Welcome to The Soul Food Pot®!
Making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time!
Shaunda Necole is the go-to recipe creator for modern soul food cuisine. She is the founder of The Soul Food Pot, the #1 Southern soul food site on Google, author of six culinary guides, and the host of The Soul Food Pod, Apple’s first show dedicated to the history and culture around iconic African American dishes. She believes in making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time!
Meet Shaunda
Shaunda Necole is a Las Vegas best-selling author, podcaster, and Southern soul food blogger.
“I’m proud to share my family’s African-American soul food recipes representing our beautiful people and a legacy of what we eat.
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
ShaundA Necole & The Soul Food Pot in the press
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Shaunda is fun and creative in the kitchen and will inspire you to try something new or a twist on a longtime favorite.” —Lifehacker
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.
Inspired by my upbringing in Southern Virginia, I’ve shared over 250 recipes across my food blog, five cookbooks, and two seasoning guides. I’ve also codified Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie™ my adapted family recipe that went viral in 2021.
My heritage dates back to my great-grandmother 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 around soul food dishes. My expertise on the origins of red velvet cake is even shared on the dessert’s Wikipedia page!
In 2024, I launched Soul Food On The Strip in Las Vegas, the city’s first and only tour focused on the influence of soul food in the vibrant restaurant scene.
Shaunda Necole & The Soul Food Pot
Join me as I share my family’s classic soul food recipes, Black folks’ food, and African-Caribbean cuisine.
I’m a born and raised Southern girl living my best life in the fabulous Entertainment and Food Capital of the World—”Viva Las Vegas!”
It’s my pleasure to invite you into my kitchen through The Soul Food Pot—one-pot soul food recipes straight to the plate.
What drives my commitment?
Making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time!
Articles featuring Shaunda Necole
Soul Food Recipes + Instant Pot = MAGIC!
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!
Start here!
Easy-to-make soul food recipes
“Cooking with love provides food for the soul.”
Cooking with love does not require long hours in the kitchen. More efficient methods still provide food for the soul.
If you love soul food recipes, I’d love to stay connected and serve you more food for the soul!
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Contact The Soul Food Pot
“Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.”
Got a favorite recipe you’d like to see? Or wanna tell me about a recipe you’ve tried?
Give me a shout, and tell me something good!
You can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.
Be sure to visit my lifestyle blog and Las Vegas travel site.
My lifestyle site is ShaundaNecole.com.
My Las Vegas travel site, VegasRightNow.com, and podcast, Vegas Right Now!
Get my #1 best-selling travel book, 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die, which features a curated list of the best soul food restaurants in my home city of fabulous Las Vegas!
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Check out The Soul Food Pod™
🎙Where to listen:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music
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