Hurricane Milton showed up this week. To calm the nerves I baked. Fortunately my area of Florida was spared. So as the storm moved on, in the new cool morning temp, I sipped a lavender latte and had a slice of this. Hello Fall. BOTTOM CAKE LAYER2-1/2 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder¼ teaspoon salt8 tablespoons…
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Sheet Pan Pecan Pie
Sheet Pan Pecan Pie When you need to feed a huge crowd, this is what you want on the dessert table. Pecan pie is loved by southerners old and young. Sheet pan desserts can be cut small into bite size pieces for parties where guests graze or like bite-sized snacks. Ingredients: For the Crust: For…
Banana Pudding
Does anyone really have to sell you on banana pudding? The classic southern dessert on potluck, barbeque, cook out tables for any celebration under the sun. I have made this a number of ways but this version is the one I use the most. It’s a little more work than instant vanilla pudding and vanilla…
Miso Tahini Whipped Sweet Potato Bowl with Spiced Beans and Broccolini topped with Brown Sugar Toasted Pecans
Miso Tahini Whipped Sweet Potato Bowl with Spiced Beans and Broccolini topped with Brown Sugar Toasted Pecans This is a great vegetarian dish that can easily be made vegan. But it is far from lacking flavor and depth. Use this as an intricate side dish to roasted meat or all on its own. Ingredients For…
Southern Peach Berry Cobbler
This is a crowd favorite cobbler. Southern style biscuit like batter baked around bubbly sweet fruit and topped with vanilla ice cream. Anything leftover will cause a fight about who gets to take it home. Originally, I made this with peaches and blueberries, my dad’s favorite. But I have landed on using yellow and white…
Country Ham Scones with Pecan Cane Syrup Butter
Nothing pleases me more as a chef then to immerse myself into culinary culture. I created these scones to highlight cane syrup, one of the souths favorite but also forgotten sweet condiment. These are aggressively southern, utilizing staple ingredients that would be easily found in any southern farm kitchen. Smoky, salty country ham meets sweet…
Tarragon Peach Mustard
It was peach season and it was impossible not to pick them up by the pound. But that also meant I had to cook them in everything. And I did. This is a really great condiment you’ll keep reaching for all summer. Tarragon Peach Mustard 1/2 cup white wine vinegar 1/2 cup white wine 1…
Sheet Pan Blueberry Pie
LOVE blueberry season. My Great Grandmother Lola used to get lost in the woods picking huckleberries; a wild blueberry-like cousin. She would come home with bites and scratches all over, but a pile of berries gathered in her dress. I think about her every time I am picking my weight in blueberries at a u-pick…
Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
Tomato soup and grilled cheese. While I would gladly eat this year round it really shines in the colder months. Less is growing but all the work put into canning a tomato harvest and processing basil in spring makes the effort so worth it. Fresh and bright. Hearty and comforting. Grill up some cheese and…
Sheet Pan Chicken Pot Pie
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
This isn’t a typical chocolate chip cookies post where I tell you I have the best recipe. Because I just don’t. There are not only tons of recipes, but people love these cookies in very specific ways. I have at least a dozen recipes for chocolate chip cookies. I think they are all amazing they…
Weekday Breakfast Burrito
Mornings are tough! Let’s face it, we don’t have time to wake up like we want to. If you are like me you are usually rushed out of bed. I had to find something that was fast and satiating. A while back I created my whole morning routine around starting my day with gratitude, intention,…
Fairytale Eggplant Tart
I’m a southern girl through and through and if you say tomato pie I will hunt you down to get a slice. But I am here to tell you, this one is the closest second best. This, like the majority of what I do when I jump in the kitchen, is put together. Sometimes its…
The Southern Caper: Nasturtium Seeds
I love capers. The little salty and tangy liquid filled bobbles that burst when bit into. Perfect for balancing a cream sauce or used as a briney addition to a martini, When I discovered nasturtiums I immediately fell in love with its peppery sweet nectar flowers. The seeds are hard to find sometimes on nasturtiums,…
Edible Decor: Crafting Crystalline Kohakutou Sweets
My witchy little heart just loves an option to bring more crystals into the house, edible or not. These are some of my favorite little candies to have on hand. I put them in a variety of jars and tuck them away in places around the house. They have a long storage life, so they…
Fall Spiced Squash Pie
Fall Spiced Squash Pie Basically a pumpkin pie, but more delicate in taste. To me, any fall squash lends itself to dessert. Ingredients: 3 cups of cooked cubed cushaw squash4 eggs1 tsp of cinnamon1/4 tsp of nutmega dash of cloves1 t dried ginger2 tsp vanilla1 1/2 cups sugar1 pt heavy cream1/2 tsp of pink Himalayan…
Sugar Cookies
This is the perfect sugar cookie recipe I use year round. They hold their shape and are buttery and soft to the bite. They lend well to decorating whether you use icing or imprints. Delicate enough to serve with tea yet sturdy enough to use with kids. I love all cookies but there is something…
Savory Tart Dough
Think biscuit meets tart/pie dough. You’ll want to keep this on hand. I came across it by a colleague of mine from culinary school. I have adapted it over time, but for the most part this recipe has stayed the same and consistently produces a tasty savory crust. Options are limitless as to what can…
Honey Roasted Fall Squash with Harissa Studded Ricotta
One thing I am really humbled about is getting to play with food. The byproduct if you will of saving seed is food to eat. Not so ironic why it’s so important to do this kind of work. But it gets really cool when farmers and gardeners become breeders and start designing food. Often times…
Tomato Slab Pie
Tomato slab pie. Flaky pie dough, oven roasted tomatoes, fresh basil, and a cheesy spread will use up all of those leftover summer tomatoes and feed a crowd. In the constant churn of searching for new ways to use things up, the staples will always stay in rotation. Ingredients: For the Crust: For the Filling:…
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