Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen: Summer Corn Cakes with Chopped Tomato and Avocado Salad
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…
Chicken Fajitas
This has been a favorite of ours for a long time. The brilliant thing about the recipe is that it understands that chicken breasts are about as exciting as a Steven Raichlen marathon and one needs a pretty creative trick to overcome that. And the trick is this:…
Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen: Summer Squash Casserole
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 though the word…
Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen: Spicy Pepper Jelly-Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
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…
Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen: Buttermilk Strawberry Jam Cake
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 was an incredibly delicious cake…