BRASSTOWN, N.C. — Jack Smoot carefully pulled his handcrafted dulcimer out of its soft velvet, purple case and began to pluck away. “’Tis the gift to be simple. ‘Tis the gift to be free,” he sang. A ...

I recently made Ronni Lundy’s creamy pea and ham soup from "Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes" (Photo by Sarah Melotte). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, ...

ASHEVILLE - In the latest episode of "Top Chef," the five remaining contestants took a detour from filming in Charlotte and Greenville, South Carolina, to trek to the Appalachian Mountains for a taste ...

While I grew up eating soup beans and cornbread as a weeknight staple, I didn't realize it was what some would call "Appalachian food." It's just what my family ate, but I soon learned that this ...

To find food packed with meaning, history, and comfort, look no further than Appalachian cuisine. The traditional dishes of the Appalachian mountains are infused with memories of community gatherings, ...

This week, SG Séguret explores a recipe for "haggis" and tatties. Haggis a savory pudding containing a mixture of sheep's heart, liver, and lungs, minced with chopped onion, oatmeal, beef or mutton ...

Southern style chicken fried steak on plate with mashed potatoes and green beans on rustic table - Food is Love/Shutterstock You've heard of Southern comfort food and country cuisine, but mountain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Meatloaf is wonderful after a day of hiking or working or hiking, as well as being easy to prepare for a family-sized gathering," ...

Southern Appalachia stretches from Tennessee to North Carolina, up north through Kentucky and the Virginias to the Ohio and Pennsylvania borders, and south past the state lines of Alabama, Georgia and ...

I have lived my whole life in the South, and I come from a long line of Southerners – my mama was raised in Alabama and my dad in North Carolina. Consequently, I have a soft spot in my heart for the ...

When Erica Abrams Locklear discovered her Appalachian grandmother’s cookbook, she was shocked by what she found. It was filled with recipes for “traditional” mountain foods like apple stack cake and ...

Chef William Dissen is an early pioneer of the farm-to-table and ocean sustainability movements in the Appalachia region. West Virginia-born restaurateur and chef William Dissen and his wife Jenny, a ...