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
Nana’s Vegetable Soup
The holidays are done and--with the exception of a few crumbs left in a few stray cookie tins--holiday feasting is done, too. And not a moment too soon! I don’t know about you, but right now all I want is actual, unfussy, non-rich, comfortable, regular,...
Lemony Smashed Potatoes (and some very good Greek Chicken)
So, entire meals cooked on sheet pans are all the rage right now. This method has *me* written all over it, given my longtime interest in personally washing as few dishes as possible. (My mom is an excellent cook and cooked us a full dinner every night....
Shrimp and Grits
I can’t remember the restaurant where I first ate shrimp and grits, but I do remember the dish itself: the shrimp were in a light, spicy, tomato-based gravy with smoked ham.

