Grandma called sweet potato pie, a staple on many holiday tables in the South, “autumn comfort food at its best.”

Grandma liked to celebrate July Fourth with a bang! Her easy decorating technique made sparkling bursts of color—and plenty of OOHs and AAHs from her …

Grandma’s moist and lemony cake was always the “star” of our family summer gatherings!

For an especially festive July Fourth cake, Grandma would use blueberries and halved strawberries to top the cake, arranging them to make an American flag. …

This crowd-pleasing cake was a tradition at the Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma’s church. She liked to decorate it a different way each year. …

We always asked Grandma to put lots of food coloring in the batter of these easy cupcakes—the greener the better, we said!

Grandma loved when we requested this pie because it was easy, fast and she didn’t have to turn on the oven.

Grandma didn’t need fancy cake pans to make special cakes. She made this pretty Valentine treat using her regular baking pans, one square and one …

Grandma always said that these individual star-shaped cakes were “pure elegance.” She served them on her prettiest dessert plates.

Grandma used lots of colored decorating gel (especially green!) to make this pretty cake.