Say fried pies around a Southerner and you will get some excited looks and the conversation meter kicks into high gear. Few things elicit such fond memories and spark all the senses as remembering the ...

In a post written for The Pioneer Woman website, Drummond spoke lovingly about her recipe for Fried Pies which is an infinitely personalizable dessert. “What is in a name? That which we call a fried ...

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My dad, Jack, used to reminisce about small fried apple fritters that his mother, Elizabeth, would make for him when he was a kid. Of course, like many passed-down family recipes, this one wasn’t ...

At the mention of fried pies, eyebrows rise. People listen. Here in Texas and across the South, the thought recalls memories of childhood. We're not talking fast-food turnover in a box. We mean the ...

When a state legislature strikes a blow for regional gastronomy, it’s usually on the symbolic level, like when Texas lawmakers designated chili to be their official state dish in 1977. But the Georgia ...

There are delicacies I have enjoyed throughout parts of the world that I will fondly conjure from my memories from time to time — brisket off a tailgate at an ASU football game in Sept. 1996, the ...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever passed the I-35 exit with the fried pie sign without stopping. I’ve done it many times. Today I stopped. I can’t say it was life-changing but it certainly changed my ...