Fall isn’t official at our house until a warm bowl of this soup arrives on our table. It includes all the season’s flavors: apples, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and butternut squash. A food processor or hand blender works just as well for blending the soup. Spiced Butternut-Pumpkin Soup 2 Tbs butter 1 large sweet onion, diced…
Creamy, rich sweet potatoes are speckled with crunchy cornflakes, pecans, brown sugar, and marshmallows for the ideal Thanksgiving combination in each serving. Sweet Potato Casserole 4½ lbs sweet potatoes 1 cup granulated sugar ¼ cup milk ½ cup butter, softened 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp table salt 1¼ cups corn flakes…
I grew up in Vidalia country and enjoy the famous sweet onions in nearly everything. I still get excited to see the first green tops peeping through the sandy soil, a hint of the coming onion season. This ultra-rich dip, served warm, is always a part of my menu when friends visit.
Serve these big sandwiches for a filling lunch or casual supper. If oysters aren’t on hand, these are just as good with fried shrimp.
I’ve adored deviled eggs for as long as I can remember. We never had a Sunday lunch at my grandmother Tom’s without her cut-glass egg platter on the table. Set the kitchen timer for perfectly cooked eggs.
Icebox refers to pickles that stay in the refrigerator, instead of those that are canned and ready for months of storage in your pantry. These pickles are fresh and crisp, all while being very easy to make. For the thinnest slices of cucumbers, try using a mandoline.
Baby showers, garden clubs, and summer parties just got better with these little, bitty open-faced tomato sandwiches. If possible, use different colors of heirloom tomatoes to really make them showstopping. Don’t let the tomato and bread scraps go to waste. Make a summer panzanella.
I fell in love with shrimp and grits while living in Charleston, South Carolina, where I attended culinary school. On trips back home to Georgia, I’d bring a cooler of fresh shrimp. My grandmother Tom would stand on one side of the stove stirring the grits while I peeled the shrimp on the other side.…
This rich frozen lemon pie is made in a rectangular baking dish, making it easy to cut into squares. It has a thick and wonderful graham cracker crust. Lining the dish with foil makes for super-easy cutting.
One-bite appetizers allow people to mingle freely and nibble and are ideally passed at parties as guests are just arriving. Dainty yet satisfying, these are easy to eat and beautiful on a serving platter. The cheese should be sliced to fit neatly on top of the apricots. When herbs are starting to flower in the…