Dolly Parton's Favorite Southern Dishes Resurface After Her Death at 80

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 29

Chicken and dumplings, biscuits and gravy, banana pudding and chess pie were among the Southern staples highlighted as fans remembered Parton after her death at 80.
Parton tied those foods to her Tennessee upbringing as one of 12 children, saying kitchen life centered on family and that butter and bacon grease were essential to the flavor she loved.
Two cookbooks — 2006's "Dolly's Dixie Fixin's" and 2024's "Good Lookin' Cookin'" — along with branded cake mixes and frozen meals helped carry those recipes and influences to a national audience.
Potatoes, roast pork and mayonnaise-based potato salad also figured in her public food lore, underscoring how closely her culinary identity matched the homespun Southern image that defined her broader legacy.