Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I first tasted a slice of chess pie while sitting on the side of the road in middle Tennessee. Well, almost the side of the road.

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 ...

Chess pie is one of those forgotten vestiges of old Southern culture, like RC Colas and Moon Pies, that hasn’t yet been snapped up by nouveau foodies and made trendy again, as has been done with ...

A slice of chess pie with whipped cream on top. - Debbismirnoff/Getty Images If you've never had chess pie, a popular Southern dessert, it's sort of like the pound cake of pies. There are no fancy ...

What a funny name, chess pie. Best guess is that the name is an aberration of common language. James Villas, food and wine editor at Town & Country magazine and a serious Southerner, offers this ...

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 ...

A Southern classic, the lemon chess pie recipe gets an update with a rich shortbread crust, juicy berries and fresh whipped cream. Growing up with a dad who loved any lemon dessert, I have had my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A slice of chess pie with whipped cream on top. - Debbismirnoff/Getty Images If you've never had chess pie, a popular Southern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've never had chess pie, a popular Southern dessert, it's sort of like the pound cake of pies. There are no fancy fruits or ...