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Like many visitors to this city, Kelly Fields fell in love with New Orleans at first sight. She was a teenager when she traveled there for Mardi Gras from Charleston, South Carolina, but she recalls that she knew it would be her future home. “I moved here as soon as I finished high school,” Fields says. Although she didn’t come to New Orleans with dreams of becoming a chef, Fields soon found herself working, with little experience, at a small family-run bakery that had just landed a big contract....

There’s something exciting happening at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, this spring, and you don’t want to miss it. A special exhibition has taken over the grounds, and it’s a pop art explosion of line and color. Entitled Roy Lichtenstein: Monet’s Garden Goes Pop!, the indoor-outdoor exhibition features a series of large screen prints in which Lichtenstein reinterprets Monet’s paintings. The gardens are also filled with an immersive outdoor installation that marries Monet’s garden at Giverny with the bright colors and graphic shapes of Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art....

Nick Saban offered up a rare smile during a press conference Wednesday. The moment of levity occurred thanks to Aaron Suttles, an Alabama beat writer for The Athletic. Suttles joined the conference via Zoom because he was on dad duty—as evidenced by the adorable baby boy in his arms. When he asked Saban a question about Crimson Tide linebacker Henry To’oTo’o, the smiling coach replied with a question of his own....

Dried-out turkey can happen to the most experienced Thanksgiving cook. It’s not even necessarily your fault—turkeys are so darn huge that they take forever to roast. By the time the dark meat reaches that crucial 180˚F, you may have overcooked the breast meat. Which is why we have that magical elixir called gravy. Gravy isn’t just for serving at the table. You can also use it to “rehydrate” the turkey before you serve it....

We don’t want anyone to panic, but there may be one less side dish at the Thanksgiving table this year. Whether you’re a fan of jellied or a whole berry, store bought or homemade, warm or cold, cranberry sauce is a holiday staple. Unfortunately, thanks to high temperatures and a widespread drought, the nation’s cranberry crop is suffering, the New York Post reports. That could lead to a national cranberry shortage this holiday season....

Highlighter is one of the components in my makeup bag that I once saw as superfluous—and it can be, depending how you use it. Dusting it over my cheekbones to feign that post-moisturizer sheen only lasted so long and often looked more like a radioactive strobe light than a natural glow. That is, until I came across a makeup artist secret that totally changed my game. It’s called pre-highlighting, and it basically only requires switching the order in which you apply your makeup....

Pimiento Cheese Recipes Grilled Pimiento Cheese Sandwich Macaroni-and-Pimiento Cheese Bites Baked Tex-Mex Pimiento Cheese Dip Pimiento Cheese, barbecue, catfish, and grits— all examples of true Southern culinary icons. Yet despite their humble beginnings, the dixie-born gems have become popular across the country. Enter pimiento cheese. A cookbook containing one true pimiento cheese recipe, let alone the many regional variations such as adding paprika or jalapeño peppers, is almost impossible to find; favorite recipes survive by way of oral tradition....

An easy way to boost your home’s Southern charm? Fill a container with colorful caladiums. These tropical, heat-tolerant plants thrive in our region’s stifling summer heat. Caladiums are known for their striking foliage, which can grow quite large and are often shaped like large hearts, lances, or arrows. The hardest spot to keep flowers alive is the shady corner of a garden. The solution? Shade-loving caladiums. Plant them in garden beds, or keep them in containers on covered porches....

Any at-home salad maker worth his or her spinach needs a salad spinner. Even a container of pre-washed greens can use an additional cleaning. I’m not usually a fan of single-use kitchen gadgets, but this one really gets the job done easily, and it does have a few additional perks. I’ll get to those later. Here are three well-reviewed salad spinners for different salad needs. If You Serve Salad As Main Dish: Mueller Large Salad SpinnerBUY IT: $29....

Farmhouse style is here to stay. Southerners can’t get enough of the hallmark shiplap walls, cozy wooden accents, and comfortable interiors of this Joanna Gaines-approved decor trend. With wide front porches (usually lined with rockers), peaked gables, and tall windows, farmhouses deliver big on curb appeal. That’s just one of the reasons why we love the Abbey Place (SL-2055) house plan. This modern farmhouse, created by North Carolina-based Crowe Design & Associates, is just as charming outside as it is inside....

