Figs, oh how I love thee, let me count the ways.
Just as you are- picked from a tree, ripe and lucious. I dream of the day when I can enjoy the pleasure of your company leaning against your trunk for all it’s glory. You are my favorite of all the fruits and my prayer is-God, [...]
It was a toss-up which dish from Virginia Willis’s new book Bon Appetit, Y’All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking I was going to share with you next. This was a hard choice, because so far-all that I have made from Virginia’s book is grand to say the least. But ultimately the Heirloom [...]
Whipping up a few dishes using ground meat is easy if I were cooking anywhere but the South. Coming up with a Southern recipe was a challenge and luckily, I found a grand solution to my soon to expire meat dilemma-a curried meat custard dish called Charleston Hobotee.
The South is full of hidden and almost [...]
This settles the dispute between what is the number #1 soft drink in the world. Coke rules, or more like it Virginia Willis rules for yet again, another mouth watering recipe from her new cookbook Bon Appetit, Y’All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking.
Even the husband gave me the rare and coveted [...]
Hot of the press………well actually hot out of the oven is more like as we just ate this for a late breakfast. We devoured without a second thought. The French Toast Casserole was so good, I had all I could do to stop myself from having seconds. The only reason that we resisted temptation is that in [...]
Being awakened by the smell of breakfast in the kitchen while I got ready for school was an everyday occurrence. My entire family sat at the table together for breakfast and then again for dinner. In today’s fast passed lives most families don’t even sit at the same dinner table anymore.
Breakfast has always been my [...]
Making your own baking powder is the norm for me now. Getting around to making my own Bourbon Vanilla was just a matter of time. Almost every Southern cookbook has this recipe or refers to the simple task of making your own vanilla extract. Apparently short of the finest vanilla which comes from Mexico this [...]
Though I never knew the name Country Captain, it appears this dish holds a special place in my heart. It is a tradition in our home that whenever a birthday is celebrated you get to choose what you would like to do for dinner. My favorite dish growing up, the dish I chose for my [...]
First I loose the photos of the Salmon Croquettes. Then I find the missing CD with the images. Then I finish my post; upload the not so good Salmon images (you try to take good photos while people are grabbing the plate from your hand, not so easy). Then I finish the post minus the [...]
I have a winner to announce for the Give-a-way. Konnie #32 who is a fan of jelly donuts and a good cup of joe get’s to choose a cookbook title from the pile. Konnie- send me an email with your information and I will order you your choice and send it to you pronto.
Sorry for the [...]
