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...
Shrimp Creole (Featuring Classic Creole Sauce)
If you’re from the Gulf Coast chances are good that, like me, you were introduced to Shrimp Creole at an early age, and you know perfectly well how it’s supposed to taste. In my case, fast forward a few decades: I’m working on a menu and recipes for a new Creole...
Tiny Batch Strawberry Preserves (only three ingredients!)
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...
Salmon Croquettes with Mustard Sauce
All the home cooking going on this year seems to have sparked a renewed interest in an old Southern staple, the salmon croquette. I’ve seen them recently on cooking shows, I’ve participated in more than one Facebook discussion about them, and even Roy Blount, Jr. was...
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...

