Let Me Count the Ways: St. Valentine’s Day 101 (Yes, There’s a French Connection)
Remember the old shoeboxes for valentines in your grade school classroom? How you’d decorate your box with all sorts of …
Category Archives: Southern Food
Thomas Jefferson: The Francophile Who Became the First U.S. “Foodie”
Thomas Jefferson. President. Scientist. Writer. Man of many passions, some hidden, some not. In his writings and in his actions, …
Cabbage and Black-Eyed Peas, Oh My! An Easy New Year’s Dish with a Long History
Yes, I know, you’re overwhelmed with preparations for Christmas. If you’re like me, you’re still trying to come up with …
Ladies of the Pen and the Cookpot: The Other Mrs. (Abby) Fisher
Before M. F. K. Fisher, sometimes known as plain Mrs. Fisher, there was Mrs. Abby Fisher. And Abby Fisher’s personage …
Ladies of the Pen and the Cookpot: Edna Lewis
Who was Edna Lewis? Why call her an American Idol? Before she wrote The Edna Lewis Cookbook, The Taste of …
Idylls of Cuisine, #73
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Ats Jaar: A Little Taste of Southeast Asia in the Antebellum South
A little prickle of recognition, a sense of déjà vu — that’s what happened when I turned to page 86 …
Being Catty: Hey, Did You Know That Catfish Tastes OK?
(Due to family obligations for a few weeks, I’m posting some previous posts that I’ve dusted off and updated. ) …
Idylls of Cuisine, #44
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Idylls of Cuisine, #43
[A picture, and nothing else, for silent contemplation.]
