17 January 2017
A weekend in Columbia South Carolina: food and culture
Back in late November (Halloween weekend actually), I traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, on assignment for Garden&Gun magazine and the Columbia Midlands (...)
21 April 2016
Rhubarb tart with cashew frangipane
Workshop update: there are 3 spots available in the workshop I am teaching May 16-20th in Charleston. Right on the beach, with lots of hands on demos, practice (...)
2 April 2016
Lemon yogurt cake with brown butter
You have no idea how excited I am to have our farmers' market start again next weekend! It's my weekly stop for all things locally harvested as well as eggs, (...)
20 March 2016
Fennel and celery salad with roasted vegetables and blood orange vinaigrette
Thank you to all who have inquired about the latest workshop I posted. It is the last before Fall for Chef Ondo and myself as Charleston gets unbearebly hot (...)
17 February 2016
Salmon tacos with avocado cilantro cream
Lunches are most often not that elaborate at the house during the week and they most often turn into brunch during the weekends. I am more of a nosher from (...)
29 January 2016
Pear and Nutella Tart
I sympathized with everyone going through the blizzard and snowstorm that hit the East coast by making a few baked goods and giants pots of soup. Sure our (...)
15 January 2016
Watercress pancetta and goat cheese spaghetti
If you are reading the blog on your computer, you might notice that it has a brand new look. Nothing drastic but I wanted this page to reflect more of how I (...)
6 January 2016
Olive oil and walnut cake for new year 2016
Happy New Year! I hope that 2016 is truly filled with all your wildest dreams coming true! While we learn from our experiences, I am not one do dwell on the (...)
18 December 2015
Pear and Frangipane Tart
I have to admit that I haven't done any Christmas baking this yet. And it probably won't happen until Christmas. Wait, that's not true. There will be my mom's (...)
5 December 2015
Carrot curry soup with toasted quinoa topping
Being away from Charleston the last three years, I had almost forgotten how much longer the temperatures stay above normal this time of year. I should know (...)
25 November 2015
Twisted Cinnamon Brioche Rolls
Trust your instinct. That is definitely the moral of this recipe/story. I had a hunkering for soft and buttery brioche rolls and with an afternoon completely (...)
18 November 2015
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Been a frantic few weeks here since we moved and while it's been a half excuse not to sit down and blog, it has not been an excuse to stop me from eating well (...)
8 October 2015
Brussels sprout salad with smoked salmon and cherries
Thank you everyone on your kind words on my last post. You are the best virtual peeps a girl can have. I always know I can come to this space and share without (...)
29 August 2015
Pork belly tacos with cilantro and avocado cream
Three years ago, exactly to the date, I was letting you in on a pretty big move in my life. Both in my immediate geography and career. When I was asked by the (...)
15 August 2015
Coconut yogurt and passion fruit tartlets
I got to say, with my husband in Charleston and me here in Alabama, dinners have been reduced to a strict minimum. Not that I was keen on keen on big (...)
24 July 2015
Wild mushroom pasta with garlic and parsley
Comfort food is not only for cold winter nights or rainy autumn days. There is comfort in summer bright tomatoes, juicy ripe peaches and cooking to warm up (...)
30 June 2015
Chilled riz au lait with citrus honey poached peaches
Thank you to everyone who has inquired about the workshop in Charleston. Yes, it is sold out but we do have a waitlist if you are interested. You can send me (...)
