Bacon, Potato, and Cheddar Tart
Bacon, Onions, and Crème Fraîche Play a Role in This Beauty. I found myself with an abundance of big baking potatoes due to a mistake with my grocery order, so I started thinking about what to do with some of them and decided on a tart. I began by making up a batch of my […]
Ribs with Black Lime/Sichuan Peppercorn Salt and Asian Celery Salad
Juicy and Perfectly Seasoned Oven-Baked Ribs are Served with a Crisp Asian-Flavored Celery Salad. I’ve previously posted my technique for baking ribs in the oven, but I came up with a new dry rub that I’ve gotta share. If you’ve never tried dried black limes *, I highly recommend you do so. The flavor is […]
Renée’s Holiday Recipes Featured in Raised Southern Magazine, Vol. 2
4 New Recipes from Yours Truly for the Holidays. Well, get a load of this. I’ve got 4 new recipes and an article in the Fall/Winter issue of Raised Southern Magazine . Woo Hoo!! This issue is chock full of all things Christmas, including recipes, decorating ideas, and even an interview with the premier Christmas […]
Pork Noodle Bowl with Umami Sauce
Now Here is a Bowl of Noodles I Fully Support. Kenji Lopez is a favorite of mine and I came upon a recipe for his take on XO sauce in his new cookbook The Wok *. He calls it Umami Sauce because it doesn’t have the requisite dried scallops and shrimps, called for in typical […]
Renée’s Orange Buttermilk Sheet Cake
My Most Popular Recipe. For a Very Good Reason. This cake is where my cooking blog journey began. I had made many many orange cakes throughout the years, but never had I made one that I felt was “it”. There was always something not quite right. I decided to come up with one myself, seeing […]
2-Way Cabbage Salad
Roasted and Raw Cabbage in a Salad? Oh, Yeah. And It’s a Beauty. Now, this is a noteworthy salad. I ran into a recipe from Ixta Belfrage for a salad in which Napa cabbage was used and part of it was roasted. While I loved the idea, I went in a completely different direction for […]
Brothy Beans with ‘Nduja and Orange
Nothing At All Boring About This Pot of Beans. Brothy beans. I just love the sound of that. Good beans in a really good broth. That’s all there is to it. And yet, it can be so boring if some care isn’t put into making it. Let’s start with the beans. I thought it would […]
Muscadine Pie
One of the Best Pies I’ve Ever Tasted. Well, this is a first for me. I had never made a muscadine pie. Nor had I ever tasted one. I always buy muscadines when they show up in my market because I’m nuts about their flavor. I’ve sliced them in half and roasted them, as well […]
Roast Chicken and Pineapple with ‘Nduja Butter
Combine ‘Nduja, the Spreadable Spicy Salami-Type Sausage, with Butter and You’ve Got the Perfect Seasoning for a Roast Chicken. As I’ve previously mentioned, I make a roasted chicken frequently. It will forever be one of my favorite meals. The ease, along with the end result puts it at the top of my list for a […]
Salmon Soup with Red Palm Oil
A creamy fish soup with a difference. I’m a fan of all good fish soups/chowders. From the tomato based to the cream based I’m all in. I had originally intended to make a very simple, but favorite salmon soup, which is the Finnish version, and consists of only salmon, potatoes, onions or leeks, carrots, fish […]