This is a quick and easy side that I make occasionally when we have a meaty meal like ham or pork roast. It's

My mom moved to Nashville to work for an insurance company right after she graduated from high school in 195

Here's another Italian-American comfort food recipe.  Chicken Cacciatore is a long time family favorite. We u

Clams are probably my favorite all time food.  I can eat them all the time, and prepared just about any way.

A few years ago, I went on a Chinese cooking spree. I've settled down a bit, but a few dishes and combinations

When I was growing up, we didn't eat out often, probably because there were too many of us and there was alw

When I was a small kid, I always asked my mom to make chicken soup with watermelon seeds, which was really Or

My aunts would roll their eyes in unison and with great fanfare if asked for a coffee with the word macchiato

When I was growing up in Central Florida, grits were white, came in paper envelopes, and required nothing more

Sometimes, although rarely, we don't cook big meals when the family gets together.  We make a salad with an

When Steve and I were graduate students, we ate out too much (and we ordered in too much). One of our favorite

One of my favorite dishes is strawberry shortcake.  I suppose I could make my life easier if I picked up the

For years, we ate frequently at a restaurant where cocktails were common and there were cosmopolitans on many

The original name of this recipe is "White Christmas Chili," but I don't know why "Christmas"--we actually ha

Truth be told, we often call this by a nickname: Luminous Toxin. The name has nothing to do with the flavor. "

In 1993, I took my PhD comps, exams not designed by our faculty as an exercise in building self esteem. To cel

Over the last few years, we've been experimenting with different frittata recipes. My favorite is still the on

Strawberry season is in full swing here in Florida.  I've spent a few weekends at Pappy's Pick Your Own Straw

Here's a tasty alternative to fried eggplant. Traditionally, we fry eggplant in olive oil before making parmes

This is my first guest post on Olives-n-Okra. I'm Sherry's younger brother Chris, the adorable child in the ba

My daughter Amanda works downtown Orlando in an office where everyone loves to work (really).  They love the

My daughter was born on ground hog's day, something she'll never live down.  When she was young, I baked her

We're mostly shellfish people (especially clams, crab, shrimp, lobster, and scallops), but occasionally we hav

I make baked ziti a few times a year, mainly when I have leftover Sunday Sauce.  It's definitely the ultimate

This is a dish my dad had his entire life.  His mother, Lily, served baked chicken and potatoes often.  It's

We were introduced to German fresh fruit tarts when we lived in Erlangen, Germany, in the late 1960s. The Ge

Mustard greens, along with turnip, spinach, and collard greens, can be prepared a number of ways.  For our

Living abroad definitely influenced what we ate.  We started making pork schnitzel while we were living in

Beef over rice is both an easy and tasty 30-minute meal. It’s ideal to make after work when you’re too ti

Sometimes the story about a dish is just as interesting as the dish. Such is the case with my mom's corn sa

  I just returned from a seven-day cruise, and the second thing on my to-do list was to check on the vege

Here is another side dish we now have for the holidays. This one was also brought to us by my wife Charlene. S

Zucchini frittata is a dish that my grandmother made when my dad was growing up.  It was fast, easy, and chea

Whether or not cranberry sauce should be jellied or whole berry is a subject of debate in our family.  Most o

When my mom was growing up, her family made apple butter every apple season with apples from the Wolf River

I admit it. I have a large collection of historic Army manuals and other old how to books. I can't part with