Category Archives: seafood
Grilled blackened catfish with melon salsa and creamy grits
Hey, ya’ll. The weather’s finally warming up and it’s time to get outside to do some cooking. I have a great recipe (she said modestly) for blackened catfish using my trusty black-iron skillet on the grill. It’s posted on the … Continue reading
Southern fried fish tacos
I am torn as to the theme of this post. Using things up or stuff I always have on hand. Let’s vote. Who wants using things up? Anyone? Anyone? Well, alrighty then. It’s stuff I always have on hand. I … Continue reading
Shrimp scampi
My friend, Mary Ann, goes on a mission from time to time to empty her entire freezer, refrigerator and pantry of all food objects – finding a way to make them into some kind of meal. I admire this. When … Continue reading
Grilled shrimp with Comeback Sauce
O.K., ya’ll. This is brave new territory for me and I need some help. A few months ago, Char-Broil asked me to blog for them. Actually, they asked me and 29 other food bloggers. But I’m pretty happy with those … Continue reading
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Food therapy
It would be unseemly to boast about the exceptional quality of the funeral food that arrived at Bunny’s house after the passing of my father-in-law. That would indicate there is a pecking order in the desirability of funeral food, which … Continue reading
Paul
They say it was a brave man who first ate an oyster. I have known a few brave men in my life. The first was my father, who taught me to eat oysters. The second and third are my husband … Continue reading
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Shrimp remoulade with fried green tomatoes
Waste not, want not. That’s the mantra of the Southern cook. Which is how fried green tomatoes came into being. There are two schools of thought on why frying green tomatoes ever got started in the first place. One school … Continue reading
Filed under salads, seafood, sides, Uncategorized, veggies
Lobster rolls
Oh, yes. What else is there to say? Back before I got married, I did a lot of traveling by myself. I liked it. And one of my favorite places to go was Maine. Fly into the Boston airport, rent … Continue reading
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One of the greatest meals of my life
I don’t know where to begin, so I will just start. I had one of the greatest meals of my life today. Of my life. It is Day Three of the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium and I am about to … Continue reading
Pad Thai
I know, I know. This is a blog about Southern food and I am going to talk to you about Pad Thai. Some people think all we eat down here are collard greens, fried fish and macaroni and cheese. But … Continue reading
