• Lucy Wiley e-mailed seeking a recipe for chess pie, a classic Southern dessert that is traditionally thickened with fine cornmeal. Several readers responded. I tested two recipes. Ann Criswell, the ...

It’s not apple, pumpkin, or pecan. Even though the turkey gets all the attention on Thanksgiving, we all know that the pies are the real star of the meal. No matter where you live or celebrate the ...

The Southern Desperation Delight Known as a "desperation pie" because it relies on just a few very basic ingredients - the ...

With a name like chess pie, one would think it got its name from some connection to the game, but the origins of this dessert ...

• 1 rolled out basic pie dough round • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted• 1/8 teaspoon salt • 3 large eggs • 1/4 to 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour • 1/3 cup ...

Dena Wruble and Tracy Rapp are the editors of Simply Southern With a Dash of Kosher Soul. Chess pie is one of the South’s great contributions to the culinary arts. One folk story asserts that it was ...