Posted in wine on Oct 26th, 2010 3 Comments »
I wound up at Target this afternoon with two kids in tow, because I needed milk, wine, and maybe a new pair of jeans. That’s a hard list to fill in one stop, but luckily for the disorganized of our generation we have Target. The jeans didn’t happen. Sadly, I can never understand the Target […]
Posted in appetizers, dressing, events, food to share, frying, salad, sauce, seafood on Oct 20th, 2010 4 Comments »
I’ve made batches and batches of crab cakes in my life, yet somehow they’ve just never been quite perfect. I’ve tried recipes from Ina Garten and Paula Deen and numerous others as well as just winging it on my own. Somehow the perfect crab cake has eluded me until now. I started a post called […]
Posted in breakfast, cheap meals, comfort, weekly menu on Oct 19th, 2010 No Comments »
By reader request, I’m posting the directions for my sausage gravy to go with my flaky southern style biscuits. I have a bacon gravy recipe up and several other gravy recipes, but no sausage. The thing with gravy is, it’s more of a feel than exact measurements. And it is definitely not a recipe you […]
Posted in bread, chicken, easy meals, food to share, herbs, sauce on Oct 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
This super quick chicken recipe is fancy enough for dinner guests, though admittedly probably a bit to spicy for children. My friend Dr. Ruth, no not that Dr. Ruth – this one is a professor at UT, recommended her version adapted from an old issue of Bon Appetit. I adapted the herbs further to my […]
Posted in beef, comfort, food to share, make and store recipes, sauce on Oct 11th, 2010 1 Comment »
These ribs are so tender and packed with flavor that you might be tempted to drink the sauce straight from a glass. You certainly will want to add an extra ladle full to your plate. My recipe is adapted from an October 2007 issue of Bon Appetit. One of the greatest things about this recipe […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share, turkey, vacation on Oct 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Hands on Holiday Meal Class Learn to roast a perfect turkey, every time. Learn to make mashed potatoes that make your relatives weep with bliss not to be outdone by the art of perfecting a brown gravy. I still love a green bean casserole, yum. But it seems they’ve gone out of vogue on most […]
Posted in dessert, events, food to share, make and store recipes on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve decide to eat cheesecake for lunch today. I made mini cheesecakes last week for my china and jeans dinner party, but didn’t manage to photograph them that night. So I’ve made more and photographed them today. Then I realized I didn’t eat them at the dinner party either, as I was entirely too full […]
Posted in appetizers, events, food to share, mushrooms, seafood, wine on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Last Wednesday I threw a china and jeans impromptu dinner party. Against my natural instincts, I prepared the party as my next entry to Project Food Blog 2010, before I knew whether I’d advanced to the next round or not. I am amongst the world’s most superstitious people. And of course, I jinxed myself and […]
