Compass points: 29.57 degrees north, 90.46 degrees west. New Orleans, Louisiana. Jessica B. Harris and her pralines. (Lanna Apisukh for TODAY) The Crescent City at the bend of the Mississippi River is ...

These pecan pralines melt in your mouth and deliver buttery and sweet flavors. They are a hybrid cookie-candy confection and ...

Elizabeth Jancey in Alaska sent the easy microwave recipe for pecan pralines. She says the pralines are then used to make praline powder, a pantry essential in her hometown of Houma, La. “You simply ...

There are different levels to each talent we possess. You can paint beautiful watercolors but never attempt a portrait in oil. Or you can sew stunning wedding dresses but never stitch a quilt. In my ...

Small wonder many cooks, beginner and seasoned alike, are hesitant to make pralines, the crisp candy made of nuts and sugar. Praline recipes in cookbooks nearly always carry words of warning, such as: ...

HOUSTON — HEB and members of the KHOU 11 News family present their favorite African-American cuisine complete with beloved family recipes. If it’s hard and crumbles, then your praline mixture cooked ...

If you have never made pralines, you really need to give it a try. It is a skill that requires patience and love. A word of warning: Once you have acquired the skill, be careful being left alone with ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, "My Culinary Compass," ...