SHRIMP WITH LEFTOVERS This is one of those back-pocket ideas for times like when the neighbors, just back from Italy, bring you some of the wine they brought home. All of a sudden, it’s 8 o’clock ...Read More
Chocolate Bark How about some home-made candy? Oh no, all that boiling and measuring and sticky pots? Nope—not with this super easy, super-fast, super chocolate, 2-ingredient recipe. And what an ele...Read More
FRIED CHICKEN–ALMOST Lots of times, a good roast chicken takes the measure of a good cook—get that whole bird right and everyone thinks you wrote the cookbook. Down our way, things are more li...Read More
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