Gantt shows her followers how to make foods without a recipe — dishes she knows by heart, such as biscuits, chicken and dumplings, fried chicken and roast beef.

Reduce heat, cover and continue cooking until your dumplings are no longer doughy and float to the surface. Once they are cooked, return your chicken meat to the pot and warm through.

If you’re at all familiar with Brenda Gantt, you’ve probably wondered if the energetic septuagenarian cook ever sits down. I’m here to tell you that she does, occasionally. I’ve actually ...