Parmesan Grits with Asparagus & Charred Steak
Ever since we broke ground on our first backyard garden in Baltimore I have wanted to plant asparagus. Asparagus, tender and crisp and...
Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Waffles
For Ev's birthday we served chicken and waffles (which my friend pointed out meant we basically served pound cake two ways). The fried...
Pecan Milk
A few weeks ago Ev and I went over to Atlanta to celebrate the opening of my friend Kellie's painting show, “The great force...
Roasted New Potatoes & Pickled Green Tomatoes
At some point in the past few weeks my infant started to become a baby, and life started to get a little bit...
Kohlrabi & Potato Hash, and an Introduction
First things first, I had a baby! Everett David joined us on June 20th, just in time for the summer solstice strawberry moon....
Buttermilk Biscuits
Last weekend we had a baby shower here in Wilmington celebrating the forthcoming baby Rosemond-Hoerr. I have to say, it was pretty kick...
Pickled Peaches
We are currently under the thumb of Hurricane Joaquin and a rain system that has decided to just sit on top of us...
Apple Cider Donuts
this recipe & story originally appeared in Our State Magazine Fall is, indisputably, the most lovely season. Don’t get me wrong; I love summer....
Chipotle Sweet Potato Bowls
For reasons that are probably only interesting to me, I've been on an anti-inflammatory diet for the past month, and will be on...
Buttermilk Biscuits with Caramelized Apricots and Honeysuckle Butter
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of cooking for two (sold out!) dinners at Greenlands Farm in Bolivia, NC. It was...
Farm Fresh Deviled Eggs
A few weeks ago a friend and I went on a tour of a bunch of different chicken coops in the Wilmington area (file...
Citrus & Dill Crab Cakes
Last month we headed to Charleston to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity to stay with the Belmond Charleston Place. It was an...
Sorghum & Goat Cheese Hand Biscuits
First of all, I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the wonderful things you all have said about my new book. The...
Shrimp, Collards, & Cheese Grits
My collards have come up! They're green and beautiful and tender and perfect and I love them. I mean, I always love collards,...
Chicken Biscuits Sliders
So far the common thread of 2015 has been biscuits. I actually think I've made more biscuits in 2015 already than I did...
12/100: Fried Livermush
Years ago when I was very homesick and living in Maryland I bought two books- Adam Lucas' The Best Game Ever and Bob Garner's Guide to...
Drop Biscuits
Last weekend was Dan's 30th birthday (!!) and when I asked him how he wanted to celebrate he said that he wanted to...
Huevos Rancheros & a Birthday
Happy July! Today is my 28th birthday, and we'll be celebrating with tacos, margaritas, and a concert with good friends. After a long...
Romesco Grits, Soft Boiled Egg
Of all my travels throughout the past few months, very few have been vacation. In fact, in the past few years, very few of...
Kale Apple Ginger Smoothie
I've always said that this blog follows what we eat, week in and week out. And the truth is that lately, this is...
Bone Broth Bloody Mary
After the Savannah Marathon we went out for lunch at a The Public, and had, for many reasons including the fact that I...
Country Ham, Grits, and Eggs with Red Eye Gravy
Sometimes, after a long night of celebrating your husband's birthday, you need a breakfast that is more than a breakfast. A breakfast that...
Fig, Marsala, & Sausage Biscuit
One of the biggest challenges I face in writing a Southern food blog is the feeling that I don't spend enough time telling...
Sweet Tango Hand Pies
Strictly speaking, these are sweet tango apple hand pies with a buttermilk biscuit dough and a buttermilk caramel sauce. But that's a heavy...
Buttermilk Skillet Pancakes
Pancakes are, you could say, my culinary Achilles heel. They always turn out awful. Too undercooked, burnt, too gooey, too chewy, not fluffy...
Almond Grit Cakes with Clementines & Honey
One of the very best things about the internet is the community. It has it's ups and downs, definitely, and sometimes having a...
Smoothies for Breakfast
On my sister in law Megan's recommendation I downloaded Scott Jurek's Eat and Run for the trip to Orlando. I'm 3/4 of the...
Grits Bowl
This past Sunday, on our way out of Durham, we stopped in to Watt's Grocery for brunch with my friend Julia. I'd not...
Fried Chicken Eggs Benedict
A few weeks ago Dan and I hopped on a plane and (many hours of no leg room later) went to California. Dan's...
Skillet Sausage Quiche
In an almost continuation of the Cast Iron Chronicles, I want to share what is probably my new go-to quiche. I made it...
Breakfast Nests
I love eggs. And not to sound like a total hipster, but I loved eggs before they were cool. Pie too. And toy...
Irish Coffee
Happy almost Christmas! This morning, before we pack up the car and head to the north for a week of Christmas fun, I...
Breakfast Pizza
First of all, I apologize for the phone pictures. This was not a recipe I planned to post, but one that I photographed...
Pumpkin Spice Latte
I know, this is not the crab cakes I promised. But the weather is so crappy and I'm so cold and wet and...
Iced Black Coffee
Last night, as I was trying to work up the energy to brush my teeth and go to bed, I was looking at...
Mango Smoothie
Lately, with the exception of a good hamburger, all I seem to want to eat or drink are mango smoothies. For weeks I...
Biscuits 101
This week I was featured on a joint collaboration between Paula Deen and Kraft- an online publication called Live Richly. A new venture,...
Balsamic Fig Tarts
In 2004, I started college at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Four years later, I graduated, moved to D.C. and started preparing...
Apple Sage Fritters
About a month ago I started a new job at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, working in their education and programming departments. It's...
Spring Vegetable Quiche
I set out this afternoon to make a quiche with asparagus and wild mushrooms. I thought, so seasonal! So local! So delicious! But,...
Sweet Potato Pancakes
You know when it's really late at night and you have a brilliant idea so you're all NOTE TO SELF: REMEMBER THAT YOU...
Smoked Mozzarella and Tomato Quiche
My mother will quite literally laugh out loud when she reads this, but I wouldn't consider myself a messy person. Okay, so not...
Cherry Blossom Danishes
My mother says what she missed most when we lived in southern Florida was the lack of changing seasons. I remember one winter...
Bagels, Revisited
While I hate to bog you down with any one kind of food (except, of course, for pie), I also really hate to...
French Toast Sticks
My alma mater, the Maryland Institute College of Art, had this ingenious institution called the "midnight breakfast." It happened just once a semester during finals....
Banana Nut Bread
When I was a kid, my mother's freezer always had black, frozen bananas in it. Now, in turn, my freezer always has black,...