It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is about to roll up again, but I am ready. I love Thanksgiving. As the food holiday I have claimed it pretty much as my own. I start thinking about decorations and menus pretty much the minute the dishes are cleared away. I test Thanksgiving recipes in the middle of summer! I freeze farmers market green beans and corn in at the height of … [Read more...] about Cranberry Gingersnap Pie
Sweets
Honey Drops
Several years ago, I had several friends who took up beekeeping. Not sure why that suddenly became a big hobby, but I was all for it, as they would bring me jars of honey. Most of them seemed to have moved on from the bees, or at least from leaving jars on my doorstep. And the truth is, I miss it. It always made me exercise my recipe development muscles to find ways to use it. … [Read more...] about Honey Drops
Sweet Corn Pound Cake with Butter Glaze
Fresh in season corn straight from the farmers market is so deliciously sweet, it only makes sense to use it in sweet applications. But I know it can sound a little strange. The first time I served this, my dinners said it’s a “what kind of cake? Oh, okay…” When they tasted it (and loved it) they all said they wouldn’t have known it was corn if I hadn’t told them, … [Read more...] about Sweet Corn Pound Cake with Butter Glaze
Fresh Peach and Ginger Ice Box Cake
What could be more refreshing in the hot, hot summer than a cool ice box cake. Refreshing to eat certainly, but refreshing to make because the oven stays off. Here I use the best sweet summer peaches for a version of classic peaches and cream punched up with ginger’s zing. It’s a combination I love, all tempered with rich cream. The prep is simple and the presentation is … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach and Ginger Ice Box Cake
Sweet Tea Bars
I am really letting my Southern out here (not that I keep it locked away). Sweet tea is Southern summer. You cannot have one without the other. Pitchers and pitchers of it. Insulated tumblers on the boat, plastic pitchers in the cooler, a big glass pickle jar in the fridge to be poured in fancy glasses or the plastic stadium cups from your favorite barbecue joint. Can’t make it … [Read more...] about Sweet Tea Bars