Who doesn’t love to start their day with a piping hot and comforting breakfast casserole? From Creamy Egg Strata to the cheesy goodness of a hash-brown bake, there’s something that just feels right about starting one’s day on an indulgent note. But few can thrive on carbs and cheese alone. Sometimes we need to mix things up with a hearty and filling breakfast that won’t have us begging for a 9 a....

Whether you’re making Ginger-Ale Can Chicken for dinner, fixing German Chocolate Pancakes for breakfast, or whipping up a batch of Mint-Julep Cupcakes for your Kentucky Derby party, making a mess in the kitchen is always fun. Cleaning up after the cooking…not so much. Similarly, you may have noticed that it’s easy to load the dishwasher with all those dirty dishes you just made, but unloading it is a lesson in patience....

Food has always brought Southerners together. From church potlucks and supper clubs to Sunday dinners with family, it seems that there’s often a casserole at the center of our best conversations. Down here, recipes aren’t just about the way food tastes or looks. Those ripped-out magazine pages and stained recipe cards hold memories from our mothers, grandmothers, and dearest friends. As we shared our own recipes on Facebook each week, we started to notice that our readers weren’t just commenting on how their homemade cobblers turned out....

What Is a Sleeping Porch? At the peak of summer in the South, there is no possession more valuable than an air conditioner. On those days when the thermometer hits 90 before 10 a.m., you probably think to yourself, “How in the world did peoples survive before air conditioning?!” Survive they did, as air conditioning was not common in homes until after World War II—which meant the house could actually be one of the most stifling places to be if it lacked adequate cross-ventilation....

If you unwrap a stick of butter and a stick of margarine, you might not be able to tell the difference between the two. They are similar in color and texture, and even used in the same ways, but these two fats are completely different. Butter is a dairy product, made from milk or cream. When the liquid is churned, the butterfat separates from the buttermilk, making a solid yet spreadable light yellow substance....

The name given to the process or sacrament of welcoming a child into the church or faith community varies among denominations, which means you may be looking for a message for a baptism, dedication, or Christening. If you’re unsure of how to phrase your message, follow the invitation’s lead. Typically it will follow some version of “Please join us for the [baptism/dedication/christening] of [child’s name].” We’ve included options here that are ideal for baptism and christening messages, but can also be used for dedications....

The first time I bought groceries on my own, I learned the first commandment of grocery shopping the hard way: Thou shalt not go to Publix without a list. Eighty dollars, a box of sprinkled sugar cookies, and a hodgepodge of ingredients later, I left Publix with plenty of food but nothing for dinner. I’ve come a long way since that expensive trip to the store, and today, my grocery shop is more efficient and budget-friendly than ever: Thanks to a trick I learned from a friend on Instagram, I now organize my grocery list by aisle....

Laundry day usually makes itself known when the hampers are overflowing and you find yourself sniffing a shirt to make sure it’s clean enough. Once you’ve gathered up all the stray socks, gym clothes, and guest towels that someone dared to use, sorted it all by color, and dragged it to the washing machine, do you know the right way to load your top-loading washing machine? While many people have switched to front-loading machines, which can save on water, energy, and soap use, many of us still love the classic top-loading models....

At just six years old, Leo Kelly already has the kind of influence most food critics can only dream of. Kelly, A.K.A. “The Shirley Temple King,” and his adorable Shirley Temple reviews burst onto the restaurant scene when his Instagram profile went viral last week. If somehow you haven’t heard of him yet, prepare yourself for whole new levels of cuteness. With help from his parents, the precocious elementary school student shares honest video reviews of the (virgin) Shirley Temples at various establishments....

When there’s a challenge, 10-year-old Aaliyah Svec rises to meet it. So, when the young wrestler was given the choice between wrestling against kids her own age in the youth division or leveling up and competing at the middle school level, she chose the latter. Because there’s no girls’ division at this level, it meant Aaliyah would be taking on boys three and four years older than her. No stranger to the mat, Aaliyah has been wrestling since she was only 4 years old....