By Debra-Lynn B. Hook From Tribune News Service I bite into a plump, juicy blackberry in my Ohio kitchen and suddenly it is a blistering summer afternoon in the South and I am 8. I am with my three sisters and our pails, in the middle of the brambly bushes in the woods behind my…
The Sweet, Simple Nostalgia of Sugar Cream Pie
The Hoosiers lay claim to a simple pie containing very few ingredients. Ask any Indianian about this dessert, which harkens back to the 1800s, and you’re more than likely to be regaled with fond stories about how sugar cream pie was a much-anticipated treat at family gatherings. This humble pie contains a mere six ingredients:…
Tucson, Arizona: A Culinary Oasis in the Sonoran Desert
Carlos Figueroa is focusing intently on what he says was once just an avocation—freshly made, small-batch tortillas using heirloom corn varieties that are centuries, perhaps even thousands of years old. “I just wanted good corn tortillas, man,” explains the owner of Maiz Tucson, who began making his by hand seven years ago. His day job…
Chislic: Meat on a Stick, South Dakota-Style
Chislic is the most delicious traditional dish you’ve never heard of … unless you’re from South Dakota, in which case, it’s the center of your social life. In 2018, the state legislature passed a bill, subsequently signed by the governor, to make chislic the state’s “official nosh.” Within the southeastern corner of South Dakota lies…
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