Seared pork chops cloaked in silky gravy offer warming comfort on a cold evening, and this dish comes together in just 30 minutes.
RECIPES
Buttermilk Cornbread with Sorghum Butter
Sweet, melted sorghum butter is irresistible on piping-hot skillet cornbread.
“Killed” Lettuce
In this Appalachian recipe, fresh lettuce is tossed with hot bacon grease, vinegar, and green onions, causing the lettuce to wilt and “killing” it.
Apple Dumplings
These Granny Smith apples are wrapped in a buttery dough, baked in a cinnamon-brown sugar syrup, and topped off with vanilla ice cream.
Flavors of Appalachia: 4 Mountain Recipes
Generations of mountain cooks have made the most of ingredients sourced from their own backyards. Their recipes comfort and sustain us — in western North Carolina and beyond.
7 Perfect Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
From pumpkin biscuits with orange-honey butter to a zesty pumpkin soup, savor the season of spice with these delicious dishes.
8 Home Canning Recipes from the Our State Archives
From a 1951 recipe for watermelon rind pickles to a contemporary chowchow, these preserves are timeless — and delicious.
Nancy’s Pineapple Molasses Cake
Break out your Bundt pan for this ultra-moist cake, which has made Nancy Futrell famous in Denton.
The Case of the Missing Culinary Classic
Born in a private Charlotte kitchen in 1941, the vegetable sandwich was all the rage by the 1960s. And then it vanished. What ever happened to this Queen City treat?
