17
June
The circle of life
Last Friday, I took a pan of lasagna to a new mother of twins (she’s not a new mother, she has another tiny human now…
The circle of life
Last Friday, I took a pan of lasagna to a new mother of twins (she’s not a new mother, she has another tiny human now…
Carnitas: So much lard
Terrell said: “Never buy lard in the grocery store. It’s full of chemicals.” That advice from a dear friend kept me from lard for about…
Peach cobbler
If you are lucky, as I am, one day in late spring you find a portable tent at the entrance to your farmer’s market. Under…
Country sausage and chow-chow flat bread
In the mid-1700s the Acadians began their march from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, where they eventually became known as Cajuns. Fortunately, they made a pit…
Cocktail hour
It’s taken a while but King Daddy and I are getting back to cocktail hour. And it kind of started with a trip to the…
Slow-roasted salmon
You know how when you find one recipe that just knocks your socks off you get kind of excited? It happened to me a couple…
3
June
Carnitas: So much lard
Terrell said: “Never buy lard in the grocery store. It’s full of chemicals.” That advice from a dear friend kept me from lard for about…
26
May
Peach cobbler
If you are lucky, as I am, one day in late spring you find a portable tent at the entrance to your farmer’s market. Under…
15
May
Country sausage and chow-chow flat bread
In the mid-1700s the Acadians began their march from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, where they eventually became known as Cajuns. Fortunately, they made a pit…
6
May
Cocktail hour
It’s taken a while but King Daddy and I are getting back to cocktail hour. And it kind of started with a trip to the…
29
April
Slow-roasted salmon
You know how when you find one recipe that just knocks your socks off you get kind of excited? It happened to me a couple…
14
April
Easy chicken and dumplings
It never makes for a pretty picture. It’s all beige. Sure you could fancy it up with some minced parsley but that would be like…
7
April
Off to Thailand
I am roaming up and down the aisles of InterAsian Market searching for something called Chile Jam. It is supposed to be the ketchup of…
17
March
Gas station chicken and Blue Box
All across the South there are gas stations that hide a delicious secret. The first clue appears when you drive up and notice scores of…
11
March
The Bloody Mary Festival
This seemed like an excellent idea when I bought tickets for it for King Daddy’s Christmas present and, indeed, it was. Who doesn’t like a…