Sweet Potato Pie with Oat Cookie Crust and Rum Whipped Cream
I doubt this is the most popular point of view, but sweet potato pie kicks pumpkin pie’s ass EVERY time. Don’t tar and feather me, please. It’s just the truth. Accept it. Don’t get me wrong. I love...
View ArticleSmoked Salmon Deviled Eggs
Have you ever gotten a little too tipsy at your own party? Of course you’re classy and keep it together until most of your guests have trickled out. But you’ve been entertaining and playing Hostess...
View ArticlePumpkin Cheesecake Caramel Brownies
Let’s make this a quickie. We’ve all got Halloween costumes to finish, party plans to make, and nice weather to enjoy. I won’t waste your time by sharing the details of my week. (Perfect...
View ArticlePisco-Spiked Dulce de Leche Hot Chocolate
Hot beverages soothe the soul. You’re forced to slow down, sip carefully and deliberately. You’re savoring rather than chugging and multi-tasking. It’s calming, almost meditative, and this week it...
View ArticleBacon Cheddar Beer Cornbread
Garden & Gun recently posted a “Southern Chefs in the Hot Seat” video, asking a few of the South’s big names about their personal food preferences and habits. It ends with a lightning round of...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate Cranberry Pound Cake
I am aware it’s technically pie season. All of the “Best Pies For Your Friendsgiving” lists have had me in a panic. I’m currently in a cake mood, however, and I refuse to cave to Pie Pressure. The...
View ArticlePeanut Butter and Pepper Jelly Thumbprint Cookies with Smoked Sea Salt
These cookies mark an occasion of sorts. This particular occasion has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming holidays. (But hey, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!) These cookies mark the first time I REMOVED...
View Article“The Morning After” Coffee Cocktail
Many use January as a time to practice Dry January or Drynuary (What is Drynuary, and is it Heatlthy? via Thrillist), but it’s going to be a hard sell in New Orleans this year. January often comes and...
View ArticleBlack Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits
My first experience making biscuits involved a box mix. You know the kind — add various proportions of milk and eggs, and you’ve got yourself an arsenal of pancakes, waffles, biscuits, and muffins....
View ArticleChocolate Stout Cake
Thank goodness Valentine’s Day is dead and gone (’til next year, that is). Seriously. If you’ve ever waited tables, you know what I’m talking about. It’s one of the worst days of the year to be a...
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