This Southern-style recipe elevates a classic moist cornbread to a flavorful Tex-Mex version. With the addition of green chilies and pepper jack cheese, we've taken the classic and added a twist.

The late Pableaux Johnson, a New Orleans fixture, was known for bringing people together at his beans-and-rice dinners. By Lisa Donovan Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist ...

During one Cucalorus Film Festival many years ago, I watched a short film called "The Accountant." The titular character, played by Ray McKinnon, was driven to preserve the Southern way of life.