No proper Southern-style meal is complete without a slice of soft and fragrant cornbread. This bread is quite simple to make at home, as it only requires a few ingredients -- namely cornmeal ...

Cornmeal is a key ingredient in cornbread, but it can be used for plenty of other dishes, too. Despite its notoriety for being the key ingredient in cornbread, cornmeal is not a one-note ingredient.

In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, salt, pepper, sugar, garlic powder and baking powder. Pour in melted shortening and boiling water, and stir until batter is homogenous. It should be loose.

Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Separate the onion slices into rings. In a large bowl, stir together the buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Immerse the onion rings ...

In this column, Susi Gott Seguret explores cornbread, considered one of America's oldest foods and was introduced by Native ...

Fried okra and cornbread are both mainstays at the Southern supper table, albeit as separate side dishes. But since fried ...