Like a lot of Southerners, food is my family’s love language, especially during the holidays when tastebud-triggered nostalgia packs an even stronger emotional punch. With a bite of oyster pie, I can ...

I love a good food story from friends and readers. My friend, co-worker and great cook, Veanna Roberson, tells me her family cannot imagine a Christmas without boiled custard. It is anticipated by the ...

For Nancy Green, of Surf City, one of her favorite holiday dishes isn't something she cooked up herself. It's a recipe that has been handed down through her father's side of the family since before ...

Fresh fruit season is still upon us, and several readers sent inhints for using up the various juicy crops coming our way. Nancy Vitzthum of Fallbrook wrote to tell me her way to prolongthe season and ...

Colonial custard Elizabeth Sullivan reported that Kroger on Virginia Beach Boulevard and GW Marketplace in Ghent carry the eggnog-like drink. The Marketplace packages it as colonial custard and Kroger ...

1/2 gal. milk 2 heaping Tbsp. flour 2 c. sugar 2 Tbsp. vanilla 6 eggs Mix all ingredients, except milk and vanilla, in blender. Cook in large, heavy saucepan with milk until thick. When cool, add ...