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Beef and Stout Stew with Blue Cheese Dumplings

March 7, 2021 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

We are in that in between time weatherwise right now. We’ve just had historic snow here in Memphis, but the first signs of spring are popping up. All the sweaters and coats I wore just a week ago are ready to go back in the closet. I have been socially distancing on my patio all winter, but now it’s time for a spring clean and I am looking forward to lazy cocktails and light … [Read more...] about Beef and Stout Stew with Blue Cheese Dumplings

Root Vegetables with Walnut Sage Crumble

February 1, 2015 by The Runaway Spoon 2 Comments

Everyone is always eagerly anticipating the arrival of spring and the excitement of the fresh vegetables that begin to grow. And I love that too. Then the overwhelming bounty of summer, when there is so much fresh produce, there is hardly time to sample it all. But I love winter vegetables too. Rich, hearty root vegetables in a beautiful palate of colors. These sturdy … [Read more...] about Root Vegetables with Walnut Sage Crumble

Irish Stew

March 10, 2013 by The Runaway Spoon 6 Comments

Like many traditional dishes of the British Isles, my first taste of Irish Stew was in the dining hall of my college at Oxford.  And it wasn’t a particularly good experience.  Tough meat, watery broth, soggy vegetables. But I never gave up on the notion; I just think I liked this dish in theory more than in concept.  But a warming, hearty lamb and vegetable stew is just a plain … [Read more...] about Irish Stew

Snow White Soup (Parsnip, Fennel and Leek Soup)

January 15, 2012 by The Runaway Spoon 2 Comments

It has already snowed here in Memphis twice this year, but too early and too inconvenient.  I am hoping for a few more snow days, when I have no need to leave the house and am prepared with a good book, with enough warning for a trip to the grocery.  It doesn’t get cold enough, often enough here to invest in big, heavy wool turtleneck sweaters and thick mittens, but I like to … [Read more...] about Snow White Soup (Parsnip, Fennel and Leek Soup)

Bacon Glazed Parsnips

March 24, 2010 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

  Spring is about to be bustin’ out all over, but the bounty of fresh seasonal vegetables isn’t quite here yet.  So give this underrated root vegetable a try, in a recipe proving once again that everything is better with bacon.  And this dish couldn’t be easier. Bacon Glazed Parsnips 6 parsnips 6 strips of bacon Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Peel the … [Read more...] about Bacon Glazed Parsnips

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I'm P.C. I think I am like most people. Somewhere in the middle between food snob and food schlub. Just being in the kitchen makes me happy. I live, mostly in my kitchen, in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

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