…side dishes are so fun ~ they can simply be the finishing touch to a fab entree, or be the main attraction!
It’s Asparagus time… and here is a simple way to put this bright-in-color-and-flavor salad on your spring table!
It’s Asparagus time… Spring Green Veggie-Pasta Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette ...keep reading »
Vibrant citrus fruits are plentiful in the dead of winter, and this is a great salad to brighten the dreariest of days. Don’t worry about exact measurements for salad ingredients. Use as much or as little as suits your fancy.
Winter Citrus Salad… with blood orange & red wine vinaigrette ~ Sunshine! ...keep reading »
I love entering cooking contests. There’s rarely a win with so much great competition out there, but it’s fun coming up with ideas and getting in my kitchen to make
collards + cabbage + frost = “cabbards” time…. with Crispy Cornbread Cookies, Molasses Bacon Butter & Pot Likker ~ Just put a little tasty south in your mouth!
All your traditional turkey day foods… but reborn with a twist! From turkey & dressing, to sides and dessert, relive Thanksgiving in a new way.
Visit your local farmers’ markets to find some fresh NC apples to make this crispy crunchy Candy Apple Slaw! So good alongside pork dishes, especially at pig pickins!
Candy Apple Slaw… fall in a bowl! ...keep reading »
Originally posted August 2018. Post edited June 2022. As summer wanes, there’s still an abundance of fresh watermelons! So grab yourself one and do some Honey Orange Grilled Watermelon “steaks.”
Honey Orange Grilled Watermelon ...keep reading »
Sometimes, those of us who create recipes for both pleasure and profit throw together something that becomes a personal favorite. It seems that mine tend to be those using
Tomato-Pimento Cheese Shortcakes With Black-Peppered Whipped Cream ...keep reading »
Fall is in the air… well kinda sorta, now that fresh North Carolina apples are making their debut at farmers’ markets! And with that, comes comfort foods, like applesauce. Who
Fall = Applesauce! ...keep reading »
A few years ago while food styling and creating recipes at Our State Magazine, I had the opportunity to create some “sauces” for Fried Green Tomatoes! We Southerners know summertime
Speaking of tomatoes, fried green ones… ...keep reading »
Corn…. here, there and over yonder! Oh, the delicious time of summer is here in all its golden glory, and I don’t know about you, but I just can’t get.enough.CORN!
…sweet summer corn salad with honey-citrus dressing ...keep reading »
’tis pie season. Tomato Pie Season! As House Chef, food stylist and recipe developer at Our State Magazine for 5 years, I often prepared and styled recipes from church and
Wendy’s Dilly Swiss Tomato Pie! ...keep reading »
