The sweet scent of honeysuckle takes me right back to childhood. I used to pick the delicate flowers just to savor their heavenly nectar. As an adult, that nostalgic aroma reminded me of lost …
Truffle Deviled Eggs with Crème Fraîche
I’m a practical person, the down to earth sort, sensible and realistic in my approach. This is a thing about me that is….well, a complete and utter falsehood. An egregious lie. Would it were so! I …
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Buttermilk Pie in a Cornmeal & Lard Crust
I made this buttermilk pie on the television today, on a local show, Channel 3’s “3 Plus You”. Or sort of pretended to make it for illustrative purposes with a lovely one I baked the night before …
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Spiced Pear, Gorgonzola, and Toasted Walnut Pie in a Buttermilk Leaf Lard Crust: A Pie Party
“It’s hard to get together when the streets are so wide it’s harder to love when it’s easy to hide. So when the leaves fall… give all that you get to Tendernessee.”–Big Kitty, …
White Peach, Rose, & Basil Hand Pies
Sometimes I get this resplendent feeling. It starts in the pit of my stomach. I can feel it pressing against my ribs and radiating out of my finger tips. A coniferous forest rises up around me. It’s …
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Southern Cornbread, Two Ways: Buttermilk Bacon Grease & Cultured Coconut Milk
My grandmother’s cornbread was a crisp golden brown. It was cast iron. It was a mason jar of bacon grease kept in the cupboard and a jug of buttermilk in the door of the Frigidaire. It was “home again …