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.
Month: April 2010
Green Tea Truffles
This little truffle is pretty, slightly unexpected and makes a nice light after dinner treat served with hot or iced tea…
Roasted Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Croutons
Built in 1874 in the Gothic Revival Style, Grace Church is filled with beautiful stained glass windows and appointed with dark wood furnishings. As if that weren’t enough to recommend it…
The Secret to Soft Snickerdoodles
Thick, cinnamon-topped Soft Snickerdoodle Blondies are great fresh from the oven. Even better – they are still soft, chewy and delicious the next day.
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…
Italian Easter Dove Bread
The sky has been gray and stormy for the beginning of Holy Week in the Pacific Northwest. It is the perfect atmosphere for introspection…