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Summer Squash
Alabama summers bring every type of squash to the market. I’m pretty sure I even saw winter squash (squashes?) snuck in there. Some people insist they don’t like squash. I insist they just haven’t...
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Deep South Curry
What do you do when you’re craving Indian food when run a southern food blog? Make it anyway. Mixing the two traditions, you wind up somewhere between good ole rice & beans and thai food. Curry,...
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Chilton County Peaches
They’re better than Georgia peaches. And everyone around here will tell you that. (Georgians — try not to take offense.) Peach season comes round this time of year and I can’t get enough of them....
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Stuffed Peppers
This appetizer trick is perfect for this time of year — when the garden is putting out so many hot peppers you can’t figure out what to do with them. You can stuff a pepper two ways — one, by cutting...
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The Biscuits
If you’ve never heard of the Montgomery Biscuits, it’s time you did. It’s awesome. Their mascot is literally a biscuit, with eyes and butter for a tongue. They also sell the best buttermilk biscuits in...
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Feeding Ducks
I really wanted to feed ducks today. I’m told the Shakespeare Festival Grounds are an awesome place to go do that. But it’s gross outside, a combination of muggy and wet but not quite cool. Plus...
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It’s Eggsellent Y’all
Admittedly, I was freaked out by eggplant when I was younger. It’s always the vegetable listed next to the color purple for some reason, but I’m never quite sure it isn’t just black. So dark I...
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Blonde Roast, Please
Parsnips aren’t for everyone. I found that out when I served a batch of roasted veggies to my roommate, without pointing out that there were parsnips on the plate: “Well, that was a weird squash...
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Stuffed Avocado
The best part of summer is all the fruit and veggies being in season, especially when you live just close enough to Florida to call their tropical delicacies local. One of my warm-weather favorites is...
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Pink-eyed Purple Eaters
If you thought Black-Eyed Peas were Southern, then just you get ready for Pink-Eyed Purples. These peas can be found dried or in the shell at any farmer’s market in Alabama (and probably other states...
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Power Walk
Today was a power day. I got a lot done. I did it all well. I met all my goals. There is no chore left on my To-Do List. I wore my power shoes, and worked my power walk. I even pulled it off–on a...
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Wishbone Cafe
There’s something about a Cajun craving that just can’t be satisfied without an authentic experience. Normally, I’m all about cooking at home, but the only Cajun-style meals I know feed approximately...
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If you can’t take the heat
…get out of the summer garden. Summer gardening always means one thing when you’re in Texas: heat. Not only is it 85F when you get out of bed in the morning, it’s a hundred degrees by the afternoon...
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Good Ole Fashioned Comfort
You might have heard I move quite a bit. And suddenly, here I am in Atlanta. Mark this as move number 10 in the last four years. Thankfully, it looks like I get to stay here a while. Atlanta is the...
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Calling all Cucumbers
I remember making (and loving) cucumber salad as a kid, and my mom acting like it was a really big hassle. Since all you really do is slice up one thing and season it, I didn’t understand what she...
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Yo Soy Chayote
Meet chayote: that goofy looking food you sometimes see at the store/market but never buy because you’re not sure if its a fruit or a vegetable. They also appear to have a face so you’re not quite...
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Not Perfect
Sometimes things go horribly wrong. Sometimes, you don’t even know why your food is so horrible. Occasionally, you wind up making something entirely different as a result. I discovered that myself when...
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Garlic Bread
There’s a trick to cooking with the “Stinking Rose” (garlic) so that it tastes good but doesn’t overpower the meal, or repulse the people eating it. Counterintuitively, you just have to use more...
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Muscadine Wine Wednesday
One of my all-time favorite grabs at the farmer’s market is the muscadine. For those who’ve never had the pleasure of biting into one, know they’re basically giant, southern grapes with thick skins...
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Local Labor Stir Fry
How better to spend Labor Day weekend than getting outdoors to your local farmer’s market and picking up some essentials for the week? If you’re lucky, they’ll even have a band and free samples...
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