• Lucy Wiley e-mailed seeking a recipe for chess pie, a classic Southern dessert that is traditionally thickened with fine cornmeal. Several readers responded. I tested two recipes. Ann Criswell, the ...

It’s the perfect move for a gathering where some people want pie, some want chocolate and everyone wants something sweet. By The New York Times Cooking Credit...Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food ...

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Celebrate the holidays with these recipes courtesy of New York Times Cooking, specially chosen for "Sunday Morning" viewers. We are pleased to share Yewande Komolafe's Lemon Buttermilk Chess Pie With ...

There's something magical about desserts that instantly transport you back to Grandma's kitchen-the smell of sugar, butter, ...

Patti Tullar is credited with making this pie; her children get the credit for naming it when they told their mom the dessert ...

Chess squares have the same buttery, creamy texture of chess pie but in a crowd-friendly dessert bar style. Without a fussy frosting or topping, these are a great make-ahead option.

The first time I remember hearing of a chess pie was as a little girl at my grandmother's house. There was this pie on their dining room table and my grandparents and their friends had practically ...

When you talk about classic dessert recipes, if you say that something is old-fashioned, Southerners believe you might as well say that it is tried-and-true or that it just tastes good. These decadent ...