Historically speaking – since this isn’t even Good Friday, I really shouldn’t be making them at all. that is… if I were English… and lived in Elizabethan England, where they considered the buns were too special and sacred to be consumed any other time of the year… … and, if I cared a great deal about […]
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Under Pressure ~ Corned Beef & Cabbage
Since Saint Patrick’s Day is coming up, I’d be remiss if I didn’t do the obligatory Corned Beef and Cabbage thing.,, though I’ve already explained why it really doesn’t belong anywhere near things even remotely Irish. Be that as it may… we (as in the all-encompassing American “we”) think it’s the pinnacle of Irish cuisine… […]
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Hickory Nut Sandies
I guess for most people, Oreos – or some other chocolately, crispy, gooey thing was their cookie of choice growing up. Me? It was Pecan Sandies… I love a shortbread cookie. I love that slightly sweet and a little bit salty, brown, buttery cookie… and there is nothing better to dunk into a tall glass […]
Independence Day and the Watermelon
I can remember sitting on my grandparents rusty, green metal slider rocker, eating watermelon. I remember how good they were. How I’d sit there, with my huge leg-sized wedge of summer bounty, enjoying each sweet bite. I remember P’Tooeing! the slick, black seeds across the lawn. I remember the increasing uncomfortableness of being covered in […]
Bread Whore – Holla’, erm… Challah!
I’m a card carrying member of Bread Hoarders Anonymous. So, Forget that I have a package of English Muffins in the fridge (and one in the freezer). Never mind that there are a dozen buttermilk biscuits, 8 corn muffins, a bag of Tablouleh rolls, 2 packs of flour tortillas, a tube of canned biscuits, and a loaf […]
The Corned Beef Conundrum
You feel obligated because it’s St. Patrick’s, but does it really belong on the plate? Sadly… no. Although technically corned beef is an Irish thing, you’re not going to find it anywhere close to something that was eaten or served in any true Irish establishment. If they are going to eat beef, it’s going to […]
Keeping Tradition – The Turtle Creek Method
When my parents were still building the cabin at the rear of the property where Turtle Creek now resides, it was time divided between two lives. The house in Marietta – where jobs and obligations lived. And the cabin in Dahlonega – where their new life as retirees would one day begin. They would pack […]
Get Your Pudding On…
If this were a perfect world, I’d probably publish this recipe on Christmas Eve. You would get all kinds of unreasonably giddy with thoughts of Christmases long past. You’d conjure up memories of diving into that mammoth matriarchal pudding by the fading light of the brandy flame and claiming the little sterling prize. You’d then jump up, run […]
Shiver Me Timbers
Since it is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought I would be amiss if I didn’t acknowledge this auspicious occasion with a little holiday fare! So get yer scurvy arses up on the main mast and trim dem sails! Six Pence Peg Legs with Harr-Varr-Tee Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 1 Pack (12) […]