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 ...

Chances are, somewhere in the heat of August you have fired up a grill at least a time or two, or even built your own campfire with branches scrounged from nearby woods. If you are bold, you have ...

Along with fresh field corn and taters ’n’ maters, previously expounded upon, I’d be remiss if I didn’t spin an ode to the bean, which comes in many guises. In late summer the markets are brimming ...

I recently made Ronni Lundy’s creamy pea and ham soup from "Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes" (Photo by Sarah Melotte). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, ...

Today I’m in the kitchen making my parents favorite old fashioned Appalachian supper. I slow cook pinto soup beans with salty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tomato, pepper and sausage mélange recipe calls for one or two bell peppers, using different colors for more variety, an onion ...

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 ...

Ronni Lundy knows the stereotypes of Appalachia. She’s heard it all. “Do you wear shoes?” and “Are any of your cousins married?” Still, she proudly claims her stake as part of the hillbilly diaspora, ...