I LOVE artichokes. My mom first introduced us to artichokes when we were kids, and they were always a treat. A steamed artichoke with melted butter on the side, I was in heaven. When I got a little older I ordered a stuffed artichoke in an Italian restaurant in New...
Yesterday I grabbed what I thought was a can of pineapple chunks and opened it. It wasn’t chunks, it was crushed which definitely wasn’t going to work for the fruit salad I was making. So I dumped it in a plastic container and tossed it in the fridge, promising...
Curried Chicken Salad is savory, a little sweet, and one of the tastiest chicken salads I know. It’s great on a croissant, atop butter lettuce, or on an endive leaf as a pick-up hors d'oeuvre. It’s also really good piled on crispy crackers, eaten standing over the...
No, they’re not authentic. But yes, they’re amazing and addicting. What we refer to as a báhn mì is a fine example of French-Asian fusion food from Vietnam. It began as a Vietnamese version of the quintessential French sandwich, the jambon-buerre--AKA, ham...
When I was little my favorite seafood was fried shrimp. And I liked it fried any which way. My mom made fried shrimp using a light tempura-style batter from Recipe Jubilee, the Junior League of Mobile cookbook. Morrison’s flagship cafeteria at Springdale Plaza in...
It happened again. I went to my neighborhood grocery yesterday for milk, coffee, and anything else we might need for the next three days. (It’s Coldmageddon 2026 on the Gulf Coast as I write this.) I had to walk past the meat case on my way to the checkout. And...
This braised Swiss Steak smothered in its savory onion and tomato gravy is a cool weather favorite at my house. It’s familiar, comforting, and the flavorful beef is wonderfully tender. I always serve it with some sort of starchy vehicle to transport every last bit...
So, I know I say this all the time, and it’s probably getting irritating, but our Chicken Pies were pretty popular at the catering shop. We always tried to have Chicken Pie of some sort in the coolers, and we had several versions--Broccoli and Cheddar Chicken Pie,...
Last week was Christmas. A couple of days earlier I was making my last dash through the grocery store when I found myself next to a woman frowning at the mainstream condiments. She seemed stressed. She asked me if I saw the sweet chili sauce. I told her it...
It’s my mission in life to get everybody to like sweet potatoes in applications other than candied. Well, one of my missions anyway, and I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before. I’m confident this delicious Roasted Sweet Potato Salad will win converts. While...
Here’s a TikTok recipe well worth your time and attention: Boursin Chicken. It’s easy, it has lots of delicious and luxurious cream sauce, and it comes together quickly. If you serve it to someone who then assumes you’re a cooking pro? Well, I can’t help that....
As I’m writing this, it’s October and prime shrimp and crab season down here on the Gulf. Seafood au Gratin is rich, creamy, and the perfect cool weather showcase for all that shrimp and crab. Seafood au gratin has always been a specialty on the Gulf Coast. ...
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