Category: Culinary Delights

Leeks

Wondering What to Eat Now? The Cure for Post-Holiday Boredom

Maybe you’re the kind of person who spends the first month or two or (bless you) three months of the New Year amped-up, working those resolutions. Or, maybe you find...

Read The Post
Nutmeg and buttermilk pie

Don’t Want to Cook that Goose This Year? Check out our Alternative Christmas Dinner Ideas

Okay the feasting day(s) are upon us and if you’re anything like me, you might be feeling like doing something just a bit different this year. Since Christmas Eve is...

Read The Post
Cornbread and cheddar muffins.

Great Cornbread Muffins 2 Ways — Sweet or Savory

I love cornbread. When I was growing up, my Southern grandmother made cornbread in a variety of ways, usually the kind that isn’t sweet and sometimes she added fresh corn...

Read The Post
Chocolate fondue

In Honor of National Chocolate Covered Anything Day

Well it’s National Chocolate Covered Anything Day and to celebrate properly, why not to a great chocolate fondue, allowing your to really explore the outer reaches of chocolate-covered possibilities. This...

Read The Post
Sweet Potato with Pecans

Part 2: Elevate those Sides for Thanksgiving– Better Sweet Potatoes

Want to do something other than the same ol’ marshmallow sweet potatoes you do every year? Well, here’s a little something I made last year and since it was such...

Read The Post
roast turkey, baked turkey

How are You Going to Prepare the Thanksgiving Turkey this Year? The Pros and Cons of Brining, Frying and Roasting that Turkey.

Why Brine? Brined turkey is all the rage this year and for good reason. When you brine what you’re actually doing is introducing more fluid into the myofibrils of the...

Read The Post
Three spoons with different spices

Tips for the Best Thanksgiving Stuffing

The truth of the matter is there’s no one “best stuffing recipe” out there. If you’re from North or South Carolina chances are you do your Thanksgiving stuffing or dressing...

Read The Post
pumpkin bread

The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe, Pumpkin Bread Recipe and More (Part 2)

Looking for Pumpkin Pie? Get my recipe in Part 1of this post. As promised, I’m back with more pumpkin bread and pumpkin pancakes, so sidle-up with that pumpkin spice latte...

Read The Post