Welcome to Garden Party, where Trace Barnett invites you into his home kitchen and family farm.

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Perfect Sunny Season Recipes

Try Trace’s savory, sweet spring and summer recipes made with ingredients you can find in your backyard!

Homemade Bone Broth

Easy Homemade Bone Broth

Homemade broth is an easy, cost-effective way to use kitchen scraps and create a flavorful, preservative-free stock that's better than store-bought and easy to freeze for later use.

Good Southern Cornbread: History, Variations, and the Sugar Debate

These fluffy, homemade dinner rolls are a quick and easy addition to any meal!

Lunchroom Lady Rolls

These fluffy, homemade dinner rolls are a quick and easy addition to any meal!
Zucchini Tikka Masala
Zucchini Tikka Masala (with a Southern twist!)

Zucchini Tikka Masala

Try this easy Indian-inspired recipe you can make in 30 minutes or less that also uses up all that excess zucchini from your summer garden.

Luncheon Corn Salad

Enjoy the best summer vegetables with Trace's favorite corn salad recipe!

Two-Ingredient Homemade Ice Cream

This super simple recipe doesn’t require any fancy equipment or churning. All you need is a mixer and a few minutes.

Trace’s Tomato Pie

Tomato Pie captures the essence of Southern cuisine, where fresh ingredients and comforting, home-cooked flavors reign supreme.
Lemon Possets Recipe
Trace holding a tray of lemon possets while smiling

Lemon Possets: A Delectable Dessert with a Rich History

Channel your inner medieval connoisseur and savor the magic of lemon possets with this velvety recipe.

Spring Greens “Goose Feed” Salad with Bacon Jam

Trace transforms an old family recipe with bacon jam.

A Guide to Enjoying Tomato Season

Make the most of tomato season! Elevate your next tomato sandwich with this quick yet sophisticated tomato sandwich recipe.

Stuffed Squash Blossoms

Are your summer squash plants blooming like crazy right about now? Make the most of the whole crop with this savory summer appetizer recipe!

Make Watermelon Cobbler with Trace Barnett!

Watermelon, when combined with all the traditional flavors of a cobbler, essentially is summer in a bite.
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Gardening Tips

We’re sharing the dirt on gardening, ya’ll.

Harden Off Your Plants

Out of the Greenhouse, Into the Garden: How to Harden Off Your Plants

Discover the key to stronger, healthier plants! Learn how hardening off and nutrient-rich soil can transform your garden!

Hummingbirds

We delve into hummingbird migration patterns, feeding preferences, nesting behaviors, and essential considerations for attracting and supporting these tiny marvels in your backyard.

How to Grow and Care for Tomato Plants | Gardening 101

Follow this step-by-step guide for choosing, planting, and caring for your delicious, homegrown tomato plants. With proper attention to plant health, support, and environmental conditions, you can savor the fruits of your labor all season long.

Edible Container Gardens | Gardening 101

Limited space? Container gardening is for you. Learn how to start a vegetable garden and what to plant.

Propagating Houseplants and Dividing Perennials | Gardening 101

Spring is the perfect time to rejuvenate your garden by propagating houseplants and dividing summer and fall blooming perennials.
How to amend your soil

How I Fertilize My Old Soil Beds | Gardening 101

Enrich your poor garden for vibrant season-long planting and learn why it's important to nourish your soil.
Seed Starting step-by-step | Garden Party

How to Start Seeds Indoors | Gardening 101

Trace Barnett is gettin' dirty! Tomatoes, peppers, okra, eggplants and herbs galore. Trace shares all the tips and tricks for a bountiful harvest.

The Birds and the Bees with Trace Barnett

Trace walks you through how to attract honeybees and hummingbirds to your backyard to support their populations while enhancing your garden’s vibrancy.
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DIY & How-To

Trace is known for his artistic proclivities, and that extends to his garden as well. If you’re a fan of digging in the dirt and turning one man’s junk into treasure, come on in!

Cast Iron 101

This method will restore even the rustiest cast iron to like-new condition, ready for years of cooking!
Trace holding a giant jar of canned tomatoes like it's a baby

How to Can Vegetables for Beginners

Canning these homegrown tomatoes is a healthy and cost-efficient way to enjoy the flavors of summer all year long. From sauces to soups, you can use preserved tomatoes in a wide range of recipes.

