My Big Mama’s favorite dessert wasegg pie. To know Big Mama was to adore her. Her skin was golden bronze melanin, and her spirit glowed even brighter. Credit: Beth Morgan “I justloveegg pie. There’s nothing like it,” she said. The truth was, I’d never had it before.What was egg pie? Jocelyn and her Big Mama in about 1986.Credit: Courtesy Joyce Delk Adams As she talked about it, I realized how unassuming it is: simple, classic, uncomplicated....

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Sad news out of Nashville today. He was replaced by Ben James. Jarrett Gaza Born in Philadelphia, Bonsall joinedThe Oak Ridge Boysin 1973. Credit:Jason Kempin/Getty Images The group famouslyperformed Amazing Grace at president George H.W. Joe loved to sing. He loved to read. Credit:Jarrett Gaza He loved to write. He loved to play banjo. He loved working on the farm. Credit:Brandon Wood And he loved the Philadelphia Phillies....

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And not just for the fish sightings. Stephen Frink Collection/Alamy If youre looking for Jesus, head to Key Largo and bring your snorkel. Image Source/Getty What Is The Christ Of The Abyss? Credit:Stephen Frink Collection/Alamy Many local tour companies offer daily rides. What Else Is There To Do At John Pennekamp? Ride on a glass-bottomed boat, enjoy the parks 30,000 gallon aquarium, or snorkel around an off-shore reef. Christ of the Abyss Statue, John Pennekamp Park, Key Largo, Florida....

Get outside and smoke your turkey this Thanksgiving. “We typically do twoturkeysevery year, onesmokedand the other roasted. We have a huge whiskey-and-bourbon tasting after lunch. Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Everybody brings a bottle, and we all share them and talk about what we’re thankful for.” The mopping saucemade from ketchup, sorghum, and apple cider vinegardoubles as a barbeque sauce for serving. The sweetness from the sorghum is balanced by the heat of the cayenne and the bitterness of the tea....

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If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. I remember thinking Im going to be honest. Im going to tell the truth. Credit: Brian van der Brug / Contributor/Getty For the past fifty years, the iconic coming of age novel,Are You There God? She pulled out her “college typewriter,” to write the tale of 12-year-old Margaret. “I knew next to nothing about writing. But I knew a lot about being in sixth grade....

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Does your grandmother do this? Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Both of my grandmothers loved their onions. We’ll hang them in the basement. Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox The entire box of sweetGeorgiaonions fit into the one pair of her stockings. Consider this talent the perfect formula for storing onions through the winter months. “Food preservation was much more important than what we do today because it was their survival....

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From apples to peaches to berries, this pie runs the fruit gamut. Fruit not in season? Simply use frozen fruit in place of fresh fruit ,and increase theflourto 1/3 cup. Credit:Molly Bolton You may need to cook the filling a little longer. 1cupcleaned andhalved strawberries(about 6 oz.) 1/2cupgranulated sugar 2Tbsp.light brown sugar 1/4tsp.kosher salt 1cupblackberries(about 4 3/4 oz.) Credit:Molly Bolton 1cupblueberries(about 5 1/2 oz.) 1/2cupraspberries(about 2 1/2 oz.) Press the unbaked pie crust into a 9-inch ungreased pie dish; set aside....

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“It makes the house look abandoned,” she stated. “If you don’t do it, I will.” Now that’s a threat an experienced gardener like Grumpy loves to hear. Credit: Getty/LITTLE DINOSAUR Because I know what it takes to tear out an established clump of nandina. (We don’t have one.) Over time, a small clump grows into a thicket the approximate size of Delaware. Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Extracting a clump using a pick or shovel goes about as fast as chiseling your way out of Alcatraz....