I’ve shared a version of this salad in my Lazy Cook classes for a while now--turns out I’m not the only lazy cook out there, who knew?--and I frequently run into somebody or another who tells me that they make this salad all the time. So do I! Couscous Salad is in...
Vegetables
Creole Chicken Stuffed Peppers
I catered a lovely wedding back in the fall, and the miniature version of these stuffed peppers was on the buffet. The venue was a sweet bed and breakfast, and the kitchen there is fairly close to the public areas. These smelled so good when we were baking them off to...
Marinated White Beans
As the days get longer and the world continues to morph back into something I recognize, I find myself easing back into a more comfortable routine. And I’m most comfortable with a certain level of busy-ness. Even though I work from home, I need things to be popping at...
Chilled Asparagus with Curry Dip
I know y’all are all starting to think about what to serve for Easter dinner. After a year of Covid-19 seriously cramping our holiday style, I am ready for a big Easter feast. And I’m willing to bet that we’ll see a fair amount of Easter/Spring/Renewal celebrating...
Roasted Artichokes with Creamy Lemon Dipping Sauce
Whole fresh artichokes are weird. I love them. They’re beautiful, but they’re weird. Artichokes are a member of the thistle family, and nothing about their appearance suggests how one might go about cooking--let alone eating--them. I know we’re all familiar with...
Black Bean Enchiladas with Salsa Fresca
Black Bean Enchiladas have been a staple at my house for my entire adult life. I learned to love freshly made Tex-Mex food at the original Winslow's Cafe in Fairhope, Alabama, when I was a kid and I've never looked back. It would be years before we got an actual...
Maque Choux
It’s still fresh corn season here on the Gulf Coast! I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like just-picked corn on the cob, but even corn on the cob can get a little meh if you eat it day after day. We all need a few other corn recipes in our arsenal, and one of my...
Summer Corn Chowder
Silver Queen corn season in Baldwin County, Alabama, has loomed large in my mind as long as I can remember. As a kid I loved corn on the cob--I still do--and in our family we never, ever, ever, had that kind of corn on the cob that came pouring out of a white grocery...
A Perfect Day for Making Stock
Easy to make Chicken stock and/or vegetable stock method
Creole Stuffed Eggplant
Growing up we always had eggplant growing in the summer. Though the ripe fruits themselves were easily the most gorgeous things to come out of the garden, cooked eggplant was dowdy. Taste-wise, it was okay, but somehow non-committal. The texture was...