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The Magnificent Lemon It’s time for this citrus to get some respect I love citrus season. You can find just about every variety at farmers markets. Let all of the Cuties, blood oranges, and oroblanco grapefruit take center stage. I will happily reach to the back of the display for the lemons. Languishing at the bottom…
A Girl and Her Chocolate Molten desserts are delicious to their (gooey) core Posted on February 7, 2019 From the time my daughter Paisley was a toddler, she has loved chocolate. She prefers dark chocolate over milk and the more bitter, salty, and higher the cocoa content, the better. “Well it is an antioxidant,” she reminds…
Hot & Spicy These Buffalo cauliflower tacos are a fresh take on “Buffalo wings” for the New Year Posted on January 2019 This easy vegetarian riff on Buffalo chicken wings is a big hit at my house. It has all of the components and flavors of the popular bar snack, but it is lightened up by…
The Best Pumpkin Pie This is worth skipping a second helping of stuffing Posted on November 12, 2018 Back in the bake sale bakery days, we would start to ramp up our pie production beginning in November. We would bake all night on the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and open only until 10am on Thursday…
Roasted Golden Tomato Soup Making the most of the end-of-summer harvest Posted on October 12, 2018 As much as I like summer, with its laid-back schedule and relaxing family time, there is something about the kids being back in school, the sound of Sunday NFL games playing in the background, and the arrival of fall…
Basil-Black Cherry Ice Cream Posted August 6, 2018 Seems like not a day goes by that yet another frozen yogurt shop pops up on the corner. Curse you, Pinkberry! Why didn’t you just let that trend stay dead and buried? Some of us still prefer our fats in the form of a juicy steak, creamy salted…
Tomato Time Try roasting to capture the summer crush Posted on July 23, 2018 Peak season for local tomatoes starts in July, when shelves and countertops get piled high with heirloom and other homegrown varieties. When you have had your fill of juicy BLTs, tomato and burrata salads, and slabs of tomato on grilled burgers, it’s…
Fruits of Summer Create your own jam session Posted on June 6, 2018 Many claim that it has something to do with some silly solstice, but in my book, summer starts as soon as the farmer’s markets are chock-full of fresh strawberries. I devour them — with whipped cream, dipped in chocolate, made into shortcakes, or…
Southern Comfort A California girl’s twist on a sacred sweet Posted on May 9, 2018 Back when I was researching and testing recipes for Acme Southern Kitchen, I sent away for as many Junior League and church cookbooks as I could find from all parts of the South. These books are compilations of the personal…
Weeknight Wonder A delicious pasta dish for the end of a busy day Posted on April 6, 2018 Now that we are into prime local avocado season, I put this pasta dish back into the rotation as one of my favorite busy weeknight dinners. It’s quick and easy. If you are like me, avocados can be…
In Search of Perfection A chocolate creation that truly takes the cake Posted on March 5, 2018 For years, I was on a quest to find the best recipe for a chocolate cake. The cakes always looked moist, almost shiny, and delicious in book photos, but once I baked them, they’d fall short. They either…
Love is: Sugar Cookies Showing affection with pretty confections Posted on February 8, 2018 There’s no better way to express whatever kind of love you are feeling than to bake a batch of old-fashioned sugar cookies with royal icing to share with your “subjects.” This is a family recipe that I used to make the…
My New Year Advice Get your vitamins A, D, and B, and mind your Ps and Qs Posted on January 11, 2018 Anyone who knows me knows I love my carbs as much as, if not more than, the next guy. Do I love big, fat, buttery egg noodles lounging around in my chicken soup?…