I’ve given out this recipe dozens of times over the years. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are quite possibly the perfect cookie. They’re our default house cookies, and I can’t even imagine how many hundreds (thousands?) of them my girls have eaten. In...
Mardi Gras season has begun here on the Gulf Coast. I always have lots of festive company during Mardi Gras, and I love it. But as you know, festive times require festive foods. And, boy howdy, do I ever love Mardi Gras party food! The most emblematic Mardi...
You know it’s spring when the farmer’s markets and local grocery stores start putting out big, fat, beautiful strawberries. I picked some up the other day, and found that they were a little tart for my taste. Luckily, I have a quick and easy remedy for that:...
Over the years I’ve learned a few things about food and cooking: --Respect your ingredients. --Salt and pepper are ultimately the most important seasonings. --Fresh is usually best, but not always. --For Father’s Day dinner, Dads are interested in only two things:...
Strawberry season is in full swing here in Baldwin County, Alabama. I've already made a couple of batches of Tiny Batch Strawberry Preserves, I’ve eaten a fair number of strawberry spinach salads, and I still can’t make myself pass up local strawberries at the...
I only have a split second, I am soooooo busy with Holiday Everything, as are you, I’d guess. But was I going to leave y’all in a lurch with no sure-fire, fool-proof, last-minute, holiday goodie recipe? Heck, no! Chocolate Bacon Bark will either sound like what...
I know I’m not the only one who’s headed out to a 4th of July party wherein the invitation reads, “Please bring a side or dessert to share.” I absolutely love a potluck, and, happily, this request coincides beautifully with the start of peach season. (Thank heavens.)...
I’m not a big dessert maker--or much of a sweets eater, for that matter--but I do try to make desserts for special occasions, or when we’re having company over for dinner. I love to have a few easy, foolproof, but delicious go-to recipes. I often lean...
It’s that time again: the end of the kumquat season is here on the Gulf Coast! These dandy little citrus fruits are still weighing down trees all over the place, last year’s hurricanes and this year’s Arctic blast be damned. My friend Gina messaged me yesterday and...
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