There is an article in the October 31 edition of The New Yorker about Homer Sean Brock, the latest molecular gastronomy darling, and his two New Orleans restaurants. Like most of the brilliant, insightful, well-written articles in The New Yorker, I did not finish it...
I’m not going to lie to you: I made this way back in the spring when I was able to get fresh spring peas at the farmers’ market (or as Miss Sarah says they’re called in the south, English peas). But I might try them with regular frozen peas sometime...
These were both so very good, I honestly don’t know which one I liked better. Miss Sara says that pimento cheese is a “Southern classic” and that Southerners are “passionate” about it. You should believe her because I’m beginning...
The last time my sister (the soon-to-be-famous writer) was in town we ate at a wonderful place called Tweet and I knew she had out-ordered me when I tasted her arepas. They were heavenly corn pancakes served with salsa, black beans, avocado and sour cream. I may...
This recipe does not need me to sing its praises. It’s got cheese, bacon, eggs, mayonnaise and breadcrumbs to do that. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds. You will want to be alone with it in a dim room and a big spoon. Even...
I have made many recipes like this one. You marinate a pork tenderloin, apply some type of wonderful glaze and grill it, re-applying the glaze as it cooks. And this one didn’t fare any better than any of those. The problem being that none of this imparts much...
I know what you’re thinking: “Kate, you idiot, why didn’t you put some blueberries on top of this along with the strawberries since you made it over the 4th of July weekend?!?!?” That’s what I think when I look at this picture. This...
My problem with this salad can probably best be summed up in one shocking statement: I don’t actually like peaches. I hate to be the world’s biggest party-pooper, and right in the midst of High Peach Season, and I know you will say that I have probably...
How could I not make something with my name literally written all over it. These rolls were such a huge hit at my house. The recipe makes quite a few so we froze some but even those did not last long. I thought they could have benefited from just a tad...
I love this cornbread. I love that Miss Sara acknowledges that, although it is near blasephemy in the South, she thinks adding a touch of sugar to cornbread is a good thing. I love that the coarse salt and pepper are sprinkled on the top, adding a nice crunch and...
We should all make more succotash. Especially in the summer. And this is a great place to start. I must acknowledge, however, the less-than-appetizing color of the butter beans. Those perky tomatoes and corn and basil are doing their best but they’re no match...
How’s this for a bone-headed move? I made this amazing, amazing pulled pork, packed everything up for a beautiful night of music under the stars in the heart of one of the world’s greatest cities… …only to realize when we arrived that I had...
They look good, don’t they? Too bad you can’t eat them. Because they’re made of FIRE. I rarely make ribs because my husband half-heartedly but stubbornly insists he doesn’t like them. But once in a while I prevail and this was, after all, in...
More culinary discovery for me. I think I had heard of Hoppin’ John before but wasn’t sure if it was something you ate or the unfortunate side effect of something you ate. Of course now I know that this is one of those dishes that appears, in some form,...
There are many recipes like this out there (including “Cheez-it-ish Crackers” in Around My French Table) and I’m a sucker for every one of them. I’d rather eat a bowlful of these than candy. I’d also knock down a creme brulee to get...
One of the reasons I wanted to explore this cookbook was to introduce myself to dishes that I’d heard about, and been intrigued by, but had never made. Fried green tomatoes was near the top of that list. My one and only point of reference for this dish was...
Shall we start with a beverage? How about one that is quintessentially Southern? Of course sweet tea is not unique to the South. We drink it here in the frozen bits of the US. We even sweeten it. They serve it at McDonald’s for crying out loud — how...
Do not let the word “salad” lull you into thinking this is a quick dish. Or low-fat. It will require as much of you as any other type of main dish but it is well worth the effort. There’s so much to like here: crisp-roasted...
Why? For one thing, this book kept popping up on lists. Good lists. Lists I trust. First NPR’s “Best Simple, Summery Cookbooks” of 2011. Then in the New York Times Book Review’s summer round up of of books. Also swaying me: her previous...
Just watched them make these on tv. I think I want to try them.