Multi-Colored Ham Vegetable Quiche
If it's been a while since I've been to the market for groceries, it can be challenging to come up with dinner. If I dig around in my fridge, most of the time I have eggs, cream, vegetables, cold cuts…
Autumn Pear Sidecar cocktail
With the end of the hot weather, I think it's time to put away the fruity, fizzy drinks of summer and return to the warmer amber spirits. I do love the classic cocktails that use brandy, rye, and whiskey as…
Homemade Sauerkraut – fermented foods at home
It's almost October and the cool weather has started settling in, even here in the muggy South. There is something about the cooler temperatures that sends me back into the kitchen to make food. And one of those foods that is…
Aperol Spritz, an Italian aperitivo drink
I just spent 10 days traveling through Italy and I'm having a hard time adjusting to life back in Atlanta. Besides the daily gelato, I'm particularly missing my afternoon Aperol Spritz. Everywhere we went in Italy, as the heat of…
Pickled Shrimp – a traditional Low Country appetizer
Making pickled shrimp - a traditional Low Country dish, served cold on a hot summer day.
Dutch Baby Pancake
Dutch baby pancake, or German oven pancake, is an easy breakfast dish that is sure to impress.
Quick Refrigerator Pickles – easy garlic pickles
Making quick refrigerator pickles is easy, with no heat-processing involved. Here is a recipe for Spicy Garlic Refrigerator Pickles.
White Wine Peach Sangria
White Wine Peach Sangria with Albariño wine from Spain, Cointreau, fresh peaches, lemons, and oranges.
Summer Vegetable Succotash
Here is a very Southern summer vegetable succotash - corn, okra, tomatoes, squash, pepper, onion, basil and Benton's bacon.
Pimm’s Cup – a British cocktail for sunny days
In honor of Andy Murray finally winning the Wimbledon trophy for the Brits this week, I'm making the official cocktail of Wimbledon, the quintessential English summer cocktail - The Pimm's Cup. The Pimm's Cup is a classic English "fruit cup"...…