If you've never had chess pie, a popular Southern dessert, it's sort of like the pound cake of pies. There are no fancy fruits or nuts in the filling of this dessert: just sugar, butter, flour, and ...

Jennifer Booker is a celebrity chef based in Atlanta, Georgia, and as someone who grew up in the Mississippi Delta, she loves ...

As part of Pie Week on Morning Edition, Senior National Correspondent Linda Wertheimer shares her chess pie recipe and insights into its origin.... To me, chess pie is an Oklahoma pie with definite ...

This gooey peanut butter custard pie boasts the flakiest crust and a rich fudge drizzle. It’s a holiday dessert with flavors reminiscent of peanut butter–filled chocolates. Cheryl Slocum is a James ...

No matter how long gone the restaurant, some are unforgettable. Downtown's Charl-Mont, once located on the mezzanine of Vandever's department store, was the place to go for scratch cooking like turkey ...

Chess pie is a classic Southern custard pie — known for a few distinct ingredients, all of which contribute to the beloved filling’s final texture. Chess pie recipes commonly use cornmeal as a ...

1 deep dish pie crust 1 block semi-sweet chocolate Baker’s 1 stick margarine 1 tsp vanilla flavoring Fleischman’s 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar Thaw, prick bottom and sides, bake on cookie sheet for approx ...

America’s “chess pie” origin story, as is the case with many foods, is complicated and imprecise. But my chess pie origin story is simply ... chocolate. My mother started making chocolate chess pies ...