I love to cook. I enjoy chopping what needs to be chopped with my favorite knife. I delight in putting all my ingredients into little bowls so they are ready when I'm ready for them. And I like to pour a glass of wine to sip while I stir. But sometimes I just want to … Continue reading Dinner at My House: Weeknight Fancy Chicken and Rice
My neighbor makes cheese straws for Christmas each year, and they always take me right back to my childhood. Cameron's classic Southern recipe--crisp-crunchy, mouthwateringly savory and just spicy enough--calls for a cookie press and a star tip and some real skill. The result is perfect, wavy strips pretty enough for gift-giving and so good I … Continue reading Everyday Cheese Straws (that are not straws)
So far this flu season I've braved three buffet dinners, two track meets and one gala, armed with I don't know how many little bottles of hand sanitizer and the new habit of eating finger foods with my left hand. I also happen to have a not-so-secret weapon: Medicine Soup. Think chicken soup ... and … Continue reading Dinner at My House: Medicine Soup
Few foods draw as many different opinions as chili. Maybe pizza might with its toppings and crust and sauce back and forth. But maybe not. With chili, you can do chicken, turkey, pork, beef or a combination of those. You can go with ground meats or nice, bite-size, browned morsels. You can skip the meat … Continue reading Dinner at My House: Chili Your Way
I am no baker. My grandmother, one of the most intuitive and clever cooks I've known, was no baker. She did make great biscuits, but those were biscuits. That's different. In fact, whenever Grandmother needed a cake made, she would call Aunt Mayretta and have her do it. Aunt Mayretta was known for her cakes, … Continue reading Pound Cake: It’s Good Enough, and It Tastes Great
We made Melissa Clark's shakshuka from the New York Times Cooking website all fall, and this North African dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce had become my go-to. Wanting to change things up a bit, I decided upon the Southern Italian version of this, Eggs in Purgatory. Then I got sidetracked by Ande ki … Continue reading Dinner at My House: Put an Egg In It
Julia Moskin’s Best Black Bean Soup from the New York Times Cooking website is a winner. I’ve made a lot of black bean soups over the years, and, in my opinion, this really is “the best.” My family thinks so, too. Here's the link to this awesome recipe. I didn’t have time to go to … Continue reading Dinner at My House: Black Bean Soup
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