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When it comes to baking shortcuts, we’re usually skeptical. Especially when it comes to the classics. But the social media excitement over Aldi’s canned fried apples might have us singing a new tune this holiday season. Members of The Aldi Nerd Facebook group have been celebrating the return of the cult-favorite canned good since it returned to store shelves on September 8. From pork chops and pies to dump cakes and cinnamon buns, shoppers have been filling the group with photos of their fuss-free fried apple creations....

Easter services and celebrations around the world have been cancelled this year to help stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus, but there is at least one festivity that will take place. Star singer Andrea Bocelli will perform live from the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday. The Italian tenor was invited by the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, for a solo performance at the religious landmark, Variety reports. Undoubtedly, Sala hopes that the performance will help lift the spirits of his community, the country, and perhaps even the world during the global health crisis that has hit Italy particularly hard....

It’s the mashup we never knew we needed! A Twitter user has combined two Nashville institutions to design the must-have shirt of the season: a Dolly Parton-inspired Nashville Predators jersey. Be still our hearts! “I decided to design @PredsNHL x @DollyParton hockey jerseys (with fringe obviously)” user @arsonandhockey, also known as Corwin Dickson, wrote alongside an illustration of the proposed shirts on Twitter Wednesday evening. The gold-and-blue design features a glamorous two-tone fringe, Western-inspired embellishments, and the pièce de résistance, the team’s saber-toothed mascot wearing a Parton-esque blonde wig....

Royals, they’re just like us! At least when it comes to classic children’s books, it’s clear the youngsters of The British Royal Family so adore the same tomes we hold near and dear to our own hearts. As Town & Country reported in a recent article, some of the royals’ favorite children books are tried-and-true classics we’ve been reading for generations, while some are newer best-sellers that little ones of late have devoured....

We’ve long felt our hearts swoon for the sweet, loving marriage between HGTV’s Home Town stars, Ben and Erin Napier (in addition to seeing their relationship on the show, if you follow the two on social media, it’s clear how deeply the duo love and respect each other). Now, we’re melting over the beautiful union between Erin’s parents, Phil and Karen Rasberry. This Sunday, Erin shared two beautiful photos on Instagram honoring her mother and father’s 46th wedding anniversary....

Are you a cheese enthusiast to the ninth power of Gouda? Do you always have dairy on your mind? Would dinner not be dinner without a side of mozzarella stick? Perk up your ears then, folks. Farm Rich — the maker of frozen snacks and appetizers headquartered in St. Simons Island, Georgia — is hiring a Chief Cheese Officer with a $5,000 salary and some incredible perks. “Farm Rich has a long and successful history in Georgia’s Golden Isles....

If you groan and roll your eyes at the mere mention of the word fruitcake, chances are you just haven’t had a good one. A good fruitcake is as magical as the holiday season: a miracle of fruits, nuts, and spices conveniently baked inside a cake for your edible pleasure. Fruitcake gets a bad rap, however, because many people don’t know how to make it properly. Their attempts turn out heavy and dry—like something that would be better purposed as a doorstop than dessert....

Desiree Robinson, the owner of the legendary Cozy Corner Restaurant in Memphis, just became the first African-American woman to be inducted into the American Royal’s BBQ Hall of Fame. It’s a much-deserved honor, and Robinson’s path to barbecue fame took a bit of a circuitous route. Born in 1937 in Lexington, Mississippi, she moved to Memphis at the age of five. She met her future husband, Raymond Robinson, when they were students at Manassas High School, and they got married after he finished a stint overseas in the Air Force....

It’s tempting, I know, but the key to getting rid of dry skin on your face is gentle exfoliation and moisture, moisture, and more moisture. Skip the abrasive scrubbers and call on an alpha hydroxy acid to boost cell turnover and systematically reveal smoother, softer skin. Above all, the key to getting rid of dry skin and keeping it at bay is prioritizing moisture—and there are a whole lot of ways you can ensure your skin is absolutely swimming in the good stuff....

Jimmy Buffett added another feather to his well-plumed cap Thursday with the inaugural sailing of Margaritaville Paradise, the first ship in the new Margarita at Sea cruise line from the popular lifestyle brand that includes restaurants, resorts and hotels, and residential communities across the U.S. and in Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. Margaritaville at Sea sets sail for Grand Bahama Island out of the Port of Palm Beach on Florida’s East Coast....

