Enjoy a cozy Christmas dinner with these Cajun-inspired recipes and menu ideas. From a warm Champagne dressing spinach salad to roasted Cornish hens with fennel, and potatoes with peas and mint, these..

If store-bought desserts don’t quite measure up to your standards, by all means make one yourself. This angel food cake is light and airy, and it can be topped with assorted berries such as strawber..

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE Don’t forget dessert. You can always make it easy on yourself by buying store-bought cookies and cakes, but this pound cake is certain to please. Makes one cake to serve 8 to 12..

I’ve decided that late afternoons on these long summer days are perfect for inviting the neighbors over for a cocktail hour now and then. Mama and Papa often had these impromptu get-togethers years ag..

Makes about 8 servings 1/3 cup shortening 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup Steen’s 100% Pure Cane Syrup 1/3 cup boiling water 1 large egg

Syrup cake is very simple to make, but the flavor of the cane syrup really makes this special. It has long been a favorite cake, especially during the sugarcane season.

A few years ago, a journalist asked me to list a few things I like about summertime in the South. I confess that the summer is my favorite season and I can never get enough of ice cold watermelon, sno..

Ice cream desserts are always so refreshing to serve for those upcoming casual suppers by the pool, on the patio, in the backyard or on a picnic. If you can still find Louisiana strawberries, here ar..

In my book there’s nothing better than bread pudding---rich, creamy and served with a rum or bourbon sauce. WOW! This is my mother’s bread pudding and I know you’re going to love it. RHENA’S..

Makes about 6 servings Cobbler batter: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons frozen butter 4 tablespoons frozen shortening