North Alabama weather can be pretty unpredictable. Maybe its 90 degrees in October and we’re all wondering what happened to fall. Or maybe it’s only June and already a stifling 100 degrees. Either way, when it’s simply too hot to turn the oven above 275 …
Strawberries and pepper? Sugar, eggs and cream transformed into a velvety delicious custard. Cold crystals of strawberry balsamic ice flakes infusing a slight tartness blended with sweet. I think for me, the fascination with food comes in how it can delight all the senses. Alabama …
Chocolate Lava Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 4 ramekins. Blend butter and sugar, slowly add eggs and then flour, cocoa and at the end the cream. Fill greased ramekins. Bake approximately 12 minutes. Run knife around the edges and invert onto …
This is the finale – the last of the holiday box of Harry & David pears. Best of all, nearly everything can be made-ahead, a simple dessert that’s anything but. Bosc or Anjou work nicely and keep their shape well. I like it for a …
A new magazine launched the year my first child was born. Every issue had a Party Guide feature in the back, complete with invitation ideas, moody music, full menus with recipes, and what to pour. I tore the entertainment guides out of every issue and …
The gears click as the chain rotates, and the aroma from the golden chicken’s drippings onto the fury of hot coals below, escapes around the edges of the plexiglass. We take a seat at the bar and order 2 glasses of Rioja, and peruse the …