Hubig’s famous fruit pies were a staple in Louisiana lunchboxes for decades. The company’s factory in the Faubourg Marigny district of New Orleans churned out perfect little handpies in flavors like apple, lemon, peach, pineapple, and the best, cherry. The Hubig’s Pies factory managed to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and still distributed its fried pies to happy hands and mouths. But in 2012 a fire ripped through the factory and put Hubig’s Pies out of business....

For a New Orleans restaurant, a long lunch line qualifies as something between a minor inconvenience and a tourist-clogged deal breaker. But on this beautiful October day at the Parkway Bakery and Tavern, it turns out to be a sign of ongoing hope. A line of about 50 customers snakes around the wood-frame building—a former bakeshop—giving folks time to make choices and admire the place. First-timers peruse the tight, no-nonsense menu featuring 20 or so variations on the po’boy, New Orleans’ signature sandwich....

In 2021, homeowners whipped out their paint brushes to give the spaces they’d been spending so much time in a fresh new look. Some repainted kitchen cabinetry in bold shades, while others swathed the living room in a soothing hue. We especially loved the vibrant citrus colors that brought a splash of happiness into our houses. Who’s ready for a few new paint trends? Sherwin-Williams has announced its 2022 Colormix Forecast: MODE....

If you have ever volunteered to cook the Thanksgiving turkey, you are probably familiar with the concept of brining—soaking the bird in a mixture of salt water and spices to make it tender and flavorful. Using a dry brine, or rubbing the meat down with salt and dry spices and letting it air dry in the refrigerator, is also a popular method to gain the same results. Along with salt, however, there are other ways and kitchen staples that you can use if you want to tenderize meats....

The South has forever been abundant in farmlands rolling with peaches, pecans, watermelon, and okra—but no crop might be quite so Southern as the humble peanut. If there was a designated Peanut Country, we’d be smack in the middle of it, with nearly 45 percent of peanuts grown in Georgia and the remainder throughout the South, particularly in Alabama and Texas. So it comes to no surprise that some of the South’s most old-fashioned candies found in roadside stores, as well as your grandmother’s kitchen, chose the beloved peanut as the star of the sugary show....

We give Charlotte shop owner Laura Vinroot Poole a lot of love around here, and for good reason. When it comes to creating excellent shopping experiences she’s at the top of every best list for her spots Poole Shop and Capitol. This year Laura launched an app, House Account, that amasses more than 350 independently owned stores across the country, thus changing up the shop-local game. As Laura notes, stepping into a gorgeously designed, well curated boutique provides a respite for us ladies....

Southern-favorite camellias are gorgeous bloomers. They’re longtime residents of gardens and yards across the Southern states, and they add beautiful, long-lasting color thanks to their lengthy flowering seasons. Beyond their lush blooms, these shrubs grow tall and broad, offering shade with their glossy, deep green leaves. Most Southerners know about winter- and spring-blooming camellias (Camellia japonica), but there are fall-blooming hybrids, too (Camellia sasanqua), all of which have their own planting and tending requirements....

Christmas dinners are a time to show off your best holiday china and fill those plates with turkey or ham or, if you happen to live in the Southeastern corner of North Carolina, a good piece of Christmas flounder. Christmas Flounder Origins While many cultures celebrate the Yuletide season with a seafood meal, like the Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes, The Christmas Flounder is unique to one little pocket of the South....

From the porches overlooking Magazine St. in New Orleans, Louisiana, to those along Monument Ave. in Richmond, Virginia, Southern porches tend to have one thing in common, and it’s not hanging baskets, rocking chairs, or very good dogs. It’s not over-the-top lush container gardens, or a wicker bar cart. It’s the eternally classic, perfectly cool, blue ceiling. It’s both superstition and long-standing tradition, and more than anything, it’s pretty. It started with the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina and Georgia, who used the color on windows, shutters, and porches to keep away “haints” or spirits....

Our moms, grandmothers, and favorite aunts sure knew how to put out a relish tray, a type of appetizer that could serve double duty as a side dish when moved to the Sunday lunch or holiday table. Relish trays – a thoughtfully arranged assortment of pickles, olives, crudité, and the like – were so popular that they often warranted their own service pieces, such as ornate cut-glass or crystal plates and platters....