Four Directions Dressing

I grew up eating fairly typical bread stuffing and dressing for the Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys. My Mom and Grandma would take white bread, cut into cubes, and toast it in the oven until they were crisp, and then on the day the turkey was cooked, they would mix it with broth in which they […]

Southern Thanksgiving Tradition: Sweet Potato Pie

When it comes to Thanksgiving, my thoughts do not go tripping down to the pumpkin patch; instead, the sweet potato vine beckons. I gew up with my Grandma making both pies, though in truth, she preferred making the sweet potato pies. I know why. Not only do they cook up into a tastier, smoother custard, […]

Unexpected Flavors Blossom into Cookie Alchemy

I suppose one could say it is all Zak’s fault. Or rather, his was the inspiration. You see, for the past two years, at Yuletide, I set out to make one more new and interesting cookie to add to my growing list of sweets that beguile the senses with flavors that one does not expect […]

An American Classic, Sans Box: Macaroni and Cheese

As I admitted in my recent post, “True Kitchen Confessions,” I will, now and again, use packaged convenience foods when I need to whip up a super-quick snack or meal. And I will resort, now and again, to the boxed macaroni and cheese, though never Kraft, and not often–and–in my defense, I never do it […]

Putting History in a Piecrust

I have always loved old cookbooks, and cooking from them. It is related to my belief that if I can cook and taste the flavors of a culture, I can come closer to understanding the people of that culture. In cooking and eating foods that people ate hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years ago, I feel […]

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