Vegetarian

There’s something special about the smell of cinnamon in the air on a weekend morning. That was my thought when I decided to make special waffles—power waffles—to start our Saturday a couple weeks ago. The recipe, adapted from one by Rochelle Palermo and published in–Read more

I grew up in southwestern Louisiana, just a few miles from Opelousas, which was then called the sweet potato capital of the South. We ate sweet potatoes often, but they were frequently served in very sugary dishes. My Aunt Dean made her special sweet potato–Read more

A slice of sweetness can make strong memories.  These Mississippi Mud bars bring together some flavors of Easters past: pecan-studded Goldbrick eggs, fluffy marshmallow insides of filled bunnies, the chocolate coating on– almost everything.   Somewhat like brownies topped with marshmallows and then a rich chocolate–Read more

A few weeks ago my friend Rachel wrote to me about spring pretending to come, only to be chased away by wintry weather. She said that one of her remedies to bring light into her kitchen was cooking with Hatch chiles from New Mexico. Her–Read more

When I traveled to Oklahoma recently, I didn’t realize that the trip would bring a whole new understanding of edamame my way. I am accustomed to eating edamame from pods at sushi restaurants and have incorporated the shelled soybeans into some of my Asian-themed salads–Read more

Pears have a standing gig in our winter fruit bowl.  We eat them on yogurt, with cereal, in salads, and with cheese and nuts after dinner. And we love them in fruit desserts, too.  I’ve written about the magical pear tart we like to treat–Read more