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Who says you can’t eat barbecue for breakfast? As J. C. Reid of the Houston Chronicle recently reported, more and more Texans are doing just that. A host of joints in Houston and Austin have started stuffing breakfast tacos with smoked brisket and eggs, and some are even piling brisket on top of waffles and rolling it inside of breakfast tamales. This is apparently a fairly new thing for Texans. Reid opens the piece by noting that “for most barbecue consumers, lunch is where it’s at....

There’s so much to do on Thanksgiving: Catch up with family, watch some football, and prepare a fabulous holiday meal. That last one can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be, especially if you’re willing to outsource some of it. May we suggest having a barbecue turkey shipped to you? The turkey is the most time-consuming part of the Thanksgiving meal…and it’s easy to mess up. Fortunately, we live in the South, which means we are lucky enough to have plenty of delicious barbecue restaurants to choose from....

Whether you’re drowning your sorrows in a pint of Blue Bell ice cream or eating your feelings at the Waffle House, there’s no doubt that eating is therapeutic. As anyone who has found themselves beating eggs, whipping cream, and pounding out biscuit dough can attest, cooking can be pretty therapeutic, as well. While any Southern grandma would probably scoff at the need for a study on the idea of cooking as therapy—because, of course, retreating to the kitchen to whip up fried chicken, collards, and cornbread is good for the soul—one study found that baking classes boosted confidence and increased concentration....

Augusta National has spent the past two decades buying up the property around its borders, purchasing more than 100 properties across 270 acres by offering owners prices that were too good to refuse. According to NJ.com, the golf club spent more than $40 million to bulldoze the neighborhood once sat across from Gate 6-A at the Masters—save for one unassuming brick house that no amount of money can buy. Herman and Elizabeth Thacker built the three-bedroom home at 1112 Stanley Road in 1959....

As kids, we often think that a pillow is a pillow is a pillow. It’s all the same to us, and we get a fine night of sleep regardless. Yet most of us reach a day when merely sleeping in the wrong position on a pillow that’s too soft or too flat brings on a crick in the neck that sticks around for days. Eventually, we become so scared of the gnarly neck cricks that we turn into the type of people that bring their own pillows on every trip....

Fans of legendary Southern writer Pat Conroy may be more familiar with Daufuskie Island than they realize. In his 1972 memoir “The Water is Wide,” Conroy documents his yearlong experience teaching underserved students on Yamacraw Island. All the stories—as well as his gorgeous descriptions of the wild, largely uninhabited island, are true—and they all took place on Daufuskie Island. More than 50 years later, a lot has changed on Daufuskie Island, but its immense beauty, awe-inspiring landscapes, and relative obscurity have not....

If it seems a bit early to be talking about special Christmas flavors of food, it is. We’re still more than three months away from the big day, but ornaments and candy canes will be hitting store shelves before you know it, and for a certain cherished Southern treat, it’s best to be prepared. We’re talking about Blue Bell’s Christmas Cookies ice cream, of course. The festive flavor blends three holiday cookies—chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and sugar—into a sugar cookie ice cream base accented with a green icing swirl and red sprinkles....

You might be boiling chicken for chicken salad or a comforting casserole and you notice foam. It congregates around the edges of the pot and is somewhere between white and gray in color. That same foam tends to plague big pots of chicken stock made with chicken pieces or bones, and if you cook the stock long enough, you’ll notice it breaks down and the broth becomes cloudy. Maybe the foam doesn’t bother you, or perhaps you’re the person who diligently skims it off....

Tomatoes are among the most popular backyard garden crops—and with good reason. Tomatoes are easy to grow, produce high yields, and the home-grown fruits taste far superior to their store-bought counterparts. But growing tomatoes is not without its challenges. One problem growers commonly encounter is twisted or curling tomato leaves. This is caused by a variety of factors, some more serious than others. Learn what causes curling tomato leaves and how you can avoid the problem....

If your pup ever lays on his back with his paws up in the air, you may be wondering what’s up with that position. Isn’t it adorable and doesn’t it look funny? It is and it does. But there’s some interesting notes about why your dog sleeps on his back. We asked a leading veterinarian to weigh in on just what this paws up sleep position means. Cooling Off Opposite of the fetal position, on their back with paws in the air says your dog is looking for a little cooling off....

