28
April
Blue Apron versus Hello Fresh
If you’d told me just a few years ago that I’d be enthusiastically using a mail order food service, I would have called you insane….
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…
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…
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…
The best enchiladas in the world
It started because I made the best enchiladas in the world the other night and used up the New Mexico Chili Powder. So I had…
23
April
Bacon swizzle sticks
Ya’ll, bacon swizzle sticks have changed my life. I know, I know. It’s not world peace, but I discovered the perfect way to make a…
14
April
Steak and marriage
It is King Daddy’s and my 27th wedding anniversary today. We are having steak. So for those of you who don’t know the story, our…
8
April
Sesame toasts
I have a theory that many of the all-time great Southern recipes have four ingredients or less. Pimento cheese – Cheddar cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise and…
6
April
Croissants, Crispins and special sauce
An occasional compendium of products I love… It occurred to me this morning as I was eating my perfectly baked buttery croissant fresh out of…
31
March
Dress for success
Back away from the bottled salad dressing at the super market. No, let me take that back. Get up close to one of those bottles…
25
March
Chicken and waffles
Here is the story of how chicken and waffles became a thing. Back in the 1930s when jazz greats in Harlem finished their gigs for…
18
March
Carrot salad
You have a winner when you find a recipe with basically four ingredients that just wows you. This carrot salad originally came to me from…
11
March
Mediterranean chicken
This is what happens when you are cleaning out your pantry and fridge. I don’t do this nearly often enough. Like right now in my…
5
March
A better way to cook a steak
I don’t know why there are intense debates about the best way to cook a steak. Some people think the grill is king. I used…