I needed to use some problematic okra from the garden--some was old and pretty tough, and some was young and tender, and there wasn't ...

Mark returned for a short visit, this time with his awesome new wife, and I made a vegetarian Southern meal the last night they were here. I...

Can you believe that we're now harvesting okra? This is our second batch. I steamed them following your method and they are wonderful. ...

Lawson made these grilled, Thai basil-wrapped meatballs last week. The chile sauce was very sweet -- tasted just like the Maggi sweet chile ...

So, as I mentioned in a comment below, we recently heard from Lawson's dad that microwaving fresh corn is way better than boiling it. I ...

And so it begins again. I picked up some local crowder peas at the Rosewood Market and cooked them very simply with bacon, salt, and the fir...

I bought some Canadian haddock and made your North African Fish Fillets for dinner. I served them with couscous and steamed okra. It was ...

Mark arrived for a visit last night, and I made gumbo. Seriously, a food that contains sausage, shellfish, and okra -- could there be anyth...

I like when one meal feeds another -- when something left over can be used again in a new way. There are lots of brilliant examples of doub...

We ate a lot of meat over the weekend: Genoa salami on pizza Friday, burgers and salmon Saturday, bacon for breakfast Sunday. By Sunday nig...

It had to be done, right? Right? I love okra. I love pizza. We have many fresh tomatoes. Tomatoes, okra, and corn go together brilliantly....

My brother, his girlfriend, and my parents are all visiting us here in Columbia. For the first big meal, Lawson smoked a pork butt and some...

You already know, Mom, how much I love okra. I eat it several times a week throughout the summer and fall; when Lawson's plants really ...

Lawson is much better with the wok than I am, so he usually does the stir-frying around here. He's fun to watch. As you can see here, ...