RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
If you can’t get enough chocolate, a drizzle of royal icing is a simple, easy complement to this dense, rich cake.
RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
A recipe created “almost by accident” turns into a sensation.
RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
For generations, families and communities have come together around this traditional Mountain dessert.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
A Southern favorite receives a new spin in this baked casserole recipe sure to please your family.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
In grade school, recipe developer Lynn Wells always looked forward to peanut butter cake day in the cafeteria. Now, she shares her recipe.
RECIPE BY ANGUS BARN | PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLES HARRIS
Van Eure runs the Angus Barn, where the chocolate chess pie recipe was developed by her mother and a waitress in the 1960s.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
Load up this pound cake with blueberries and top it off with a lemony glaze.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
Spread on your favorite bread for lunch — or on crackers for a satisfying snack.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
For a potluck meal or a family supper, cheeseburger pasta casserole is a crowd-pleaser.
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
If you’re craving barbecue but can’t have a full-on pig pickin’, pull out your slow cooker. We can help.
RECIPE BY MAVIS BRANNIN OF MOORESVILLE | PHOTOGRAPH BY TAYLOR MCBRIDE
In North Carolina, Pig Pickin’ Cake is an essential companion to any good barbecue (noun, not a verb).
RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT HULSMAN
This simple, comforting eastern North Carolina favorite is too delicious not to share with the rest of the state.
RECIPE BY SMOKY SHADOWS LODGE | PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM ROBISON
Tomato pie is one of about 150 recipes collected by Ginger Shinn and her family.
When it comes to spreading holiday cheer, the residents of this Chatham County town start early.
Our editor in chief shares a few treasured memories from her childhood home, a Christmas Eve night being one of the very first.
We took some, ahem, creative liberties when we combed through Our State’s archives to find a few favorite stories that carry the tune of a Christmas classic.
From decades-old family recipes to a centuries-old Carolina cookie, we’re filling our holiday tables with dishes that have stood the test of time.