How to Freeze & Store Vegetables

Trace shows you the quickest way to retain the texture, color, and nutritional value of your vegetables.
Festive Fall Containers
Trace, Festive Fall Containers

Festive Fall Containers

Invite color and texture into your garden with this beautiful, repurposed fall container idea.

Turnip Jack-O-Lantern

We're dipping a toe back in history for this autumnal craft.

Choosing the Perfect Pumpkin

Does the perfect pumpkin exist? Learn how to pick the perfect gourd and make it last for months to come!
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Hearty Recipes

Warm and hearty recipes to keep you full all winter.

Herb-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Reduction

Cook the perfect beef tenderloin with this easy holiday recipe, complete with gourmet tips and tricks!
Pumpkin Coconut Soup
Trace dipping a spoon full of his pumpkin coconut soup into a white bowl.

Pumpkin Coconut Soup

This Pumpkin Coconut Soup is a creamy and comforting dish with a tropical twist!
Photo of two harvest grain bowls with toppings

Harvest Grain Bowl with Maple Dijon Dressing

This farro grain bowl is packed with fall flavors—roasted squash, Brussels sprouts, cranberries, and a sweet-savory maple Dijon dressing.
Plated fried apple hand pies on a rustic kitchen counter

Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies

Traditional Southern fried pies filled with warm, spiced apple filling are a hand-held delight!
Chicken Dumpling Pot Pie

Chicken Dumpling Pot Pie

Pot pie and chicken and dumplings are staple comfort foods, but what if they were combined? Try this one-dish wonder made from scratch.
Sweet Potato Chili

Sweet Potato Chili

The perfect chili for a chilly day! Enjoy the fusion of sweet and savory in this recipe.

Fried Chicken Dressing

It's a classic for a reason, but it's nothing without some good ol', golden-brown cornbread.
Lane Cake Cupcakes

Granmommie’s Lane Cake Cupcakes

These bite-sized Lane Cake cupcakes are packed full of everything you love about the original Southern classic.

Apple Butter, Autumn’s Sweet Bounty

Step into Mawmaw's kitchen and learn one of Trace's first lessons: how to can and preserve fruits and vegetables.

Roasted Root Vegetables with Honey and Goat Cheese

Trace doesn’t skimp on the goat cheese or the parsnips for this quick, healthy (and colorful) recipe.

Autumn Squash Soup

Enjoy this warm and comforting Autumn Squash Soup recipe, perfect for cozy fall evenings!

Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good with Trace Barnett

Dash off to the pumpkin patch and get ready for a savory, autumnal adventure.
Photo of Trace Barnett in his home holding a plate of his freshly made cheddar apple crisp fall recipe.

Cheddar Apple Crisp with Trace Barnett!

Sharp cheddar and crisp apples? This is the BEST dessert or side dish you’ll make all fall, ya’ll!
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Holiday Tips and Recipes

Bring on the cozy this holiday season with some delicious twists on classic dishes!

Vegetarian Wellington with Balsamic Glaze

This is everything you need to know to make the perfect Vegetable Wellington the first time!
Sweet Tea Turkey

Sweet Tea Turkey with Molasses Glaze

What's more Southern than using Mawmaw’s sweet, sweet tea to tenderize and create a sticky molasses glaze for your star turkey?
Wreaths and Garland

Fresh Greenery Wreaths (and Garland)

Add a touch of the outdoors to your decor! Not only is it sustainable, it's budget-friendly to boot.
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Meet the Cook

Alabama homesteader, author, cook and entertainer Trace Barnett serves swanky living with southern flavor.

A popular guest on several television shows, Trace Barnett makes regular appearances on news channels in Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta, and Tupelo. Barnett was a finalist on The Next Food Network Star on Food Network. He was also a finalist on Food Network’s series Comeback Kitchen.

Trace is the author of “Tracing Roots,” his debut cookbook focused on taking a modern approach to living off the land. Trace’s entertaining tips, gardening ideas, recipes, and DIY projects have also been featured in several national and regional magazines and websites.

When Trace is not sharing entertaining tips or teaching people to garden, he enjoys painting and creating art from repurposed materials. He believes in utilizing industrial materials to create beautiful artwork that blurs the lines between organic and inorganic so that they seamlessly flow together. He feels that it is equally important to highlight the integrity of the existing space while salvaging original components and rethinking them in a new and innovative manner. He is best known for his artwork featuring found items arranged on a canvas and covered in white paint, cheekily called “White Trash.”

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