Cherry Preserves Ricotta Toast
These Cherry Preserves are quick and easy! There is just one simple addition that makes them tower over all the rest! Stock up on Summer’s bounty and enjoy all year! I spread mine on black pepper honey ricotta toast for an easy snack or breakfast. I can’t eat cherry preserves with a spoon. That guilty…
Meyer Lemon Chicken
My fiancé got me a long desired cast iron skillet for Christmas, so you can imagine my delight to find a recipe in Jan / Feb’s Cooking Light titled “Skillet Mains”. The skillet and the recipe were everything I thought they would be! I was worried that with 2 whole lemons in the mix the…
Country Captain – An Heritage Chicken Curry
Imagine my surprise when I saw the Country Captain, a chicken curry, recipe in the American Heritage Cookbook! Georgians claim the original Country Captain as their own dish, “insisting that the mysterious captain drifted into Savannah via the spice trade and entrusted his recipe to southern friends.” As a resident of Atlanta, GA, I felt…
Strawberry Shortcake with Homemade Whipped Cream
My fiancé and I were just down in Florida for work and it was impossible not to notice that strawberry season had started! Not only do the prices drop but the berries get juicier, redder, and more fragrant. When I saw pallets (yes, pallets) of strawberries from Plant City, Florida at the Atlanta farmer’s market,…
Northern Johnny Cake – American Woman’s Cookbook
As promised, here is the delectable side dish served with yesterday’s Barbecue Chicken! My fiancé and I are quite attached to our Sweet Southern Cornbread, but I thought it was time to give a Northern recipe a chance. Some version of the Northern Johnny Cake appears in almost all of my heritage cookbooks. It is…
Skillet Barbecue Chicken – American Heritage Cookbook
Growing up my Dad put barbecue sauce on everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! Ever my Father’s daughter, I love barbecue sauce. Now that I realize how easy it is to make I don’t think I’ll be going back to the pre-packaged varieties. I really hate how the ingredients say “smoke flavor”, natural flavorings, and preservatives….
Chocolate Chip Cookies – Chewy, chocolaty, yumminess!
My Maternal Grandmother, Nana, had hip replacement surgery yesterday. The surgery itself went smoothly but she suffered a minor heart attack due to the stress. She is still in the ICU being monitored. Needless to say, I was extremely concerned and a nervous wreck all day. While this state was not conducive to working it…
Apple Pie
Finally the moment we have all been waiting for… a timeless, historical apple pie recipe! Preparing and assembling the pie filling is definitely the easy part of the pie-making process. I have been desperate to make a recipe from “American Cookery”, the first American cookbook, and I was hoping that this would be my opportunity;…
Foolproof Vodka Piecrust: A Success Story!
This easy piecrust really is foolproof! It gives you all the measurements that you need – no “add water until ready” instructions! The vodka makes it incredibly flakey and tender! You will not be disappointed! As you all know, if my last pie making attempt were a Shakespearian play, it would have been a Tragedy….
Piecrust Disaster A la Mode!
The only aspect of the baking world that I find more intimidating than bread is piecrust. Pies aren’t my favorite dessert but I feel a strange need to master this skill. Perfectionism at it’s worst. I was planning to make a beautiful apple pie from the original Joy of Cooking and I wanted to try…
Sweet Southern Cornbread
WARNING! This cornbread recipe is not from any sort of heritage cookbook, heirloom family recipe, or historical source; however, I taste-tested dozens of recipes to find a cornbread recipe with the perfect texture, level of sweetness and overall flavor. This recipe knocks my socks off. It trumped my delicious family recipe (which I will give…
