This is one of those recipes that caused a great deal of excitement in my kitchen. Not only did it give me license to buy more than my share of “pie” pumpkins- but it also gave me license to use pumpkin as an ingredient in Southern cooking.
It seems my beliefs that pumpkins are a Yankee creation and [...]
This was our last meal together while on holiday. I think of this as a Northern meal when in fact we spent summers clamming in North Carolina. Of course, I saved the best meal for last. I think clams might be my favorite food if I had to choose; though I hope I never have [...]
I have been planning on making my favorite Brunswick Stew for a while now and knew my dad would help with the barbecuing. First off, this is not a dish for the impatient as it takes a good 9 hours to make. Is it worth it? You bet.
On the other hand is this post [...]
This Southern thing is a whole lot more complicated than I imagined. My natural instincts in the kitchen don’t translate very well in the South. Feeling in over my head, I realize that I need a bigger plan than the one I originally created. Southern appears to be a simple cuisine, when in fact I [...]
Tomato- Basil Soup served with a good Southern cornmeal muffin was the makings of an early Monday dinner, just in time for basketball. Tomato soup is a close cousin to ketchup in my husband’s mind. He was in the mood for his favorite soup as he was feeling a little under the weather from a [...]
It appears that there are three Southern towns that swear they are the home of the original Brunswick Stew. This is no small matter to joke about either. Brunswick Stew is serious business in the South. And can you blame them? If your home town was famous for cooking a stew made with squirrels and [...]
Well my intentions were good, in fact they were great, but I woke up with a bad cold. I still had to go to work and came home tired. I had hoped in-spite of this to make something fabulous for dinner, but too worn out to make a proper dinner. All was not lost, what I really [...]
