In a saucepan with a small amount of water, heat raisins until they plump. Drain and set aside to cool. In another saucepan, mix milk, flour, cornstarch, sugar and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat ...

NEW ORLEANS — I don’t think raisins get enough love. I grew up eating raisin bread pudding because Mom and Grandma always (and I mean ALWAYS) put raisins in their bread pudding. When I grew up I swore ...

Just in time for Pi Day, my columns on chocolate pie recipes seem to have sent a lot of folks to the kitchen and at least one of my readers in search of her own favorite heirloom pie recipe.

Long before trendy desserts took over, pies were the heart of homemade comfort. Families gathered around tables to share ...

There was a time when a dessert called Amish funeral pie was a very popular food item made for funerals and other special occasions in Pennsylvania Dutch culture, says William Woys Weaver. This pie ...

Today’s original recipe came from—hold your breath—Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. That’s right—a “hospital food” recipe. Years ago, as a columnist for my local newspaper, I kept receiving requests for ...

If you’re anything like me, the fall season means food season. The time is traditionally associated with the harvest, and everything culminating with a Thanksgiving celebration does mean one ...

Imagine if RuPaul, Rose Nylund, and Julia Child had a baby. You'd get Bertha Mason, a Midwestern, pie-baking drag queen who now calls LA home. She’s tall and broad-shouldered, and favors bright ...