This classic Southern dessert is a wonderful use of seasonal apples. For more, watch the " Apples " episode of A Chef's Life, featuring chef Vivian Howard…
Discover an ocean of flavor in this eastern North Carolina-inspired fish stew recipe by Vivian Howard.
Take a tour of this one-of-a-kind home in Eastern North Carolina
Vivian Howard brings her passion for regional food culture to rural North Carolina and a national audience.
A very unusual pizza where the crust forms while the pizza bakes. You wouldn’t require yeast, kneading, or rolling of the dough. The crust is simply made from a liquid batter. I was so out of ideas and didn’t know what to make for the blog. I had plans to make bao buns or SriRead more
Kathy Bonnet, owner of The Picnic Cafe in Nashville, Tenn., shared the recipe for her classic broccoli salad and the secret to her dressing: make the…
Felicity Cloake's gluten and dairy-free dense almond cake is the perfect treat for afternoon tea. This Mediterranean-inspired recipe is delicious with Greek yoghurt.
Join me for lunch Fifth Avenue style at the luxurious apartment of Howard Slatkin.
This chocolate beet cake is gorgeous, and you'll never ever know there are beets in it. It makes the perfect chocolate birthday cake!
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You may get in trouble pinching someone’s asparagus, but perhaps wild Hackney borage will take your fancy? Our resident food historian focuses in on this genre of edible greenery in her latest piec…
How to Use Venetian Plaster & Toscana Milk Paint Plaster is one of the oldest building materials in history, with the first evidence of it dating back nearly 9,500 years. Venetian plaster became popular around the 15th century, when it was made from slaked (crumbled) limestone and marble. Painters and artists f
If you're looking for a healthy snack that's full of only good-for-you ingredients, this is the one! Not only are they healthy, but they're delicious, too!
Ever since I read The Help by Kathryn Stockett (and later watched the movie), I’ve wanted to try chocolate pie, like the one Minny bakes in the book. Not with the terrible awful–but the original, chocolate one sans, ahem, the added “ingredient.” Don’t know what I’m talking about? Read the book. Then watch the movie. [Continue Reading...]
Howard Johnson's Fried Clams
Cooking for a crowd? We've got the best big-batch breakfast ideas and morning sides to feed the whole crew.
From a sweet chocolate pound cake to a savory Moravian chicken pie, these recipes are our readers’ favorites — and ours, too!
