Spicy Sausage in Tomato Basil Cream
Spicy Sausage in Tomato Basil Cream has been a house favorite here for many years. Lots of our friends are familiar with it because I’ve served it to dinner guests numerous times. It’s easy to make, it doesn’t take long, and calls for ingredients I nearly always have...
Libby’s Carrot Cake
I didn’t grow up eating dessert every night, but as far as sweets went, my mother’s carrot cake was pretty popular. My mom, Libby, often made it for my Dad’s birthday. (June 4th, put that on your calendar. He likes interesting ties, and books about baseball are always...
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...
Fresh Kumquat Cake
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...

