February Feasts—Pancakes February, that time between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox, has been, since pre-historic times, a time for festivals and feasts. Sensing the lengthening days a...Read More
WINTER PICNIC It isn’t even a recipe—it’s the winter light through the leafless branches coming through a south window on to a polished wood table top, that effortless-seeming European thing...Read More
CHICKEN THIGHS WITH LEMON AND THYME Maybe you still have a sturdy little pot of thyme in a sheltered spot in the garden. Here’s a wonderfully aromatic dish for a cold winter evening—as we wo...Read More
SPICY SWEET POTATOES WITH BACON AND PECANS If any vegetable could be called the ‘staff of life’ down our way, the sweet potato would rank right up there. Since the mid-1800s it’s been a mainst...Read More
TURKEY BONE BROTH Save those holiday turkey bones! As the bird gets carved up, just keep the bones, wing ends, cooked neck, etc, in a big plastic bag in the fridge. By the 3rd or 4th day you’ll ...Read More
NUTELLA PALMIERS Puff pastry was a mystery to me until I watched The Great British Baking Show—and all the fancy things they were doing with it. Not that I was about to spend time racing betwe...Read More
All along the southern east coast and the Gulf coast, you could find them if you traveled the back roads— just a bit inland from the water. Low, long, white-painted buildings, set back a littl...Read More
In spite of all this year has thrown at us, this might be the right time to stop for a bit and treasure the simple things that have given us some peace during the tumult—the places we live, the gard...Read More