cooking

Emily Meggett, Preserver of Gullah Geechee Foodways of the Coastal South, Dies at 90

Mrs. Meggett cooked for decades for her family and church, and as a domestic worker for white families in South Carolina. Her book represents the work of many women who preserved food traditions passed from Africa through slavery and Jim Crow. 

A Brief History of the Crock-Pot

Eighty years after it was patented, the Crock-Pot remains a comforting presence in American kitchens.