Who has ever heard of greens as a comfort food? And yet boiled collard greens are a soothing staple of southern cooking. Though a stand-in for money on New Years Day tables, collards grow all spring and fall so there is really no reason not to include them at Thanksgiving and Easter feasts, as well […]
(Mary Reporting) On a recent visit to Cape May, New Jersey, I enjoyed a tour of the Emlen Physick estate, built in 1879. The first-floor rooms with original furnishings are open to the public. In the dining room, the table was set for dinner with an elaborate array of china, glassware and silver. In the […]
The title of this recipe does not do it justice. Like many of the dishes on this site, boiled shrimp is as unique to an individual cook as a fingerprint. According to taste, additions might include potatoes, Brussel sprouts, mushrooms, onion, corn, tomatoes. Fresh shrimp abound in Louisiana year round. In the summer, this dish […]
Hundreds of libraries in America are participating in BiblioBoard Library’s Library Journal Self-e collections. We are happy to announce that The Willing Widow has been chosen to be featured in this collection of novels. Visit your own library to see if it a participant in this program.
Helen Reporting. You know the blueberries are fresh when you’ve picked them yourself. The blueberry season is just winding to its close in Southern Louisiana. That’s why July 4th weekend I put on long pants, solid shoes and, with bucket in hand, headed out to the blueberry fields. If you’ve ever strained your back bending […]
