Bobby Parker | Photography By Cindy Burnham

Fayetteville’s French connection is hardly a secret. The city’s very name is the giveaway. Settled by Scottish immigrants in the mid-1700s, the area became known as Campbellton in 1762, …

We found some stepped-up recipes adding layers of goodness and some tasty combinations to the traditional pecan dessert lineup.

A retired couple’s journey from Jersey brings them to Cumberland County where they are pursuing a passion for gardening and sharing their table with their neighbors.

For young Emerson Roscoe, it was all about that ice cream. With a studious eye and two hands gripping the cone, he was determined to lick that scoop of strawberry down to size.

Sarah Wassberg Johnson, who is known online as The Food Historian, says charcuterie boards have working-class roots that can be traced to Medieval times throughout Europe. Cheeses, bread, and wine or beer were often paired with cured meats, fruits and pickled vegetables as standard peasant laborer fare. The meals were portable, did not have to be kept cool, and required few utensils to eat.