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Carolina Curious: Is North Carolina still Southern?

9:17am November 28, 2023

Nearly half of North Carolina's residents were born out of state, but cultural traditions help keep its Southern appeal, according to researchers.

The key to making the quintessential biscuit of the American South, like these from Callie's Charleston Biscuits Bakery in Charleston, S.C., is more about technique than a specific flour, some bakers say.

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Arts

Is The Power Of The Flour Really The Secret To Baking The Perfect Biscuit?

8:02am January 19, 2019

by Kristen Hartke

While some bakers believe that soft wheat flour, found primarily in the American South, is the best for making light, flaky biscuits, others say the key to better biscuits comes down to technique.

Acheson recommends looking for simple slow cookers with heavy insert pans.

National

'The Chef And The Slow Cooker': An Old Technology That's Newly Relevant

1:11pm October 14, 2017

by Laurel Dalrymple

Chef Hugh Acheson's new book contains more than 100 recipes for the workhorse kitchen tool of convenience. He says this old standby "really is a gateway to cooking from scratch again."

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One of Twitty's projects is his "Southern Discomfort Tour" — a journey through the "forgotten little Africa" of the Old South. He picks cotton, chops wood, works in rice fields and cooks for audiences in plantation kitchens while dressed in slave clothi

A Black Food Historian Explores His Bittersweet Connection To Robert E. Lee

7:00am September 05, 2017

by Nina Martyris

Michael Twitty's enslaved ancestors witnessed the Confederate general's surrender, the significance of which weaves through his new memoir as he seeks 'culinary justice' for African Americans.

Can Democrats Find Their Southern Charm?

9:42am November 01, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Governors races in Kentucky and Louisiana are within reach for Democrats this month — thanks to both appealing moderate candidates and flawed GOP nominees.