No points for originality here, but many for rigorous taste-testing. The Rumarita 6 ounces Cruzan rum 1 1/2 ounces Triple Sec 1 1/...

We've had fun this past year trying new cocktails.  It started with the White Lady, which our family fell in love with.  Here is an arti...

Okay, I have no idea what to call this dish.  I used Joy of Cooking's recipe for Oysters Rockefeller to make some appetizers in muffi...

It's harvest time in South Carolina, and we are enjoying it so much!  The last two weeks at the downtown market there has been a farm st...

When I was pregnant, I finally started eating breakfast regularly, and now I can't imagine missing it. And because I'm now breas...

I made cranberry orange relish today, just like every Thanksgiving. It's the earliest thing I can remember cooking — grinding the orange...

I was nominated to bring bread to a potluck last week, so I contributed two loaves.   The back loaf is my regular whole wheat bread , whic...

I really get a kick out of finding a great recipe in a newspaper or magazine.  It's like a treasure hunt, or a needle-in-a-haystack hu...

This recipe is really just a list of suggested ingredients and could be used for other fruits as well: peaches, plums, etc. Pear Chutney ...

I had a nice lunch planned for John and Kathy today featuring my favorite avocado stuffed with shrimp, but woke up in the middle of the ni...

I got a request for this recipe, which I've been making for thirty years.  It is still a very satisfying appetizer.  I think I cut dow...

I really love this salad, although looking at the recipe it doesn't seem quite right:  Mayonnaise dressing? Somehow it's perfect...

So far, my only pregnancy craving is chewy homemade cookies. Which is basically a completely rational regular-person craving, so I'm not...

 I have to thank Russell and Brittany for helping me understand agave syrup.  I knew it was around, and had even had drinks made with it, ...

Every once in a while one ends up with too much cilantro--a plant in the garden that's about to bolt, or several bunches in the refrig...