Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes are an elegant side dish that adds panache to any meal and wows guests. They are a classic French side dish and first appeared in cookbooks in the mid-1770s. The origin of the name is uncertain but what […]
Food
The Monte Cristo
In the early 2000s, we had Sunday brunch with our late friend Bob every week at one of his favorite restaurants. Bob owned a travel agency back in the day and had traveled all over the globe, so he was
Béarnaise Sauce in a Blender
Our dear friends Sylvia and Dale gave us a charcoal grill (I hope you have fiends as nice as that). The weekend we decided to inaugurate it my sister gave us two Filet Mignons (I hope you have a sister
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Whatley’s Sloppy Joes
Whatley’s Drug Store was downtown on the square when I was growing up. It looked just like a shop from the fifties. Doc Whatley was the owner and sold everything from medicine to dusting powder. But the main reason I
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Fried Okra
I love fried okra. I remember my grandmother cutting them with a small knife from her garden (you can’t just pick them) and slicing them to fry. And I remember standing by the stove when my mother was preparing them
Flatbread Pizza
Flatbread has been around since the Earth was cooling and Flatbread Pizza has been around for some time now. I used to order it often when I would see it on a restaurant menu because I did not know how
Chopin’s Pimento Cheese
I loved pimento cheese growing up and I love it today. I do not remember my mother making it – though I am sure she did at some point – but I remember having a container of Mrs. Kinsey’s pimento
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Welsh Rarebit
When I saw this recipe when I was but a lad, I thought it was supposed to be Welsh Rabbit, but I did not understand since there was no rabbit in it. As it turns out, when this dish first
Indonesian Ginger Chicken
Here is a recipe from the Barefoot Contessa in her cookbook by the same name that is so easy and so delicious, I want everyone to know about it. She indicates that Lauren Bacall loved it and that was reason
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Eggs Benedict
When I go out to brunch, my eye often seeks out Eggs Benedict on the menu. It is an American dish I really enjoy. But I was always intimidated to make it at home because of the poached eggs and