On Dec. 2, 1949, the Friday morning edition of the Clarion Ledger, shortened to just "The Clarion-Ledger" by this point, published a recipe for yellow angel cake, which the article calls "simple ...

Cardin Bradley of Knoxville and her mother Jane Wyatt of Cedartown, Georgia, bake fruitcake for people who think they don’t ...

The holiday season has always been about food at our house. I love to order items from the many catalogs that arrive in the ...

Southern boozy treats endure because they blend comfort, celebration, and nostalgia. These recipes turn simple ingredients into rituals worth passing down. The post Why Boozy Southern Treats Have Been ...

The cold weather of the past few days, along with the date on the calendar, have reminded me this is “fruitcake season.” Fruitcakes seem to say “Merry Christmas” in every ...

And so, this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over and a new one just begun. The saga of the fruitcake continues! Since the last of our family’s group from the “Greatest Generation” ...

This holiday, I’m leaning into retro charm with cherry yum-yum, one-day fruitcake and sock-it-to-me-cake. By Vaughn Vreeland Aside from her incredible garden and freezer full of homemade peach ice ...

These rich, nutty cookies will round out any cookie plate. Their powdered-sugar-covered, spherical shape makes them a staple of assorted cookie trays. Buttery, soft, and twice-coated in powdered sugar ...

A recent survey finds 81% of Americans show love for family and friends by preparing holiday dishes, but there’s always one dish at Christmas that ... Read more The post Every Family has a Weird ...

We've all heard, or even shared, stale old jokes about fruitcake. The oft-defamed dessert has been called a blunt-force weapon, a formidable doorstop, and the white elephant regift you hate to see ...

He was the Man in Black. A poster of him flipping the bird to the camera has graced dorm room walls for decades. For a while, he was the one country musician insecure music nerds were allowed to like.