To my surprise, I have broccoli in the garden! I have planted broccoli many times before but have never had much success. This year I de...

Every good Southern cook has a favorite recipe for chicken salad. For years, my chicken salad of choice was seasonsed with curry. When deci...

In a search for an appetizer for Bunco, this one caught my eye. I already had many of the ingredients on hand and it was such an interestin...

It was a time to gather with friends and enjoy good food at the barn. The BBQ was delicious. The Boston butts were delicious. After rubbing...

At the Sprayberry family reunion each year, we all look forward to Boot's Fig Cake. The moist cake is packed with flavor and sweetness. ...

As a child, I remember my mother and grandmother making fig preserves. The strange looking brown fruit was cooked in syrup and left to stan...

I love cooking from the garden and tonight's meal centered on today's harvest - tomatoes, eggplant and basil. The inspiration came ...

Houston's Restaurant is one of our favorite dining places in Atlanta. I often use Houston's as a bribe to entice Kenny into a shoppi...

It has been a long, productive day in the kitchen. Our 72 tomato plants are flourishing and now is the time to save them to enjoy during th...

There is nothing better than fresh, cream-style corn! Mama Head's was the best. I vividly remember the day she called the grandkids in ...

For our recent "Cooking with Michael" night, I used a couple of the recipes from the It's All Here episode and prepared Spagh...

It was another "Cooking with Michael" day at Quail Hollow. Michael Chiarello is one of my favorite Food Network stars. He creates...

My friend, Susan, shared this recipe with me many years ago and it has become a family favorite. This simple slaw packs a lot of flavor and ...

Pimento cheese is a staple in Southern cooking. I'm not talking about the tasteless, orange stuff you buy in the grocery store, but the...

Black-Eyed Pea Salad meets all the requirements when feeding a crowd. It is simple, make-ahead salad that looks and tastes good. We served t...

My Enhanced Brownies were inspired by friends at the Food Network. Emeril likes to "kick it up a notch" so I decided to take Sandr...

My partner for this month's Taste and Create is Min from The Bad Girl's Kitchen . Min has an extensive collection of recipes and I w...

Sometimes the simplest ingredients are all it takes to create the perfect sandwich. That is the case with Egg Olive Sandwiches. This was a f...

It is 6:00 and I have no idea what we are having for dinner? Does that sound familiar? Since we are leaving town, I do have some asparagus t...

It doesn't get much better than beef tenderloin. For our March meal with Dale and Susan, we attempted to make Paula Deen's Madeira a...