Seeing Charleston with New Eyes
A Fresh Take on an Old Friend No matter how wonderful, perfect, or beautiful a person, place (i.e. Charleston), job, relationship, or just about anything starts out, it’s easy to take any of these for...
View ArticleLet Them Eat Souffle!
Starting a Souffle Revolution at Home The last time I ordered a souffle in a restaurant, or even saw one on a menu, was at Tour D’Argent in Paris, New Year’s Eve, 1992. It was a simple and elegant...
View ArticleBest Four Charleston Restaurants and Their Best Dishes
Absolutely Not-to-Be Missed Epicurean Delights in Charleston At least once a week and probably more often than that during peak season, I get asked by friends, family, visitors, students and people on...
View ArticleDelicious Fun with Squash, Barley, and the Nutritious Flavors of Fall
Barley, Mushroom, Butternut Squash, and Spinach Soup Recipe – and new culinary tours! October in Charleston is officially the beginning of the fall season for me, at least emotionally and also from a...
View ArticleComforting Carolina Gold Rice and Rum Raisin Pudding
Charleston’s King of Rice Takes this Classic Comfort Food to a New Level Growing up in rural New England in the 1970’s, rice (which usually came from a tired plastic bag or Minute brand white rice box)...
View ArticleForty-Five Minutes to Paradise at The Sanctuary
Destination Heaven for Lunch and a Beach Stroll at The Sanctuary’s Jasmine Porch – And a Book Give Away I’ve lived long enough to know, if you’re not careful, that it’s too easy to take people,...
View ArticleMaple Acorn Squash Soup Makes an Elegant Start to Thanksgiving
Warm Up Thanksgiving with This Exceptional Soup Recipe In the cooler months, my kitchen counter is permanently decorated with an array of winter squashes. Hubbard, acorn, butternut, pumpkin, turban –...
View ArticleHatch A New Side Dish Star This Thanksgiving
Lewis Barbecue’s Hatch Green Corn Pudding Makes Perfect Thanksgiving Fare Everyone has favorite side dish traditions at Thanksgiving. In my house, it’s cornbread sausage stuffing, smashed rutabagas...
View ArticleRutabaga Reigns Supreme at Holiday Table
Buttery Parsley Rutabaga Mash It may be considered a humble root vegetable, but the knobby rutabaga is transformed into nutty, buttery elegance in this sunset-yellow mash, lightened by a bit of Yukon...
View ArticleA Shrimp & Grits Christmas
Unwrap a Charleston Food Tradition at Your Christmas Table Shrimp and grits has become the epitome of elegance; the heart of Charleston cuisine in the minds of many. Originally a simple, quick stew...
View ArticleHoliday Cauliflower-Broccoli Salad with Dried Cranberries and Walnuts
Crunchy, Cruciferous, Winter Salad Doubles as a Holiday Table Side or Christmas Brunch Centerpiece Probably like many of you, I woke up this morning in a snowstorm kind of blur and realized Christmas...
View ArticleDip Into Some Delicious To Kick Off The New Year
Two Recipes That Will Start 2019 Just Right Rita’s Warm Blue Crab Dip and Lucky Prosperity Soup My grandfather used to say nothing good ever happens after midnight and my parents generally subscribed...
View ArticleCookbook Writing, Marketing, and Photography Retreat with Holly Herrick and...
Cracking the Cookbook Code – Writing, Cooking, Marketing, Photography + Wellness Retreat with a Generous Dose of Fun Personal chef and blogger extraordinaire, Beckie Carrico Hemmerling and I,...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken – The Feast That Keeps on Giving
Make the Most of Your Roast with This Adaptable Method Saturday mornings in my house are spent cooking, especially foods that need to be cooked (lest they expire) and will provide delicious,...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken – The Feast That Keeps on Giving – Part II
Divine Chicken Divan Last week, I roasted one 6-pound, $7 chicken and created 4 separate dishes and 16 meals, beginning with the roasted chicken, the ensuing stock, a Chicken and Dumpling Soup made...
View ArticleA Farewell to Greatness
Hominy Grill Bids Adieu After a quarter century at the helm of Charleston’s culinary scene, Hominy Grill will serve its last platter of shrimp & grits and final slice of freshly whipped...
View ArticleLeon’s Oyster Shop’s Lovin’ Spoonful
Whole Grain Spoon Salad Recipe for Perfection “Saladified” Leon’s Fine Poultry & Oyster Shop is one of those delightfully capricious and delicious dining destinations where favorites are...
View ArticleEasy Bake Creamsicle Cream Puffs For Mother’s Day
Sweet, Nostalgic Treats to Spoil Mom on Her Big Day With the daily onslaught of National-this and National-that days for everything from hot dogs to pets, it’s easy to get a case of celebration...
View ArticleCool, Hot Weather Cooking
Splash Into Summer with Crispy, Cool Cucumber Chips and Dip Cucumbers are somehow always cool and crunchy, even when pulled fresh from a warm garden vine. Like watermelon in this way, they are one of...
View ArticleThe Big Williamsburg Move
From the Lowcountry to the Rolling Hills of Williamsburg, Virginia When I moved to Charleston, SC in 2000 all the way from Jackson, WY, I didn’t see it coming. It was love at first sight with me and...
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