American novelist Barbara Kingsolver wrote, in her book Animal Dreams, “If you want sweet dreams, you’ve got to live a sweet ...

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 ...

If you think Appalachian food is all biscuits and vibes, you’re only half right. These dishes didn’t come from trend cycles ...

Cookies as a staple of our society are thought to have originated in 7th-century Persia (now Iran), one of the first regions ...

A freshly baked pot of homemade macaroni 'n cheese. There are some things that we cannot imagine a world without. We all have our lists: baby blankets, peanut butter sandwiches, milk and cookies, ...

Southern Appalachia stretches from Tennessee to North Carolina, up north through Kentucky and the Virginias to the Ohio and Pennsylvania borders, and south past the state lines of Alabama, Georgia and ...

Meatloaf, a classic comfort food, has a rich history dating back to the late 19th century. The recipe includes ground meat, sausage, onion, ramps, and various seasonings. When it comes to comfort food ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The door to the log cabin kept opening and closing. Ashley English walked in first. Her 2-year-old toddler was a mad man, said the harried mother of two, shutting the door behind her ...

The tomato, pepper and sausage mélange recipe calls for one or two bell peppers, using different colors for more variety, an onion and several sprigs of oregano, as seen here. With the anniversary of ...

When you hear the term “Appalachian cooking,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If your answer is scrappy, down-home country fare, heavy on southern influence (maybe with a squirrel thrown in ...

Mark F. Sohn uses his extensive knowledge of cooking to uncover the romantic secrets of Appalachian food, both within and beyond the kitchen. Shedding new light on Appalachia's food, history, and ...

As a kid, I delighted in grossing out my elementary school classmates with details of how my lower-income, Middle Tennessee family ate squirrel meat. My grandfather would go out with a hunting rifle ...