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We’ve had a lot of posts about the Instant Pot over the past few months, and many of us have marveled at how well it cooks meats; but you can do a lot more with it than that. Cheesecake is something that does well in the Instant Pot, and there are recipes all over the Web for various versions. Here is the recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake with an Oreo crumb crust, from the Instant Pot website - https://recipes.instantpot.com/recipe/raspberry-cheesecake/- and one of my favorite YouTubers, Dale Calder, shows the process in ‘real’ time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9F5d7pBzMYou will need to find a 7-inch springform...

My brother's wife wanted to know the history behind the southern tradition of the New Year's Day meal, and that started a search. I thought I'd share it with you. First, let me show you What hog jowl is, is, by J.A. Bolton Storyteller I hope your family will be enjoying the traditional meal of collards, black-eyed peas, hog jowl and cornbread for New Year’s Day. I thought in today’s column I would try to explain some of the folklore and customs behind the delicious meal we observe here in the south on New Year’s. I probably need to...

Yard sale etiquette apparently went out the window Friday in Sonora after a 70-year-old man hit another man over the head with a cornbread pan while the two were trying to get access to the sale items. Jon Joslin, 70, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The victim, Joseph Brown, 64, suffered a head laceration but refused medical treatment at the scene, according to Sgt. Jeff Wilson, spokesman for the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department. ...According to Wilson, Joslin arrived early at the yard sale on Via Este Road and was told he would not be allowed...

This is an easy recipe, and is a great way to spice up on something that's already a Southern staple. It's almost like a cross between cornbread and corn pudding.

Plan for U.S. Black Museum Gains Speed By Christina Ling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost a century after an African-American memorial was first proposed for the U.S. capital, a grand vision for a museum encompassing black life in the United States is moving toward realization. Backed by $2 million in federal funds, a special commission appointed by Congress and President Bush (news - web sites) started work this summer on a feasibility study for a national museum of African-American history and culture. "I think it goes without saying that African-Americans have been the major backbone in building and developing America...