Baked beans are almost a staple here.  I cannot think of a barbecue place in Memphis that doesn’t serve beans on the side.  And if you live in Memphis, you eat barbecue.  Some places stir in bits of pulled pork shoulder, some make the beans with their house barbecue sauce, some throw in jalapenos.  And [...]

A good corn muffin is a thing of beauty. The perfect accompaniment to a bowl of soup or a supper salad, and so comforting passed around the table in a basket while still warm. Slather on a little butter, and you’ve got a bite of heaven, my friend.
These tender corn muffins have the added attraction [...]

Breakfast for Dinner.  Who doesn’t love the thought?  I particularly like a good breakfast for dinner, because I am NOT a morning person, and generally way too lazy to cook a good, hearty, classic breakfast first thing.  I have developed a repertoire of night-before recipes for when the need to cook a morning breakfast arises, [...]

Most of my time is spent thinking about food.  Or eating it.  Or cooking it.  And since I have been blogging about food, I follow a lot of other food lovers. On Facebook and Twitter and other sites.  I learn all about food trends and food foibles.  And right now, bacon is hot.  In my [...]

It’s easy to forget the pleasures of something as simple as a good quiche.  Just a basic pie, full of goodness, and easy to prepare, but delicious and decadent all the same.  Cary Grant as John Robie in To Catch a Thief serves it at his French villa, perhaps thoroughly proving that real men do eat [...]

Spring is about to be bustin’ out all over, but the bounty of fresh seasonal vegetables isn’t quite here yet.  So give this underrated root vegetable a try, in a recipe proving once again that everything is better with bacon.  And this dish couldn’t be easier.
Bacon Glazed Parsnips
6 parsnips
6 strips of bacon
Preheat the oven to [...]

There are moments in the kitchen when you remember why you love to cook so much.  That flash of personal genius that leads to the creation of something really great.  A perfect moment of synergy when you find a way to combine your favorite ingredients into one sublime dish.  This Corn and Blue Cheese Chowder, [...]