Southern food is the best, especially when someone from the Truth South is making it and their mother made it and their grandma made it.

And that's informing the way they make it.

I would say a lot of my favorite recipes are that way.

But I think Southern Living could probably write the full volume on what Southern food actually is.

Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living. I'm Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine.

If you love food television, today's guest needs no introduction.

And if you're a home cook, just saying that you're trying a new recipe from the pioneer woman

is enough to send your family running to the table.

The types of recipes that I know resonate with with people in the South who have followed my show

are the ones that you would put on the dessert table at a church potluck that aren't afraid

to use graham cracker crust or sometimes Cool Whip.

I mean, I'm not a food snob, especially if you mix cool whip with vanilla pudding

and it's instant pudding even better. Some of those concoctions are so bad. They're good.

Rie Drummond began her blog Confessions of a Pioneer Woman in 2006, and within no time she was winning awards for documenting

life on her cattle ranch in Paul Huska, Oklahoma, as well as her adventures in the kitchen.

She's since written 20 best-selling books, and for the last 10 years, Food Network has aired

her incredibly popular Pioneer Woman cooking show, making Rhee one of America's most beloved culinary icons.

Today, Rhee talks with me about her daughter's recent wedding, becoming a foster parent, and the similarities between Southern and Pioneer Woman cooking.

All that and more this week on Biscuits and Jam.

Well, Reed Drummond, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

Well, thank you so much. I'm so excited to be here. Thank you for having me.

Well, it is such an honor to have you on this show. And before we talk about anything else,

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