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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…
Creamed chipped beef on toast
Over the last two weeks, anyone reading this blog probably thinks, “That woman just eats nothing but trashy food.” I know. It’s pathetic. But this…
Blue Box versus Shells and Cheese
This is what happens when you are housebound for six days (and counting) because of an ice storm and below freezing temperatures. You actually start…
Grilled t-bone steaks with crab and Hollandaise
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. I just know King Daddy has bought me a big ol’ box of chocolates and a dozen red roses. Kidding! KD…
Caesar salad
So it occurred to me the other day that my son had reached the age of 22 without having ever eaten a real Caesar salad….
Underwood deviled ham and grilled cheese sandwiches
Food nostalgia. Those odd combinations we ate as kids that still flood us with a sense of comfort and warmth even 55 years later. For…
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,…
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…