Mama would have to be resuscitated if she should ever spot flip-flops at a funeral. When I attended my first Southern funeral, I was just 7 years old. The dearly departed was a distant great-aunt whom ...

You might know Funeral Sandwiches by another, less morbid moniker like ham sliders or party sandwiches. Whatever you call ...

At first glance, a Southern funeral food can look like a spread that's part special holiday feast, part celebratory potluck. The impressive lineup of casseroles, warm and cold salads, stately hams and ...

We Southerners are good at a lot of things. Putting people in their place while still sounding sweet (Bless your heart, darling.) Saying things are “just fine” when, in fact, they’re not at all.

In the South, grief comes with a casserole. Before the obituary hits the paper or the flowers are even ordered, someone’s already brought over deviled eggs. There’s a pound cake on the counter, a ...