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Creative recipes with a Southern slant

Honey Butter Glazed Banana Bread

September 20, 2026 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

I have said before that I am a banana bread purist (see Buttermilk Banana Bread and Banana Bread for One). I don’t add nuts, I don’t like it with chocolate chips, I leave out spices so the banana flavor shines through. But alas, I think we all at some point end up with more bananas than we know what to do with. This happened to me after a grocery delivery order … [Read more...] about Honey Butter Glazed Banana Bread

Tomato Artichoke Dip

September 13, 2026 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

Years ago, my aunt gave me a sweet little book called Never Eat More Than You Can Lift by Sharon Tyler Herbst. It’s a compendium of quotations about food (“Life is too short to bother with tasteless tomatoes” – Cindy Pawlcyn). Scattered throughout are a few recipes. My aunt gave me the book with the explicit instruction to make the Tartichoke Dunk immediately. And I … [Read more...] about Tomato Artichoke Dip

Sweet Tea Cake with Lemon Frosting

August 30, 2026 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

There is perhaps nothing so iconically Southern as Sweet Tea. The house wine of the South, they say. We drink it year-round, but it is so intertwined with summer. That old gallon pickle jar full of tea in the fridge. Or a beat up Tupperware pitcher. Waiting to be poured out into silver pitchers, crystal iced tea glasses, mason jars, massive insulated tumblers or simple red solo … [Read more...] about Sweet Tea Cake with Lemon Frosting

Oatmeal Get Up and Go Muffins

August 23, 2026 by The Runaway Spoon 5 Comments

I have been engaged in the tedious process of updating aspects of my website. It can be boring, but it also reminds me of little treasures from the past, and so as I continue this project, I will be re-posting some gems from the archives, like this perfect back to school breakfast on the go. Enjoy! When the reality of the new school year and the end of summer hit, having a … [Read more...] about Oatmeal Get Up and Go Muffins

Butter Chicken For One from Serves You Right: Recipes REALLY for One.

August 16, 2026 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

A couple of months ago, I started a Substack subscription newsletter all about cooking for one. Serves You Right: Recipes REALLY for One is a weekly Substack newsletter devoted to the art of cooking for yourself. Every recipe is developed specifically for one person. No scaling recipes down. No week of leftovers. No complicated meal-prep plans. Just fresh, satisfying, … [Read more...] about Butter Chicken For One from Serves You Right: Recipes REALLY for One.

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I'm P.C. I think I am like most people. Somewhere in the middle between food snob and food schlub. Just being in the kitchen makes me happy. I live, mostly in my kitchen, in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

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