There is a difference between comfort food and comfort cooking, though sometimes the two marry to result in a quiet afternoon in the kitchen, followed by a glorious meal well worth the effort.

The holidays aren’t complete without southern dressing with cornbread. Moist, flavorful, and filled with vegetables, this cornbread dressing is best served with turkey gravy.

This Southern cornbread dressing blends sweet cornbread, fresh herbs, and tender veggies in a warm, cozy dish perfect for holiday gatherings.

Balanced by the usual trio of celery, onions, and sage, this cornbread dressing recipe gets a boost of corn flavor from ground corn nuts (yes, the snack).

A good cornbread dressing is rich, savory and has enough oomph to it to keep you full long after you arise from the table. This recipe comes from the good cooking folks at Southern Living.

From Mimi's Cornbread Dressing to Chicken Mushroom Sage Casserole, our recipes using sage step outside the box to bring unmatched flavor and utter decadence with every bite.

We talked to Chefs Gabe Barker of Pizzeria Mercato in Carrboro, North Carolina, and Nick Wallace in Jackson, Mississippi, about how they make their Thanksgiving dressing—and learned a few tips.

Apple pecan cornbread dressing: This classic Thanksgiving recipe is redolent with flavors of fresh sage and marjoram. Apples pair perfectly with breakfast sausage.

In the South, however, even dressing baked separately is often called "stuffing." This Make-Ahead Southern Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage perfectly captures the spirit of either term.

We talked to Chefs Gabe Barker of Pizzeria Mercato in Carrboro, North Carolina, and Nick Wallace in Jackson, Mississippi, about how they make their Thanksgiving dressing—and learned a few tips.