My love for biscuits is well documented (13 recipes on the site at last count), and my love of country ham equally evident when you peruse my recipes. I have always enjoyed a warm, buttery biscuit with a slice of salty country ham tucked inside, so the next logical step seemed to be incorporating the ham directly into the biscuit. And these are heavenly morsels of Southern … [Read more...] about Country Ham Biscuit Bites with Cheese
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Fresh Corn Grits
I was standing in my kitchen, on a Saturday after my farmers market run, putting everything in its proper place while I made my plan of attack for the day. Stacked up on the counter were a dozen ears of corn, destined to be blanched, stripped and frozen in little baggies. Next to that was a lovely bag of freshly ground Delta Grind grits, also destined for the freezer. It was … [Read more...] about Fresh Corn Grits
Goat Cheese Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup
This is recipe truly born of over eagerness at the farmers market. In the early months of summer I find that my eyes are definitely bigger than my stomach, my desire for all that produce greater than time reasonably allows. I buy in vast quantities – I want everything and lots of it. I put quite a few things by, test and experiment with recipes, prepare meals for myself and … [Read more...] about Goat Cheese Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup
Bananas Foster Pound Cake
Bananas Foster is a classic New Orleans dessert with a storied history, and is one of the many dishes from the Crescent City’s famed restaurants that have made its way around the world. And Bananas Foster is an impressive dish to order at a restaurant, when done the old-school way. An expert server rolls out a cart, heats the sugar for the caramel sauce, sautés the bananas … [Read more...] about Bananas Foster Pound Cake
Waffles and Hash (Chicken Hash with Cider Gravy)
This is, I suppose, a treasured family recipe. For my entire life, both my mother and my aunt often waxed poetic about the favored meal of their childhood. Waffles and Hash. We were regaled at family meals about the tradition of having Waffles and Hash for Sunday night dinner. Any mention of family food traditions with these two always includes waffles and hash dinners. … [Read more...] about Waffles and Hash (Chicken Hash with Cider Gravy)
