18
February
Is a Cuban (the sandwich) politically incorrect?
I grew up in Tampa and the quintessential sandwich was called the Cuban. In its pristine form, it included sliced pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese,…
Twice baked sweet potatoes with sausage and leeks
We are heading to the mountains for the annual Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew family reunion and it was time to clean out the fridge here at 5117. King…
Blueberry lemon bread
Every year a group of us go blueberry picking. It sounds so idyllic. Rise early on a June morning when the heat has yet to…
Leeks with mustard-bacon vinaigrette
I have joined a cookbook club. There are only 16,000 members so we have a lot of time for one-on-one communication. That’s a lie. Not…
New England shrimp rolls
This is how most recipes for lobster rolls start: Take a whole lobster and boil it until the shell turns red. I’m just not doing…
My 43 dollar best-ever grilled cheese
King Daddy wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. Easy enough. ‘Merican cheese, maybe a slice of tomato. One and done. But that wasn’t what he had…
Food myths that make me crazy
One of the great things about loving to cook is that you’re continually learning. I may be one dimensional in this way (okay, I am…
16
February
No way Iron Chefs don’t know the “secret” ingredient
Watching Iron Chef right now as Michael Symon and challenger engage in Battle Basil. Symon said in a radio interview that the chefs don’t know…
15
February
What is a casserole?
I was at the library yesterday picking up a book for Children’s Sermon and Mark and I decided to teach the kids how to sing…
15
February
What would Michael Symon do with peppers?
I’m trying to get into the sustainable food movement, one big toe at a time. I listen to The Splendid Table podcast relentlessly (I hope…
13
February
Yo ho ho
I’m not a huge fan of rum. You know that first time you drink too much as a teenager and you never touch whatever that…
13
February
Inspiration and a pork roast recipe
So I just found Orangette and I’m inspired to just write and not worry about fitting into some blog mold that will get me noticed…
26
January
Is there anything new to write about food?
This is a serious question since I want to write another cookbook and I am racking my brain to figure out a topic that hasn’t…
26
January
Nothing exceeds like excess
So I just got done watching the host of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel try to down a five-pound hamburger after gorging on,…
21
January
Johnny, we hardly knew ye
Watching Chopped tonight on Food Network and it occured to me that we don’t know these chefs long enough to even get attached to them….
19
January
The best spaghetti sauce
I’ve been making spaghetti sauce of one kind or another for the last thirty years. The kind that I’ve come to appreciate the more I…