26
August
Squash casserole (don’t hate me)
We are a little dim in the South. You know that old saying from Edmund Burke, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat…
Garlic cheese grits
There are certain basic things every Southern cook should know how to make and, for me, grits is at the top of the list. Yet,…
The mind of a chef
The essential difference between a chef and a cook became abundantly clear on a gorgeous spring day under a pavilion in a luxury resort outside…
New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
When you are feeling super virtuous – like you have just finished running a marathon, raked the entire yard free of leaves or cleaned out…
Always order from the white board
Peking Palace is in a strip shopping center just across from the Target and next to HoneyBaked Ham. For the most part, it’s a traditional…
Fettuccine with herbs and pine nuts
So I’ve gotten obsessed with fresh herbs since I was gifted all of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks for Christmas from King Daddy. When I was growing…
The newest member of the Natchez Garden Club – me (and a recipe for Mississippi Mud Cup Cakes)
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have been accepted into the Natchez Garden Club, not the least of which is because I…
22
April
Cheese grits
Grits, it seems, are (is?) a very controversial topic. If you’re in the South, it’s whether to have them sweet or savory. Sweet is with…
9
January
Cheese and ground beef casserole
Well, I am just about to cry. After a week of the Polar Vortex, now I am given to understand that there may be a…
18
December
Bad, bad, bad (and a recipe for stuffing)
So the afternoon began with onion dip and potato chips. It went deliciously downhill from there. You will be appalled. I am, too. But I…
10
November
Old food
Mark and I were talking last night about cubed steak in the South versus cubed steak in the North. Down here, it’s breaded and fried…
22
July
Cracked wheat salad
Self-control. Isn’t that just the hardest thing? I was at a gathering today with some of the Women of St. Paul’s and we were talking…
14
July
Top 5 ingredients you’re embarrassed to have in your pantry (and smothered country fried steak)
If you consider yourself to be a sophisticated cook who routinely uses ingredients like fish sauce, beef short ribs and Thai red chile paste, should…
30
April
Grilled pimento cheese spread and bacon sandwiches
As you all know, the Chicks at the Community Resource Center celebrate every Wednesday with bacon. And we had a truly revolutionary Bacon Wednesday a…
10
March
We are worms
It is the first day of Lent. If you are not Catholic or Episcopalian, this probably means nothing to you. But if you are, this…
30
December
Cheater’s casserole
My son, Noah, got very lucky when he entered high school. He found forever friends. And I got lucky, too, because they’re all adventurous eaters…