipe belongs on your table.
Our signature Loveless Cafe biscuits have been a Nashville hit since 1951. We won’t share our top-secret recipe, but you can buy our biscuit mix and all the fixin’s to enjoy the cafe experience at home.
Dessert
Top off the meal with something sweet and decadent.
This Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake recipe is fabulous with subtle seasonal spice and that luxurious cheesecake texture.
For a uniquely Southern treat, this Goo Goo Pie recipe hits the spot.
Apple pie is a classic because it is not only tasty but surprisingly easy to make. Our Apple Crumb Pie recipe is sure to be a favorite that you will make over and over.
