

Spicy Shrimp w/ Cauliflower Mash and Kale
Totally converted to mashed cauliflower with this recipe. I craved them all week long and didn't feel guilty like when I have leftover...


Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Was totally intimidated by P.F. Chang's and all the others that have these on their menu. Then I made them and understand why they are on...


Jody's Chess Pie
This was my favorite dessert at the farm for years, maybe because it was not always at Sunday lunch - just occasionally. I finally got...

Belle Meade Bourbon Apple Cake
Last fall, I found this recipe on the NY Times food blog and had to infuse it with Belle Meade Bourbon to support Charlie Nelson. Good as...


Mexican Flan
If too much time has passed, the VFW neighbors find a reason to get together. One weekend, I decided to test several recipes from the...


Mrs. Field's Cocomia Cookies
Our kitchen on Cherokee Road was a long alley kitchen. There wasn’t an island, but a peninsula, at the opposite side of the kitchen from...


Haley's Caramel Brownies
I call my year in Chicago my “Devil Wears Prada” year. Minus the Devil. Minus the Prada. During my first month at Entertainment Weekly,...


Coconut Cake
Last February, I received a call from Hampton that had me reaching for the arm of a chair. She had played Gah to my Elphie for three...


Madeleines
Every year, Jody Mattison has a cookie swap for her friends and co-workers like me. Bringing six dozen means coming home with about 40...


Almond Cherry Crisp
One of the welcome challenges of my cooking repertoire in the past year has been finding and making gluten-free recipes. Michelle Supko...