Nesting sea turtles aren’t the only thing coming ashore on Padre Island. Mysterious rubber bales are also washing up on Texas beaches. Padre Island National Seashore recently took to Facebook to explain the surprising origin of the decaying objects that have been appearing on Gulf beaches since 2020. According to the national park, the bales were on a German ship sunk by the U.S. off Brazil’s coast during World War II....

When it comes to blooms, carnations may not win a popularity contest. “The floral industry kind of publicized them as fillers,” says Carolyn Chen, owner of Wild Things in Birmingham. She also notes pop culture’s influence—namely a Sex and the City episode in which a character predicts a date will be bad when a man gives her a bouquet of the offending flowers. “Things like that have snowballed into a big red X on carnations,” she explains....

Kelly Clarkson took to Instagram over the weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of her life-changing American Idol win. “20 years ago today I won American Idol and it forever changed the course of my life,” the Texas-born multihyphenate wrote in a heartfelt note shared on Sunday. “That moment was the door that opened up so much access and opportunity, and the creative partnerships that I will be grateful for all of my days....

Are you using your loaf pan to its full potential? Sure, you probably use it to make Ina Garten’s Applesauce Cake and Banana Bread, but have you ever tried thinking outside the box (or in this case, the flour bag)? If you reserve your loaf pan for nothing but cakes and breads, you’re surely missing out on some great opportunities. After all, the compact, rectangular shape of the loaf pan lends itself to a variety of foods that don’t involve bread or cake....

Once upon a time, we loved Trader Joe’s. And then we discovered Aldi. Glorious Aldi. It’s time to forget the two buck chuck, and appreciate that this Germany-based discount supermarket chain that carries Trader Joe’s-style products at Walmart-low prices. We also love that Aldi keeps shopping interesting and fun by regularly releasing Aldi Finds, premium food and household products that are in stores for a limited-time at their signature bargain prices....

Over drinks, my friend told me a funny housekeeping story. She was hosting a dinner party for her family and decided to use a tablecloth she had inherited from her mother. Since they were not really the tablecloth type, when she dug the linen out of the closet, it was wrinkled. So she pulled out the ironing board and was plugging in the iron waiting for it to heat up when her child stopped her with a question: “What is that?...

HGTV just wrapped filming on a project that combines two of our favorite things: Christmas movies and the Napiers. Following the success of Food Network’s first-ever scripted feature, Candy Coated Christmas with Ree Drummond last November, discovery+ is leaning into the idea with four new movies: two from HGTV and two from Food Network. HGTV’s entrance to the scripted holiday scene includes Home Town’s Ben and Erin in A Christmas Open House and Love it or List It’s Hilary Farr in Designing Christmas....

As much as we love biscuits, we’ll admit there are times where we just can’t finish an entire batch. With biscuits already stale, hot glazed “bonuts” aren’t an option. What’s a Southerner to do? Make biscuit croutons. As Lifehacker pointed out, it’s the perfect use for days-old biscuits that are too hard to eat. “[Biscuit Croutons] absorb whatever fat you toss them in far better than any other bread, and they cook up super-crispy on the outside while remaining tender and every-so-slightly chewy on the inside,” writes the article’s author Claire Lower....

Pop, pop, pop. Your dog instantly knows when the air popper is hoppin’ and traipses over to get in on your snack. But aside from the cuteness overload of tossing Fifi popcorn and perfecting her mid-air catch, should your pooch actually eat popcorn? We got the skinny (popcorn is a low-fat snack after all) from two veterinarians who were happy to weigh in before movie night at your house. “Yes, dogs (and cats) can eat popcorn!...

Thick and cake-like, gooey, fudge-filled, cream-cheese or peanut-butter swirled: It’s no secret that brownies, in all of their many varieties, are as satisfying as chocolate desserts come. What’s more: Making a pan of the toothsome chocolate treats is easy, with a good number of brownie recipes only requiring one bowl and pantry ingredients. Add chopped walnuts to your favorite recipe for a delicious crunch, or top the raw dough with a couple of handfuls of chocolate candies, such as M&Ms....