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May 27, 2014

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites and Pimento Drop Biscuits

Day 72 Comfort food is becoming a bit of a running theme here, isn’t it? Today’s recipe does not veer from this trend, I’m proud to report. For part of our Easter vacation, Tate and I spent a few days visiting my father on the farm. While there, we were invited to my Aunt Bettye and Uncle Frank’s house for […]

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May 11, 2014

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Chocolate Chip Cake

Day 71 The older I get, the more I firmly stand by the conviction that we don’t need a special occasion to make—and eat— a cake. After all, special occasions are sometimes few and far between. Each year, for our family birthdays, I bake any cake requested by the birthday person. Nick, my stepson, is always the easiest; he likes […]

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May 5, 2014

Pistachio Goat Cheese Pops

Day 70 Today’s recipe is a bit unconventional, and it is best served as an attractive and tasty salad accompaniment or with crackers and red wine. Using skewers for each goat cheese pop is optional for presentation, of course. An hors d’oeuvre party is the perfect place to debut this recipe if you’re so inclined. Copyright, Doug Kapustin Photography, 2014 […]

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April 28, 2014

Nutella Crêpes with Strawberries à la mode

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Nutella Crêpes with Strawberries à la mode Nutella Crêpes with Strawberries à la mode Day 69 As promised, here’s the incredibly quick and ridiculously simply almost-homemade dessert I promised. If you’d like more of a truly homemade result, I’ve included a link for a crêpe recipe that is consistently good. It really does taste better […]

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April 21, 2014

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Shortcut Rigatoni Parma Rosa

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Shortcut Rigatoni Parma Rosa Shortcut Rigatoni Parma Rosa Day 68 This year’s Easter Sunday lunch was the fastest I’ve ever prepared, and I used some unconventional pre-packaged ingredients to create an almost-homemade result. Our Easter weekend involved some travel plans to visit with my father, then a drive back with him to Maryland to spend […]

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April 17, 2014

Mocha Icebox Cake

Day 67 Stop the presses! This recipe is today’s top story, to be sure. And, it’s just in time for Easter if you’re searching for a quick, no-fail, no-bake dessert that looks like you spent hours slaving in the kitchen. I have to give complete credit to Ina Garten right away, as the Mocha Icebox Cake is all hers. I […]

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April 6, 2014

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Personal Chicken Pot Pies

Day 66 I wish I were more diligent about Sunday family dinners. Even as a child, I don’t remember that we practiced them quite as often as I would have liked, but we certainly shared them more than most families do today. My mother’s parents would frequently invite us over on Sunday afternoons for Southern fried chicken, buttermilk biscuits, vegetables […]

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April 1, 2014

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Chocolate Caramel Tartlets

Day 65 Who doesn’t enjoy an individual dessert? By individual, I don’t mean your own slice of cake or pie, but a whole dessert that is a miniature representation of the standard larger version, thereby giving you all the textures you might not otherwise encounter, from edges to center. Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes, if offered a brownie or […]

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Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites and Pimento Drop Biscuits

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Chocolate Chip Cake

Pistachio Goat Cheese Pops

Nutella Crêpes with Strawberries à la mode

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Shortcut Rigatoni Parma Rosa

Mocha Icebox Cake

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Personal Chicken Pot Pies

Simple Pleasures Made Simply Delicious: Chocolate Caramel Tartlets

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