Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread: A Southern Classic
All great stories start with someone saying, “Do you remember …” This is no different. Madam Badwolf asked If I remembered a Southern tea party staple called the cheese sandwich. …
American, Cold, Follow On, Pub Food, Quick, Southern, Vegetarian
Savory Beef Kabobs – One Night on Houston
The mind is strange; small triggers can recall memories from many years. In this specific case, a memory of myself and a friend having late-night kabobs in a Turkish restaurant …
Arabic, Barbecue, Grilled, Mediterranean, Pub Food, Smoked, Thai
Savor The Flavor: Zucchini
The joke goes, “Why do people in Rhinebeck lock their car doors? — To stop people from leaving zucchini in the car.“ That’s half in jest; a couple of zucchini …
Grilled Corn vs. Boiled Corn
It’s mid- to late July, and the local fields are yielding a bumper crop of sweet field corn. Perhaps it is time to cook some corn and enjoy it. Now, …
Juicy Grilled Chicken Thighs: K-Style
The heat has moderated, so I will consider pulling out the grill and doing some summer stuff. The local not-quite-a-mega-mart had a sale on boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which are …
American, Cultural-Misappropriation, Grilled, Summer, Uncategorized
Southern Icebox Pie with Cherry Topping Recipe
As the heatwave progresses and the need to feed advances, I seek food that will cool and require no cooking. One such dish is a dessert called an icebox pie …
Deliciously Upgraded Cobb Salad with Shrimp and Blue Cheese
Summer has arrived with a particularly pointed vengeance. It is indeed too hot to cook; it is even too damned hot to pull the grill out and do the “barbie” …
Pecan Peach Crisp: Irresistible Recipe with a Bourbon Twist
As a massive two-year+ project at work winds down, I have some time to revisit the things I love: shopping at farmers’ markets, enjoying fresh ingredients, and cooking with Madam …
Holi! Chana Masala
Chickpea and Potato Curry, fast, exotic, flavorful, and warming.