It’s easy to confuse a chess pie and a buttermilk pie. Both are classic Southern desserts. Both are simple and homey looking with a single pastry crust and a creamy, pale yellow filling. But take a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Celebrate the holidays with these recipes courtesy of New York Times Cooking, specially chosen for "Sunday Morning" viewers. We are pleased to share Yewande Komolafe's Lemon Buttermilk Chess Pie With ...

Even though the turkey gets all the attention on Thanksgiving, we all know that the pies are the real star of the meal. No ...

The very idea of the main component of a dessert being something sour like buttermilk could seem a bit counterintuitive if ...

Buttermilk pie is one of those old Southern classics that sounds plain until you taste it! It’s custard-like with a slight tang from the buttermilk, and the top bakes up into a thin, golden crust that ...

Some Southern sweets -- pecan pie, pralines, red velvet cake -- are well-loved throughout the country. As someone who was born and raised in southern Indiana, I have fond memories of a dessert that ...

In the introduction to her new cookbook, Cheryl Day writes: “This book would not have been possible without the millions of enslaved laborers who worked in the fields, plantations, and kitchens of the ...

It’s easy to confuse a chess pie and a buttermilk pie. Both are classic Southern desserts. Both are simple and homey looking with a single pastry crust and a creamy, pale yellow filling. But take a ...