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 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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Am I the last person to know about one-pan pasta? It seems it has been around for several years. Sometimes after a long day of working or running errands, you would like to just throw some ingredients into a pot
When I was working, I would usually take the previous night’s dinner for lunch. One day when Holley and I were lunching, she asked what I was eating. I said it is supposed to be Chicken Tikka Masala, but I
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Orecchiette is an often-overlooked pasta from the southern region of Italy. They get their name from their shape, which resembles a small ear. And the little indentations in those small ears catch so much sauce and make almost any dish
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Louise Summers was the wife of long time Atlanta City Councilman Jack Summers and a good friend. She was an elegant and sometimes feisty lady, and it was my pleasure to escort her to functions Jack could not attend. She
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My dear friend Milena introduced me to Gnocchi during my Philadelphia days. Back then, I had never heard of or had Gnocchi. She explained that Gnocchi was an Italian potato dumpling and rolled out before it is cut into small
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This recipe may remind you of Chicken Piccata, but I prepare the chicken slightly different and make the sauce less tart. I find the chicken in the traditional recipe needs a little oomph and the sauce is often too tart
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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
When my mother made pancakes or waffles on the weekend, I always thought it was a special occasion. I love pancakes but I really love waffles. My sister still has the waffle iron she used! I am sure my mother
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