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Fruit and Vegetables

Saucy Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

June 23, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 2 Comments

Peaches and blueberries are the perfect example of the old saw “what grows together, goes together.”  Fuzzy, rose-tinted peaches and dusky hued blueberries make their appearance at the farmers market at the same time, trumpeting the height of summer fruit season. I love fruit cobbler, the traditional peach being a favorite, and I have basically used the same recipe since I … [Read more...] about Saucy Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

Moroccan Chicken Salad

June 16, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 1 Comment

As the weather really starts to heat up, a cool summer supper salad is a great thing to have in the fridge.  Chicken salad is perfect picnic or party food, great for a weekend at the lake or lunch by the pool.  I love a good chicken salad and make many different versions depending on the occasion and the mood.  I like chunky chicken, crunch, texture and color – something … [Read more...] about Moroccan Chicken Salad

Vidalia Onion Shortcake

June 9, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 3 Comments

Here is a classic old recipe I have had to reconstruct from memory. I can’t remember where I first had it, but it definitely stuck with me.  It’s the kind of dish that you ask the recipe for as soon as you eat it and the cook rattles it off from memory, but you never manage to actually jot down what she says.  I searched online, but most of the recipes I found for onion … [Read more...] about Vidalia Onion Shortcake

Strawberry Mint Vinaigrette

May 15, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

It’s always nice to whip up a simple, homemade dressing for a salad, and this one is really special.  A little sweet from the berries with the nice summery hit of mint.  And it’s a great way to use up some berries lingering in the fridge.  I love it on a salad of fresh butter lettuce tossed with slice strawberries, salty feta or goat cheese and crunchy pecans.  It also goes … [Read more...] about Strawberry Mint Vinaigrette

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

May 12, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 3 Comments

The strawberries are here, but with the exceedingly strange weather we’ve been having this year, I am a little worried it is going to be an abbreviated season.  So I have been making the most of what I have.  I keep a big colander of berries in the fridge and snack on them throughout the day, I’ve put up jars of jam and I have been baking up a storm.  I love this too-brief … [Read more...] about Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

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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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