Corn Cob Soup—-The Last Corn of Summer Time was when the water was set on the stove to boil, I got sent down to the garden for the new corn for dinner. As summer goes along, those ears get riper...Read More
The Last Salad of Summer White Trash Cooking—or, can you ever judge a book by its cover? This is one from my all-time favorite among my collection of those plastic spiral bound cookbooks; White Tras...Read More
Watermelon Salad + More This pretty salad was everywhere a few years ago—time for a revival. Not much to it, really. Melon, cheese, citrus, and oh yes, some very distinctive mint. Herein lies a stor...Read More
Not Your Mama’s Deviled Eggs Labor Day picnic time. You really want to do the easy plate this year—not the 10-step potato salad or the 18-hour baked beans. So raise your hand and say you’ll do t...Read More
The Queen of Hearts Made Some Tarts…. …and she’d never baked a thing before in her life So you’re stuck in the beach cottage for the third day of rain. The kids have you game-boarded to tears....Read More
Peach Chutney Major Grey makes great chutney. But with about 15 minutes effort, you can make this fresh home-made chutney in the microwave. The recipe works fine for many seasonal fruits—apricots, p...Read More
Chicken Salad—that summer staple Down our way, everybody makes the best chicken salad! It’s that wonderful go-to that no one ever turns down. Just the way Italian boys grow up comparing every red ...Read More
Goldie Hawn’s Tomato Sandwich Years ago Goldie Hawn described her favorite tomato sandwich to a pretty uptight, very neat looking talk show host. She was graphic and hilarious. This is one to be mad...Read More
Summer Shrimp Supper Not much that words can add to this picture. The ultimate one-ingredient hot summer night supper. Maybe some cocktail sauce? Horseradish, catsup and a splash of hot sauce might be...Read More