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And right now, the retailer’s Holiday Beauty Haul includes thousands of deals on anti-aging creams, eye-popping mascaras, hair-thickening products, popular nail kits, and more, starting at just $3. Plus, you can get many of the items on this list for an additional 40 percent off when you sign up for your first Subscribe & Save order. Since there are pages and pages of discounts to sift through, we did the work for you and found 20 of the best deals on skincare and beauty items from classic brands that Southern women love....

Whether you eat it by the slice, melt it into a sandwich, grate it onto pasta or chili, stir it into soup, or just eat it straight from the cutting board alongside a glass of wine, you probably have a few bits and pieces of leftover cheese hanging out in your fridge. The chances are also that you’re storing those pieces of cheese incorrectly—don’t worry too much, we are all guilty of it!...

Some of the biggest names in Carolina barbecue are teaming up for a one-day extravaganza celebrating all things pork. Themed “From Palmettos to Long Leaf Pines,” the first-ever Carolina BBQ Festival is the brainchild of Lewis Donald, the owner of Sweet Lew’s BBQ in Charlotte. The May 22nd festival will include an all-star lineup of pitmasters on a mission to represent North and South Carolina’s three regional styles of ‘cue. We’re talking vinegar, mustard, and red sauce, oh my!...

It is a Southern paradox: while the weather outside may be completely uninspiring and bleak, the most bright and cheery fruits of our region are in season. Citrus, like little orbs of all-natural Prozac, hang heavy on trees in groves and backyards from Texas to Florida in winter, and January is peak time for many varieties that grow here—one of those being Meyer lemons. Smooth with an almost surreal sunny gold color, Meyer lemons make for a more mellow lemon taste in everything from vinaigrettes to sweet tea....

Kentucky folksinger and host of WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, Michael Johnathon, is calling on the music community to participate in a newly created Tornado Relief program. The effort will replace damaged or lost musical instruments for those affected by the recent tornados which devastated areas of Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Tennessee free of charge. “By now we are all aware of the devastation our neighbors endured because of the massive tornado over the weekend,” Johnathon said in a release....

This has been a hard year. We are all figuring things out day by day as the coronavirus pandemic continues. We are adjusting our lives to socially distance and keep our families safe. We’ve had to accept the postponement or cancellation of everything from concerts to sports, to weddings. It’s a lot of disappointment to deal with but this morning we have some good news. We now know that one thing will not be cancelled—Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas....

Back in 1922, a man by the name of Charlie Little founded the Good Grape company, which later would became the Double Cola Company. As the tale goes, Charles Little was an eccentric guy who had a bathtub in his house specifically for testing new beverage concoctions. If something was deemed good by family and friends, he would fine tune it and take it to a captive audience on the Chattanooga railroad....

Once sweet, sweet summertime comes to the South, we know one thing: It’s hot as heck, and we need a refreshing beverage. As much as we love a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and straight Kentucky bourbon, we’re in the mood for something light, iced, and easy-drinking enough to quench our thirst without having us three sheets to the wind by dusk. Hi there, spritzer season. Spritzers make a super refreshing aperitif to enjoy any happy hour at home, and if you master the easy ratio of ingredients—which can be customized to your heart’s content—you’re set with an infinite menu of house cocktails to make all summer long....

My initial thought when I began exploring how one might curl her lashes without the use of a lash curler was that it sounded dangerous, like a beauty disaster waiting to happen. But that was before, I know things now, and I’ve determined that it is possible to curl your lashes safely without a curler. While the techniques we’re exploring here probably won’t give you quite the boost of your favorite lash curler, they will work in a pinch and shouldn’t leave you with fewer lashes than when you started (please see beauty disaster)....

Last year, Kellogg’s teamed up with Little Debbie to turn their Oatmeal Creme Pies into a cereal and it was “the cereal mashup of our dreams”. Now, it may have to share the title. After the success of Oatmeal Creme Pie cereal and the out-of-this-world Cosmic Brownies cereal, the company has once again taking inspiration from the snack aisle. Now, they’ve turned their beloved Nutty Buddy cookies into your new favorite breakfast cereal or late night snack....

