The fact that I adore butterbeans might come as a surprise since I have shared my lack of affection for lima beans without hesitation. As odd as this might sound, until you have tried fresh Southern butterbeans you couldn’t begin to understand me on this one.
Lima beans are so loathed by me that shuddering is an instantaneous [...]

Continuing with my “I eat my veggies theme”; a trip to the Farmer’s Market mid-week landed me with a few ears of corn and the makings of a good meal. My daughter bunked in for a few days to share in the respite & bounty of my days off. It is a pleasurable experience while [...]

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 [...]

I had a choice last Sunday afternoon on my only day off till the 27th of July. My choices as I saw it were; clean the house, take a nap on the porch, read on the porch, write for awhile, go shopping with my daughter, garden or cook for the afternoon-in my new kitchen. If I didn’t make a [...]

One of my requests upon returning to New England was making a batch of Julia Child’s Baked Beans. This is a 16 hour recipe, and with a little planning can be worked in to your schedule quite easily. We have so much noise going on here that I forgot to plan ahead of time and [...]

This is the salad that I have been thinking about for over 2 years. Why I didn’t ask my mom for this recipe all this time is beyond me. Then again, it’s sometimes best to leave certain foods that conjure up fond memories to those that made it. My mom made this at our [...]

Realising that I am rushing the corn season, I still went ahead and made this Corn Pudding. It is known as a true Southern delicacy, and I can see why. Our local corn won’t be at the market till the middle of June, but the corn from Florida looked good and how could I resist? [...]

I have been reluctant to post this recipe, not because it wasn’t good-because it was more than good. It’s just that a whole post on Potato Salad? Hardly seems worthy, every one knows how to make potato salad. But then I decided why shouldn’t I talk about Potato Salad- especially the version served at [...]

Well it’s about time. All this talk about a Tomato Pie and it took me over a week to deliver. I am pleased to report that the delay was worth it. I think you will be thrilled with one of these versions of a Tomato Pie. Yes, to complicate matters there are three versions of [...]

It is quite probable that every seafood shack or fine restaurant from the Maryland Coast headed South to the tip of Florida claims to make a GOOD crab cake or the BEST crab cake. I have been lead down the path of trusting a waiters recommendation only to be disappointed far too many times.
This is [...]