recipes

Spring Salad with Strawberries and Sweet Balsamic Dressing

March 27, 2012

Strawberries have always seemed like little heralds of Spring for me.Their cheerful, bright red color stands out among the fruits that linger at the end of winter and their sweet-tart taste starts me thinking about warmer weather. Of course strawberries are in our grocery stores all year round, but when the Florida strawberry season is [...]

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Chicken Tikka Masala

March 23, 2012

I already know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering what a classic Indian recipe is doing on a primarily Southern cooking blog, right? Yeah, I thought so. No, I haven’t changed my cooking style. But like all good cooks, I really enjoy exploring other food cultures on occasion. It’s so interesting to see how people around [...]

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Old-Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding

March 20, 2012

I’ve had this recipe in my old recipe box for so many years that I’ve lost track of the number. And I have no idea where it originated. It’s from that time when people shared recipes written on cards or copied from the newspaper or a magazine instead of through the digital gadgets that we [...]

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Champ – a St. Patrick’s Day Tribute to my Irish Ancestors

March 14, 2012

Pin It Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been acutely aware of my Irish heritage. I’m not really sure why. It was something that everyone in our family was aware of, but it wasn’t emphasized that much. It was just always there. Ireland – that mystical far off land – was simply a [...]

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Tomato-Fennel Soup and a Day at Biltmore

March 13, 2012

Pin It A few weekends ago, BeeBop and I decided it had been entirely too long since we’d seen the grandkids so we hopped in the car on Friday afternoon and headed for North Carolina. Normally when we spend the weekend with them, we either go to the park or visit one of the many [...]

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Ham and Cheese Quiche

March 6, 2012

Pin It I remember when quiche started really becoming popular in the 1980′s. It was during the days of big hair, big shoulder pads, and very high heels. And didn’t we feel so elegant serving it to our friends for lunch? Oh, yes we did. Well, fashions in clothing may change, but one thing is [...]

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Salisbury Steaks and Mashed Potatoes

February 28, 2012

Pin It For most of my sisters’ and my childhood our mother stayed at home and took care of us. For years and years she did mountains of laundry, kept a neat and organized home for us, and cooked three meals a day. Three full meals. With a family of five that was a lot [...]

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Grilled Endive Salad

February 24, 2012

Pin It Surprises are the best, aren’t they? Especially when they’re totally and completely unexpected and something nice that you never even thought of. I came home a couple of weeks ago to find a package at my door. A totally unexpected package. And what do you think was inside? Endive! Yes, gorgeous fresh endive. [...]

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Sour Cream Pecan Coffee Cake

February 21, 2012

Pin It In all the time I’ve been writing here on the blog, I’ve never posted a coffee cake! Until now, anyway. And what a great one to do as the first – a mixture of pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar for the topping with a soft, moist, and slightly tangy cake layer. Yum. Coffee [...]

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Tea Sandwiches – Three Ways

February 17, 2012

Pin It Growing up in the tiny, rural town of my childhood was an experience completely unlike any that I know of today. It was two parts Mayberry and one part Peyton Place. It was a place where children had the freedom to roam around town without parents having to worry. It was a time [...]

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Tuna Salad

February 15, 2012

Pin It I’ve been sitting here staring at my computer screen for about thirty minutes now trying to think of something to say about tuna salad. Tuna salad. Seriously? It’s one of those things that most of us throw together without much thought. And I’d bet that almost every person reading this makes theirs just [...]

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