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Clay Pot Chicken & Rice

Peggy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:08:31 +0000

“You call yourself a food writer and have never cooked in clay?” JC was teasing me, but I felt heat rising up my neck, and it wasn’t from a hot oven. (Which brings me to the holy grail of earthenware cookery: Never put a clay pot in a preheated oven; it may crack.) “When you’re … Full recipe post »

Mardi Gras is Smokin’ Hot

Peggy — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:30:44 +0000

The party’s in full swing, and by party, I mean the ultimate party: Mardi Gras, that crazy festive season before Lent when participants joyfully embrace every available form of Bacchanalian debauchery, culminating in a Fat Tuesday flurry of I’ll-repent-tomorrow paczkis. Here are some of my favorite recipes from this stomp-down, food-loving paradise. I didn’t include gater, frog … Full recipe post »

Linguini with Clam Sauce is a Rhapsody in Food

Peggy — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:14:27 +0000

With the soul of the earth and scent of the sea, primal senses quicken when devouring a bowl of Linguini and Clam Sauce; few culinary classics, in fact, are such fun to eat. Spearing the mollusk and prying it from its shell, you thrust it into a tangle of pasta, twirling your fork to create … Full recipe post »

Romantic Recipes for Valentine’s Day

Peggy — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:04:57 +0000

He gazed into her dark eyes, transfixed by her mesmerizing stare, melting into pools of infinite desire. “What do you want from me?” he asked, his voice a husky murmer. “Chocolate, chocolate!” she gasped, collapsing into the sheets, burrowing her head into pillows of eiderdown and ticking, now stained with hot, wet tears… ♥♥♥ Don’t … Full recipe post »

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Peggy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:23:40 +0000

Love is expansive, and chocolate is dark; serving chocolate-strawberries, will surely melt a heart. Yep. It’s that time of year again, when my cornball soul can pen a silly verse without apology, when I can send construction paper hearts glued to paper doilies the old-fashioned way — snail mail — and serve my family chocolate at every … Full recipe post »

Steamboat Springs: Kathy’s “Thai One On” Cooking Party

Peggy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:09:53 +0000

I’m visiting a friend – Kathy Barker – in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, who I met at the water fountain when I was 12 years old. She was from New Orleans, the “new” girl at my Alabama junior high school, and scouting about the hall for friends. She overheard me yammering in a knot of girls … Full recipe post »