If Leslie Anne Tarabella isn’t your personal friend, I’m so sorry. But chin up! Leslie Anne writes these terrific collections of stories that help the rest of the universe understand the Deep South. She’s a hoot, and very insightful. Is there a word for that? In any...
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:...
It’s summertime, y’all! And I have an easy and refreshing summertime snack for you: Grape Salsa. I served this Friday night at the Eastern Shore Art Center, and it seems many people had never heard of Grape Salsa. At first some people were confused. One sweet woman in...
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...
Every year I am amused by how many satsumas people around here are trying to give away, to say nothing of the lengths to which they will go to unload them. I feel for these people. I don’t know exactly how many ripe satsumas one healthy, mature, satsuma tree will...
Hearty fall salads don’t get enough attention around here. I really enjoy getting to cook heavier, richer dishes after the summer heat breaks, but I don’t like to eat that way exclusively. Chilies, stews, braises, long-cooked cool weather vegetables--I love them, but...
The other day I heard someone say that they don’t like watermelon. Now I can’t for the life of me remember who it was--maybe I’ve blotted them from my memory altogether? I mean, who ever heard of such a thing? I adore watermelon, I always have, and I assume you do,...
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...
If you're not familiar with Pickapeppa Sauce, you’re in for a treat. Affectionately referred to as Jamaican ketchup, Pickapeppa is a tangy and mildly spicy concoction--from where else? Jamaica!--that we drizzle on all sorts of things here, from steak to jambalaya....
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...
Thank heavens strawberry season has arrived here on the Gulf Coast, because this is the horror I woke up to this morning: What you’re seeing is--at most--ONE English muffin’s worth of homemade strawberry preserves. Until a few years ago I was just fine with grocery...
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