Onion soup recipes have been found as far back as 1393, in Le Ménagier de Paris, with an early version also appearing in ...

Here are some things you can do when you find yourself feeding many, especially when you have a fire for some smokiness. A ...

While I grew up eating soup beans and cornbread as a weeknight staple, I didn't realize it was what some would call "Appalachian food." It's just what my family ate, but I soon learned that this ...

This week I write to you from the North Woods, smoke filling the air from Canadian wildfires, lakes stretched out between shorelines of white birches, balsams, red pines, and giant boulders. The ...

At this time of year, we have several ingredients in abundance, but none so voluptuous as the star-studded tomato and the fresh-dug potato. Of course, like tobacco, no one born in Madison County would ...

The food and stories in Ronni Lundy’s book “Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes” affirm the region’s past and present in vivid color. I recently made Ronni Lundy’s creamy pea and ham soup ...

Transform these common weeds into a delicious fried treat with this Appalachian snack. It's so easy to make, you'll want to have it all the time.

When Erica Abrams Locklear discovered her Appalachian grandmother’s cookbook, she was shocked by what she found. It was filled with recipes for “traditional” mountain foods like apple stack cake and ...

BRASSTOWN, N.C. — Jack Smoot carefully pulled his handcrafted dulcimer out of its soft velvet, purple case and began to pluck away. “’Tis the gift to be simple. ‘Tis the gift to be free,” he sang. A ...