Month: April 2010

A Slice of Kentucky Country Ham covered with Red Eye Gravy served on a dinner plate beside Southern Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes and a sliced Biscuit.

Kentucky Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy

When I want a menu that tastes like home I cook Country Ham Steaks drizzled with Red Eye Gravy. Serve alongside Southern Style Green Beans, and mashed potatoes or Cheese Grits, then finish with a slice of Derby Pie, for an authentic taste of the Bluegrass region.

Hot German Potato Salad in a glass bowl

Recollections: Hot German Potato Salad

Reading my home county’s history society cookbook lends me a sense of that peace. Interestingly those stories tend to be tales of success rather than woe. In retrospect many sad stories have a silver lining. These people learned from their struggles and took lessons from hard times into the future…