I have a shopping problem. Fortunately, it’s not for shoes or designer handbags, it’s at the farmers market. I am so enamored of all the beautiful fresh produce and artisan made foods that my eyes are often bigger than my shopping bag. I try to go with a plan and a list, but I just get so enticed by all the wonderful things. The fire-engine red tomatoes in every size and … [Read more...] about Zucchini Sort of Soufflé
Fresh Corn Buttermilk Biscuits
I like books about people who do things. This summer I have been reading the Little House on the Prairie series, and boy do they do things. Make their own clothes, their own food – even their own house. I have a list of books I have enjoyed that detail the work of women in the kitchen, baking bread, tending gardens, canning produce, collecting their own honey. Now let me … [Read more...] about Fresh Corn Buttermilk Biscuits
Peach Butterbourbon Sauce
I don’t really know what else I can say about this recipe. It’s a rich, Southern version of butterscotch sauce with fresh peaches cooked right in, and a nice little kick of bourbon. Of course, this is great over a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. But I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that my favorite way to eat this is with a spoon. A few slices of fresh peaches on the ice … [Read more...] about Peach Butterbourbon Sauce
Watermelon Pie
Summer in the South, the heat, the humidity, is best dealt with by a cool slice of fresh watermelon. The thwack of a big knife slicing into the thick rind and the slurp as it cuts through the flesh is up there on the list of summer sounds with crickets humming and the sprinkler whirring. When I think of watermelon, I think of fireflies, because I remember summer evenings … [Read more...] about Watermelon Pie
Summer Bounty and a Recipe for Dilly Beans
Summer food for me is all about bounty. There is so much fresh, healthy food available, I worry about how I can enjoy as much as possible more than the idea that I might not have access to it at all. I cook fresh meals for myself, and spend a lot of time putting things up for winter, like these simple Dilly Beans. Not because I have to, but because I want to. Sometimes I … [Read more...] about Summer Bounty and a Recipe for Dilly Beans
