I don’t know about you, but at this time of year I need some greenery. Since there’s not much of it outside, a colorful and healthy meal can go a long way toward getting past the January blahs. (This really is my least favorite month. It’s like a thirty-one-day hangover from the holiday season, a month to overcome, rather then enjoy.) Of course, this requires an attitude adjustment, because why spend a whole month of your life just waiting for […]
If you’re from the South, you probably already know about Hoppin’ John. Original to the Low Country, this flavorful dish of beans, rice, and pork is a New Year’s Day tradition thought to bring good luck for the rest of the year. No one seems to agree on why it’s called Hoppin’ John, but there are copies of old ‘receipts’ (as recipes used to be called) of Hoppin’ John that date back to the early 19th century. To say it’s […]
My hangover days are well behind me, but I still have sympathy for those who revel into the early hours of the New Year, aided by fortifying servings of distilled spirits. There’s always a price to be paid the next day. This post comes in the nick of time: before tonight you should take heed of the following advice about hangovers. It may help you to enjoy New Year’s Day in a happier state. The title for this post comes […]
I don’t know about you, but I need some relief from the holiday food extravaganza. It’s the time of year when I feel entitled to indulge – until the over-indulgence starts to make me long for a healthy vegetable entrée to redress the imbalances of the season. One of these recipes comes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook, It’s All Good. I like this cookbook for its original recipes and healthy approach. (The avocado toast, which is simply a piece of gluten-free […]
Do you have a memory of a particular food from your childhood that is so strong you can see it in your mind’s eye and smell it, just by thinking of it? Kolace (pronounced ko-lach-eh) is that food for me. It is a yeasty pastry round filled with apricot preserves, poppy seed, prune preserves or cheese. My grandmother made them every Christmas, and for special occasions throughout the year. It’s a sweet snack or a grab-and go-breakfast treat, lightly dusted […]
