6 Recipes for Strawberry Season
With the first days of spring (OK, really, first month of spring), I thought it would be an excellent time to share some of my favorite Strawberry recipes with south Louisiana readers. Here, at...
View ArticleStuffed Baked Apples
Although apples are often associated with northern seasonal cooking this time of year, I find that southern cuisine has some of the best raw ingredients to actualize any apple dish fully: pecans, rum,...
View ArticleNonnah’s Desserts – Columbia, SC
Below is my review of Nonnah’s desserts and bar in Columbia, SC. For the larger eating tour of South Carolina’s capital city, checkout “A Little Bit(e) of Everything in Columbia, SC: Favorite Eats” or...
View ArticleA Little Bit(e) of Everything in Columbia, SC: Favorite Eats
Below is my 3-stop tour through several very different eateries in Columbia, SC, during a recent trip back to my old college town. To see the individual posts for each one, checkout Mr. Friendly’s New...
View ArticleChocolate Truffle Cake
Please join Writing and Editing Intern Erica deVeer as she shares her experience making this Chocolate Truffle Cake on Easter (2013). I love Erica’s reflections on the difference between convection...
View ArticleDanish Vanilla Cookies (“Vanillekranse”)
This recipe for Danish Vanilla Cookies, “Vanillekranse,” is something I’ve been snacking on, quite dreamily, since I was a little girl. I first watch Duda Family matriarch, Anna Jorgensen, make these...
View ArticleHomemade Marshmallows
This recipe for Homemade Marshmallows is a wonderfully easy way to jump into confectionary for the first time. As readers may know, I find boiling sugar into something extra special very intimidating...
View ArticleRosemary Pear Martini
— As the holidays grow closer, certain aromatic spices are difficult to escape: mint, cinnamon and ginger acting as the cornerstones of many holiday recipes. As much as I love the spiciness of ginger...
View ArticleCoconut Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
I would like to take a moment to wish my best friend, Lydia, Happy Birthday. Since we met, I’ve been in charge of making her birthday cake, often going to great lengths to sculpt the cake into Food...
View ArticleStrawberry Cake
Whenever a friend of mine has a birthday, I always ask to bake his/her cake. While there will always be bakeries with silver salvers and fancy fondant, I think many readers would agree that cakes baked...
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