VIRGINIA APPLE PUDDING When a recipe appears over and over, over decades, in community and church cookbooks, you’ve got to assume it’s stood the test of time. And when it includes apples, and su...Read More
PUMPKIN SOUP Piles of pumpkins everywhere—it must be fall in the country. Pumpkin patch picking, corn mazes, jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin pie. And soup. Even though those beautiful pumpkins are...Read More
Camembert Tart This is one of those last-minute supper ideas—not quite a frittata, not quite a pastry tart. With elements of both, using what you probably already have on hand, and with about a 12-m...Read More
MONKEY BREAD Never much of a fan of baked goods made from other baked goods, but I have to admit this Monkey Bread thing has a lot going for it. Easy to make, makes the kitchen smell heavenly, easy ...Read More
Oysters au Gratin Down our way oysters are a way of life—harvesting them, celebrating with fund-raising oyster roasts, and enjoying them for dinner any time we want. Fortunate are those who have a...Read More
PANNA COTTA “Cooked cream” is the English translation of this cool, delicious Italian dessert. It’s at its best when it’s at its simplest—creamy, a little sweet, vanilla scented, a...Read More
THE LAST SUMMER SALAD Still a good many ripening tomatoes on the vines, but blossoms are getting fewer. The basil is getting leggy and a little brown around some edges. But the afternoons are stil...Read More
SPICED PINEAPPLE AND CUCUMBER SALAD It’s almost time to pile on the end of summer salads. Cucumbers abound—pickle makers are busy. And fresh pineapples are available now too. Labor Day picni...Read More