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 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 [...]

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? [...]

When I think of Summertime desserts, the first thing that comes to mind is a Cobbler. I grew up eating Cobblers, though the version I am used to is different than the Southern version. To me the difference is not so much in the way the fruit is prepared, but in the way the top [...]

Savoring coffee just in the morning has turned into the afternoon of late. Adding a Coffee Jelly to the daily dose is probably not too smart and I know I shouldn’t have, but then how could I resist. Besides I was about to do something I had been meaning to for awhile; cut a recipe [...]

The best food that comes out of a hot oven is homemade bread. Well maybe not the best, rather a tie between all my oven favorites. Choosing a favorite would be just too hard as I like bread period-they all have their place in the kitchen and at the table. I grew up eating only [...]

I don’t like Banana Pudding, never have liked it, till now that is. Hating to admit it, I think perhaps I may be somewhat of a picky eater. Learning to cook and eat Southern has required me

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 [...]

My style is to tell a story eventually weaving it into a recipe or two. But today, I am breaking tradition and getting to the point right away. The featured chicken leg swimming in sweet butter in today’s post is gone. No it did not drown, even though it appears to be drowning in butter. [...]