Crawfish boils are a way of life in the South. Neighbors gather to enjoy piles of meaty “mudbugs,” and the rhythm of snacking on crawfish and taking breaks to laugh and tell stories means crawfish boils generally last the better part of the day. The lazy, enjoyable pace strengthens family bonds and turns neighbors into friends. Part of what gives a crawfish boil its magic is that, although the boil is time-consuming, getting that delicious flavor doesn’t involve tricky culinary skills or mastery of a complicated recipe....

It’s not often that you find yourself running into a glass bottle of Coke anymore. In Kentucky, certainly not—because you’ll run into Ale-8. After being in Kentucky for, I don’t know, three hours, I came across my first one inside a cooler fridge at Wallace Station Deli, one of Kentucky chef Ouita Michel’s restaurants. I asked the cashier, “What’s that?’ while pointing to the green longneck bottle with the old-school logo....

LSU fans have done it again. The excitement in Death Valley over LSU’s overtime win against Alabama was so great, scientists say it momentarily shook the earth. On Monday, LSU’s College of Science reported that seismographs positioned near Tiger Stadium registered earthquake-level activity during two big moments Saturday: when the Tigers scored a touchdown in overtime and three minutes later, when they scored the game-winning two-point conversion. The last time LSU football fans registered on the seismograph was in 1988, when the Tigers upset Auburn in a legendary match known as “Earthquake Game....

Of all the mysteries that surround the life (and death) of New Orleans’ voodoo queen Marie Laveau, one in particular has puzzled both scholars and fans for more than a century. That is, whatever happened to her husband, Jacques Paris? Laveau, a free person of color, was born in the French Quarter in 1801. She was just 18 years old when she married cabinet-maker Jacques Paris, another free person of color from Haiti, at St....

Just a casual trip to the strawberry farm, that’s how this whole thing started. Two buckets of berries later and a quick online search for what to do with them and I soon found myself en route to pick up what would soon become my new favorite kitchen appliance: a Cuisinart Ice 22 Ice Cream Maker. This purchase was not made lightly. To know me is to know that I am a review reader—as in, I will read dozens of reviews until I’m sure I’ve gathered the necessary information for a purchase....

There are plenty of unsung suburbs that deserve to be travel destinations in their own right, and Lexington, South Carolina, is one of them. Not to be outshone by Columbia, South Carolina’s capital and Lexington’s neighbor to the east, this small town is packed with fun things to do whether you’re on a solo trip, a family getaway, or just want to plan a day trip somewhere unexpected. Outdoor Adventure With a population of just over 21,000, Lexington has its small-town bonafides, but it’s also filled with great restaurants and fun outdoor activities, and it has easy access to Lake Murray, where you can have an exciting day on the water with the help of paddle boards and boat charters....

For some people, the phrase “sock it to me” conjures images of Goldie Hawn’s pixie cut, go-go dancing, and the classic 1960s television sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, which coined this once-popular catch phrase. For others, R-E-S-P-E-C-T and the great Aretha Franklin come to mind (although that’s more like “sockittomesockittome…”). And then there are the people who think of cake. Yes, cake. The Sock It to Me Cake, not surprisingly, was also a product of this era....

Sometimes a new plant doesn’t require a trip to the garden shop, but a quick visit to a friend’s yard or even your own. Growing plants from clippings is a super simple way to make the most, quite literally, of what you have. (Or, what your generous neighbor has.) For species that are not cold-hardy, this can be a great way to ensure you have a plant to enjoy next year, regardless of what happens this winter....

Cake makes for the sweetest of endings to any monumental occasion, particularly for wedding celebrations. And if you’ve ever attended a ceremony down South, specifically in Louisiana, you’ve likely heard of one tradition that’s baked right in: the cake pull. One of Louisiana’s many claims to fame is a reverence for customary confections baked with a pound of sugar and nice surprises inside. Take the signature King Cake, for example, where you might find a baby figurine in the colorful, circular pastry, if you’re lucky....

If there was a handbook on “How to Do Thanksgiving the Right Way,” the chapter on desserts would undoubtedly cover the importance of serving a pecan pie at dinner. Holiday dessert tables around the South exhibit a delicious assortment of pecan pies – you can find the classic recipe, the interesting pecan pie/cheesecake variation, and even the pies dressed up with the addition of chocolate and bourbon. Making a beautiful pie crust is your first step in pie-baking success, but there is one more element that will make your pecan pie a winner....