sneaky mac and cheese
I'm tiptoeing my way into the realm of recipe development and finding it, at times, to be somewhat difficult and frustrating. Tonight I thought I had solved the recipe for vegan banana oat ...
corn muffins
I love a crispy-crusted skillet cornbread, but, I love me a sweet, cake-y corn muffin even more. I guess I'll never be a Southerner. But! I just began what I hope will be the tradition of ...
pecan pie bars
Mmmmmm. Pecan pie bars. A portable pecan pie with a luscious shortbread crust, gussied up with chocolate chunks and a hint of espresso. To me, pecans bring to mind Eli's grandfather's family ...
buttermilk biscuits
Biscuits, honey, apple butter from a South Carolina orchard, and my sister's delicious strawberry jam. It was a nice welcome back into the world of the living after a 24-hour regimen of plain ...
pimento cheese
Sweet, sweet, Southern pimento cheese. My dad's job took our family from Colorado to North Carolina when I was 11. There are a couple of memories that stand out from that time: looking out the ...
spicy mac and cheese
There are some crazy things happening with the colors in this photo that I can't even begin to address: But I needed it to show you a couple of things. Like...crackly, cheesy crust. Creamy ...