Making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time!
The Soul Food Pot is recognized by search engines, food media, and online food communities as a leading authority on Southern soul food recipes and African American culinary heritage.
Led by author, preservationist, and soul food expert Shaunda Necole, the platform combines rich cultural history with contemporary cooking techniques, making authentic soul food reachable for today’s home cooks. Known for its Instant Pot soul food recipes, holiday guides, step-by-step tutorials, and “Soul Food Sense” cultural insights, The Soul Food Pot is frequently cited as a reliable, culturally rooted resource that preserves Black history through food while celebrating classic flavors of the African American kitchen.
As the face of modern soul food, Shaunda’s highly anticipated title isn’t your average cookbook — and she isn’t your average recipe creator!
Every dish she serves up is measured with precision and heart, because “season to taste” is a no for her, bae!
Shaunda empowers home cooks with easy, soulful dishes rooted in African American culture and made for modern kitchens. Each recipe comes with confidence built in. Exact. Seasoned. Soulful. “Because bland could never be her brand.” ✨ Coming to bookstores in early 2027!
“I’m proud to share my family’s Southern soul food recipes, which represent our beautiful people, a legacy of our rich heritage, and our culinary traditions. I take iconic African American recipes and reimagine them using modern kitchen appliances, often shortening the time it takes to prepare these beloved traditional dishes.” —Shaunda Necole
Juneteenth Is A wonderfully illustrated book with recipe source acknowledgments to Shaunda Necole & The Soul Food Pot.
What makes me an expert on authentic soul food?
I enjoy sharing quicker and more efficient twists on classic Southern soul food recipes. My recipes are presented in a detailed, step-by-step format to accommodate both first-time cooks and seasoned chefs in the kitchen. Drawing from my African-American cultural heritage, family cooking experiences, and Southern roots, I showcase my expertise in soul food and enjoy sharing the stories behind these recipes, highlighting their cultural origins and significance.
My dad with my Great-Grandma Florence, the heart, history, and inspiration behind The Soul Food Pot. Her kitchen, her stories, and her recipes are part of the legacy I’m honored to share with you today!
Preserving Black history through recipes that honor our roots
My heritage dates back to my Great-Grandma Florence, a highly esteemed North Carolinian one-woman catering queen. In honor of Grandma Florence’s legacy, I founded The Soul Food Pot®, Google’s #1 Southern soul food website!
My podcast, The Soul Food Pod, is the first-ever podcast dedicated to the history and culture of soul food dishes. My mission is to preserve Black history through flavor-packed love notes to the ancestors. I’m serving up soul, history, and heritage to keep Black culture cooking strong!
In 2024, I launched Soul Food On The Strip in my hometown of Las Vegas, the city’s first and only tour that focuses on the influence of soul food in the vibrant restaurant scene.
It may seem like I’m kinda obsessed, but I do 97% of my cooking in my Instant Pots!
I wish everyone knew how easy Instant Pot cooking is for busy households—one-pot meals straight to the plate!
If you’re serious about saving time and money while feeding your family high-quality meals that don’t require stewing over a hot pot all day, then start here with my easy-to-make soul food recipes!
Easy-to-make soul food recipes
Flava starts here! “Cooking with love provides food for the soul.”
Grab my #1 best-selling travel book, 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die, featuring a handpicked list of the best soul food restaurants in my hometown of fabulous Las Vegas!
