Butter beans, lima beans, whatever you want to call them, good, fresh butter beans are a real treat. When I start to see these fresh little green gems at the farmer’s market and produce stand, I load up on them. And I love to cook them in the Southern manner – with pork. Here I use bacon and add a simple, old-fashioned sauce. These would be great alongside a pork chop … [Read more...] about Southern Girl Butter Beans
Caprese Tart
A few years ago, in the hot, hot summer, we had a big storm that knocked out power for over two weeks. They say it was a wind storm, but we all called it Hurricane Elvis. As it was summer, many people were away on vacation, had vacations planned, or just left town during the power outage. But I was a busy little event planner and had a wedding and a private event to plan and … [Read more...] about Caprese Tart
Fresh Citrus Margaritas
Ah, the classic margarita. Cool and refreshing and perfect for a late spring fiesta. If you’re used to the neon green bottled mix, or the frozen slushee style margarita, you are really missing out on something. This version, made with fresh lemon and lime juices, adds the welcome twist of orange juice. Sure, a freshly made margarita takes a little juice-squeezing elbow … [Read more...] about Fresh Citrus Margaritas
Strawberry Shortcake
I would hazard a guess that for many people, the image that comes to mind with the words strawberry shortcake are those electric yellow sponge cake cups with the little crater on the top that are sold as “shortcakes,” usually next to the berries in the produce section. Maybe served with fresh berries, maybe with frozen berries in syrup or maybe even gel-glazed pie filling. … [Read more...] about Strawberry Shortcake
Mustard – Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon
Most of my time is spent thinking about food. Or eating it. Or cooking it. And since I have been blogging about food, I follow a lot of other food lovers. On Facebook and Twitter and other sites. I learn all about food trends and food foibles. And right now, bacon is hot. In my opinion, bacon has always been hot – but it keeps showing up on all sorts of in-the-know food … [Read more...] about Mustard – Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon
