February 9, 2012
Italian Wedding Soup
Italian Wedding Soup has nothing to do with weddings. Sad, but true.
You know I always pictured a chaotic, joyful wedding scene with people happily slurping up this particular soup. I figured there was some sort of symbolism in the ingredients. I had woven an intricate web of romantic possibilities around the recipe. And none of them are true. Not one.
It seems that the name comes from an Italian phrase, si sposono bene, which means that two things are well married; they go together well. It may have been served at a wedding or two but only because it is delicious, not because it is symbolic. Another fantasy lost. Continue reading →
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February 8, 2012
S’Mores Monkey Bread
Monkey bread. One of those weird food names that seems to have always been around but no one can find the origin of. It’s a fun bread whether you make it sweet or savory – ย this one as you may have guessed) is sweet.
S’mores are the perfect combination of marshmallow, graham cracker and chocolate. Warm and gooey, crispy-crunchy, rich and sickeningly sweet, s’mores are the stuff that childhood memories are made of. What better way to relive all those old memories than a warm, gooey s’mores breakfast bread? Continue reading →
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February 7, 2012
Pecan Crusted Chicken with Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce
Fried chicken is a southern staple, and I am not talking about KFC or Churches, either. There was a time when Southern women vied for who could make the best, crispest fried chicken – and in some lucky communities the tradition continues.
Usually buttermilk is part of the equation and for good reason. Buttermilk has acids in it that begin to break down the meat, making it tender. The thing is that much more than 10 minutes in that buttermilk bath and your chicken is going to be a mushy mess because of those same acids. Continue reading →
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