Cook, Eat & Explore with Food Writer, Cooking Teacher & Cookbook Author, Nancie McDermott
Three words: Chocolate Chess Pie. Add "Easy" to the title because this easy-as-pie pie is a quick, rich, people-pleasing winner. And did I mention "chocolate"? Advice? Make two Chocolate Chess Pies while you're at it, because this recipe doubles up easily, and one Chocolate Chess Pie won't stay ...
Chocolate and pecans: Made for each other, right? My Southern Chocolate Pound Cake delivers delight in every bite, even without this magnificent fudgy-pecan glaze. Enjoy it plain or embellished --- either way, it's do-able pound cake heaven. Valentine's Day Thoughts Flowers, candy, cards, ...
I fell in love with chiles and the heat they bring to the kitchen and the table during my time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Chile peppers may have originated botanically in my particular portion of the world, but here in the American South, we never did take to them much in terms of ...
Bright and tangy lemon flavor meets luscious Southern chess pie goodness in Edna Lewis's Tyler Pie. Stir it together in a jiffy, and then celebrate Chef Lewis's culinary genius with pie-loving family and friends! Custard meets chess meets lemonade, with luscious results sure to win you all the ...
Win big at the super-duper snacks game, with my easy chicken wings recipe. These flavor-full wings are perfect for parties & pot-lucks, even when you're short on time. Extra delicious, fun to eat, and easy as can be. One hour marination time, simple ingredients, sure to please! This winter, it's ...
When you say "Comfort Food!" I say: Bread Pudding. Make mine New Orleans-style, because the Big Easy is the home of this simple Creole Bread Pudding recipe. How about we let the good times roll, right into your kitchen? Bread Pudding = Simple, Smart, Satisfying, and Sweet Bread pudding is a ...
Welcome to my home-made Mardi Gras celebration! King Cake helps the good times roll in New Orleans and all the Mardi Gras-celebrating regions. My Mardi Gras King Cake recipe shows you bake up those good times and bring that colorful sweetness into your home kitchen! The City of New Orleans ...
Strawberry season makes North Carolina people happy, and with good reason. At this point in the heart of May, farmer's markets tend to have a bountiful supply such that even the tardy-arriving market-goers have a good chance of finding sweet ripe strawberries, enough to eat, sprinkle on cereal, cook ...
My Thanksgiving prep plan includes pumpkin pie minis and here's why. They are easy-as-pie to make, cute and inviting, easy to serve, and full of deliciously seasonal pumpkin spice! I wrote this post for #HalloweenTreatsWeek, but it's on-time for the entire holiday season! I received samples ...
Black Walnuts Though they seldom appear on standard lists and menus, black walnuts are both growing on today trees and widely available for purchase in supermarket produce sections and by mail order. Even back when they were familiar as a Southern pantry ingredient for baking and sweets, buying ...