Archive for: ‘Dinners’
Feb 26
Easy Mexican Lasagna
My sweet youngest child is now a ravenous, meat-craving, teenage boy. I remember people warning me that this day would come. And while John isn’t the guy who pours an entire box of cereal into a mixing bowl for breakfast, he could eat steak 24/7. And hamburgers. And he questions why I would ever put [...]
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Aug 15
Happy 100, Julia Child
I first met Julia Child when I was fresh out of college, writing about food for The Atlanta Journal, and with no earthly idea how to bake a soufflé. Thanks to my friend Nathalie Dupree who ran the Rich’s Cooking School in downtown Atlanta, I took classes from Julia on more than one occasion. Nathalie [...]
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Jul 22
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho
Every so often I look at my crowded cookbook shelves and say, “I’ve got to get rid of some of these books,” and so I sit down on my office floor and get lost. Lost in time, memories, and great recipes. Most recently, I pulled down a shelf-full of books and pulled out a goodie [...]
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Jul 02
Chilled Zucchini Soup
Good recipes are season-less, right? Not cold soup. Compared to your mom’s comforting chicken and rice, smoking-hot Texas chili, or legendary clam chowder, cold soup is underappreciated and out of our thoughts nine months of the year. But when summer rolls around and sweltering heat grips our nation as it has this past week, only [...]
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Jul 13
All-American Deviled Eggs for July 4
For family potluck get-togethers, we beg cousin Margaret to bring stuffed eggs. An avid gardener, Margaret artfully arranges the eggs on beds of edible flowers and herbs. At my husband’s huge family reunion last weekend in Chattanooga, right there, front and center, of the buffet table were deviled eggs, unadorned but irresistible. Whether you call [...]
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Mar 24
Sticky Chicken
When it comes down to one dinner that is comforting, economical, and fits into a busy schedule, you can’t beat the classic roasted chicken. I know, pre-roasted chickens are everywhere, from supermarkets to Costco, but there is just something pure and simple about roasting your own. And through the years I have tried various methods [...]
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The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free
Thirty million Americans are gluten-intolerant or have a gluten sensitivity, eliminating it from their diets because gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley—has been implicated in health issues ranging from respiratory problems and abdominal discomfort to anemia, anxiety, and infertility.
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Anne’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake Mix
Put on your favorite apron, plug in the mixer, and get ready to bake some memories. I've dreamed of creating a yellow cake mix that gets its color from butter and eggs, not artificial colors, and its scent from Madagascar vanilla.
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