There’s something magical about blue flowers. True blue – real blue – is not easily found in flowers, and they don’t seem to grow just anywhere, or for anyone. A morning glory is such a simple flower, with its delicate Madonna-blue spirals, but when was the last time you saw one? They favor sunny spots, moist soil, and a rusty mailbox or old copper downspout to climb to make them perfectly happy. They flourish in the summer, when their color […]
Don’t you love a good pancake supper? This savory Dutch baby, topped with bacon, avocado, tomato, and crème fraiche is just the twist on an American classic – though it’s also the kind of thing that will blow your guests’ socks off at Sunday brunch. You can even pull out your onion soup bowls and make individual babies – so cute and so easy! You probably know what a Dutch baby is – it’s a pancake that puffs up as […]
Cooking well takes time, so whenever I can find a recipe that has multiple uses, I’m more likely to give it a try. A flaky buttermilk biscuit doesn’t take long to make, and when you add cooked bacon before baking, you’re creating a lovely and substantial breakfast biscuit while leaving yourself the option of bacon, lettuce, and tomato biscuits for a light lunch later. Made in smaller sizes, the BLT biscuits are perfect summer hors d’oeuvres, because who doesn’t love […]
Boardwalk food. Just the words conjure sea breezes and special summertime feasts available only at seaside locales. Saltwater taffy, fried oysters or Ipswich clams, crinkly fries flecked with sea salt. This recipe for fried oyster sandwiches, or po’ boys, as they’re known in the South, has a distinctive and delicious Asian twist, served with kimchee and a hearty helping of pickled French fries. (If you like salt and vinegar chips, you’re going to LOVE these fries.) And if you’re going […]
We have so much in this country. Sometimes we forget, or take it for granted. But not everything is easy or fair. The great gift of this country is opportunity – wherever we begin in life, we don’t have to stay there. Personal responsibility and freedom go hand in hand. A lot of people are worried and unhappy about where we’re headed. We’re dissatisfied, which is natural for Americans, because we’re a restless people. We always want to make things […]
