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.

It’s easy to confuse a chess pie and a buttermilk pie. Both are classic Southern desserts. Both are simple and homey looking with a single pastry crust and a creamy, pale yellow filling. But take a ...

Some Southern sweets -- pecan pie, pralines, red velvet cake -- are well-loved throughout the country. As someone who was born and raised in southern Indiana, I have fond memories of a dessert that ...

• 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 ...

The chocolate chess pie is a classic menu item at the Angus Barn in Raleigh. The recipe has been tweaked over the years. Juli Leonard jleonard@newsobserver.com Everyone evolves as a cook. What I ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When Sara Foster was growing up in Tennessee, Sunday lunches meant two things: gathering around the dining room table in her granny Foster’s kitchen and homemade pie. Over the last two decades, Foster ...

Chess pie is a classic Southern custard pie — known for a few distinct ingredients, all of which contribute to the beloved filling’s final texture. Chess pie recipes commonly use cornmeal as a ...