Tag Archives: appetizer

Apr 30 1 comments
appetizers, roasted meats and veggies

Bacon & Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Sitting here, in almost May, looking forward through the spring, summer, and fall, is dizzying. So many special occasions coming up, so many big changes, so many day to day hurdles. It’s hard to know what to make of it when it feels like life is flying by. A few weeks ago my sister, Lauren, [...]

Feb 01 2 comments
biscuitsandsuch news, dips, sauces, jams, and spreads

Green Olive Pimento Cheese

This weekend some friends and I took a “mid-winter” getaway to Morehead.  We planned it in November, as we were discussing how hard life and work can become once it’s cold and dark and dreary.  We were hoping that a getaway to look forward to would help us fight the cold-weather grumps.  And, before I [...]

Sep 27 4 comments
appetizers, captain james cooks, grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried, seafood

Jalapeño Crab Cakes

This summer we’ve been fortunate enough to travel everywhere from Savannah to Philadelphia.  Along the way, one food has popped up over and over again- the crab cake.  From crab cakes at my cousin’s wedding to the Low Country Crab Cake I enjoyed Monday (more on that later), it’s been the summer of crab.  And [...]

Jul 29 7 comments
appetizers, garden, preserving, vegetables

Pickled Tomatoes

I love pickles. Pickled okra, pickled cucumber, pickled onions, pickled squash, pickled tomatoes, pickled peppers, pickled you name it. Year round they are my go to hit-the-spot salty treat. I can’t imagine a world without pickles. This summer I planted five or six yellow pear tomato plants. Unfortunately, two of the ones planted in our [...]

Jun 03 4 comments
appetizers, grilled, barbequed, smoked, and fried

Fried Pickle Chips

Recently I was sent a copy of Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives and 150 Recipes That Made Them Famous, a book by Morgan Murphy that was produced by Southern Living.  It’s a collection of recipes from down home restaurants all over the American South.  It was such a delight to read through this [...]