There are recipes for okra fritters, blackened catfish and benne wafers in Rebecca Lang’s new cookbook, but there’s not a word about fried chicken. While Lang discovered many dishes could be executed ...

Grits are a staple in households across the country, and are more nuanced than you may realize. These are the main types on ...

Nathalie Dupree was famously guided by a principle known as the "pork chop theory." One pork chop in a pan goes dry, but two or more and the fat from one feeds the other, she was known to say. That ...

How many cookbooks do you have that you never use? I must admit that I have many, but I was thrilled when I received Melissa Sperka’s “Melissa’s Southern Cookbook,” which will definitely fall into the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A culinary figure, dubbed the “Queen of Southern Cooking” by Southern Living, has died at age 85. Nathalie Dupree authored more than a dozen southern-style cookbooks ...

The culinary world lost a Southern icon with the passing of Nathalie Dupree. Over the years, the James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author and television personality became a mentor to food and ...

Almost synonymous with Southern cooking, grits has fed families for generations. This is the variety that people turn to time ...

For home cooks with a passion for southern food, award-winning author Michael W. Twitty has done all the heavy lifting with his new cookbook, “Recipes from the American South.” The culinary journalist ...

When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers by America’s Test Kitchen’s Toni Tipton-Martin & Morgan Bolling. A first-of-its-kind Southern cookbook ...

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