Picnics, for me, have historically meant the semiannual, church-wide affairs that took place at a suburban metro park in my hometown. The entire congregation from my Korean church, young and old, ...

With late spring grilling and picnic season upon us, menus are filled with food that can withstand the outdoor heat and feed a crowd. On some occasions, I have the luxury of time to plan a menu. On ...

Georgia Cornbread Cake is a funny name for this simple, quirky, old-fashioned cake which is much more like a pecan cake or pecan coffee cake. Contrary to its name, Georgia Cornbread Cake doesn't ...

Linda Harmon of Statesville sent me a few of her favorite recipes. The first is the curiously named Georgia corn-bread cake. That's curious in part because the recipe doesn't contain any cornmeal. But ...

Anne Byrn is a best-selling cookbook author based in Nashville, Tennessee, where she learned to cook and bake as a child alongside her mother, Bebe. You may recognize her name from “The Cake Mix ...

Baking's biggest fat fight gets a side-by-side smackdown. I set out to see whether butter or oil really makes a difference in baked goods, and when it’s worth sticking to one over the other. By ...

Lard is practically a swear. No surprise, given that both pig and fat are redeployed as insults. Lard used to work the bakery with dignity, yielding flaky pastry and crisp crusts. So when a friend ...