Plum and Sage Pie
When it comes to desserts, pies reign supreme in my home. It may have something to do with coming from the south and watching my mother and grandmother make pies when I was growing up, but a well made pie is at the very top of the dessert food chain, as far as I’m concerned.
Cornbread and Chipotle Panzanella
Leftover Cornbread Makes a Great Bread Salad. I had a big slab of leftover cornbread and was in the mood for panzanella, so why not? I knew I needed to treat the cornbread differently than I normally treat the bread in my classic panzanella because it is so crumbly. I cut it into cubes and […]
Crushed Potatoes with Roasted Tomatoes and Pistachios
A Pungent Dressing Tops These Beauties. There are more ways to cook potatoes than I can count and I’m fond of most all of them. But as I was deciding what to do with a bag of baby potatoes, which I knew I wanted to somehow combine with tomatoes, I came up with this recipe. […]
Peach, Cherry, and Strawberry Brown Butter Cobbler
Fruits are Baked with a Brown Butter Batter This is one of those situations where I had some fruit, but not enough of any single type to make what I had in mind. I had a couple of peaches, a few strawberries and half a bag of cherries, but I was in the mood for […]
Skirt Steak Double Tacos with Tomato and Avocado Salad
Melted Cheese Between Two Tortillas Makes for a Killer Taco. I realize these look odd, but please bear with me here. I encountered a recipe by Pati Jinich in which she describes tacos which are made by first dunking the tortillas in a tomato sauce, placing 2 at a time in a skillet, topping them […]
Lump Crabmeat, Fennel, and Grapefruit Salad
Here’s an Exciting and Unusual Crab Salad for Dinner Tonight. Good crabmeat is one of those delicacies of which I think the less you mess with it, the better it is. It’s so inherently sweet and full of flavor, I try to only enhance it a little. This salad is a prime example of my […]
Royal Corona Bean Salad with Preserved Lemon and White Anchovies
So Easy and So Very Delicious. I cooked up a pot of Rancho Gordo’s Royal Corona beans and used some of them to make this salad. I’m a fan of all Rancho Gordo beans, but these are my favorites. It’s so wonderful to have a pot of cooked beans on hand when you get to […]
Renée’s Milk Bread
Soft, Fluffy, and Buttery Milk Bread is The Best! I bake a lot of breads. It may be my favorite thing to bake. The entire process is so deeply satisfying, I can’t think of anything else I cook that gives me the same degree of pleasure. And there are so many different kinds that I’m […]
Fish in Coconut Curry Sauce
White Fish, Green Beans, and Pineapple Bathed in a Beautiful Curry-Style Coconut Milk Sauce. When setting out to make this dish, all I knew was that I wanted fish in a coconut milk sauce. And after thinking about it I came up with a curry that has influences from many cuisines, particularly Indonesian. But I […]
Peach Tart/Galette with Rosemary and Lime
Frozen Puff Pastry Makes This a Quick and Easy Dessert. I keep a package of Dufour Puff Pastry in my freezer all the time. While I only make my pies with homemade crust, puff pastry is a different animal. I’ve made my own on several occasions and yes, it is delicious. But Dufour Puff Pastry […]