am a born and bred Memphian, so pulled pork is sort of my native foodway. I have had more pulled pork sandwiches in my lifetime than I could ever count. I first had chilorio after a friend introduced me to it a Mexican restaurant and I immediately loved this rich variant. I read up on it and decided to work out my own recipe for a party I hosted for several years (before … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Chilorio (Mexican-style Chile Pulled Pork)
Holiday Cooking
Simple Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
If you have followed me for any amount of time, or read my Southern Sympathy cookbook, then you know I am not much of one for making layered, frosted cakes. I lack the patience or skill to make them look lovely and attractive and I may be thrilled with the taste, but very rarely with the appearance. So I stick to Bundt cakes and sheet cakes, or simple single layers like this. … [Read more...] about Simple Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
Egg Lorraine Baguette Boat
Sometimes you see an image of a dish online or in a magazine and it is so pretty and seems so simple that you rush out to recreate it. And it is a huge disappointment. Either the taste is awful or it was not at all as easy as it seemed, or it just isn’t very pretty. I think there is a whole Pinterest fails community that addresses this. Let me tell you though, this is not one … [Read more...] about Egg Lorraine Baguette Boat
Guinness and Oatmeal Quick Bread
AS St. Patrick's Day approaches, I am reposting an old favorite from 9 year ago. I developed this recipe for a holiday post, but I ended up cycling it into my repetoire pretty often. It's great with a bowl of Irish Stew or Dublin Coddle. So, from 2015: I had a six pack of Guinness on hand. I love cooking with stout, but I don’t particularly like drinking it … [Read more...] about Guinness and Oatmeal Quick Bread
New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp
Mardi Gras is around the corner again, believe it or not, so I am dusting off one of my favorite classic New Orleans dishes – Barbecue Shrimp. Now, as a born and bred Memphian, I am very particular about what is and is not barbecue, and by that reckoning, this is not. No slow cooking, no smoke, no grill, no tomatoes or molasses in the sauce, just juicy shrimp in a deeply rich … [Read more...] about New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp
