In anticipation of our trip to South Carolina, tonight we had stewed okra and tomatoes, sausage gravy, and grits. Dad is picking about 15 ...

There's a Beaufort-based seafood guy now coming to the All-Local Farmers Market every Saturday, and his fish is amazingly, absurdly fres...

Here’s a fresh, easy raw tomatillo salsa. It’s from Aida Gabilondo’s Mexican Family Cooking , still my favorite Mexican cookbook. Green...

I was so happy to discover I had the ingredients to make this the other day. Green beans, blanched New red potatoes, boiled Anchovy filets L...

I had a vague image of this recipe from my childhood--Grandma Oty used to make them--and managed to find the right recipe on About.com. It ...

I had to post this because for a while we couldn't find the recipe card--we worried that it might be lost to posterity. Dad makes these...

This is from Claudia Roden. It's simple enough to let the flavor of the eggplant come through. Sweet and Sour Eggplant Olive oil 1 larg...

I finally figured out a good spinach enchilada recipe. For the filling I used 2 cups cooked fresh spinach, chopped and combined with shredd...

We had a progressive dinner with Mary Ellen and friends last night. Appetizers and wine were at our place, then we progressed over to her h...

I've really missed cooking these last few months. I've had a lot of evening work -- mayoral debates, late nights in the office -- an...

Hey, this is a really delicious tofu recipe. I can't remember where I modified it from, but we had it last week and really enjoyed it. ...

I had an idea this morning. I looked up recipes for chocolate chip pancakes and lemon pancakes and made up this combination of the two. Laws...

Dad and I collaborated on my birthday dinner last night. We had Crab Louis, Stromboli Bread, Golden Mushroom Soup, and two cute little dess...

One of the best things about Christmas is getting new cookbooks: I received a check from Bob and with it I bought The Book of Latin America...

Yes, there were many jokes about our goose being cooked. For Christmas I was going to roast a duck -- the perfect two-person holiday meal, w...