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Warm Farfalle Salad

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The holidays can be a difficult period, what with the unending parade of dense and rich foods. I desperately needed a break from it yesterday. I started removing cans from the pantry and rummaging through the refrigerator and this is what I came up with. I will just call it a warm pasta …click to continue Warm Farfalle Salad

Garden Soup…a simple celebration of vegetables and herbs

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This is a soup that I have been making for years. There was once a restaurant attached to the Dallas Galleria hotel called Zucchini’s that overlooked the skating rink. They served a vegetable soup that had perfectly cubed vegetables. It was delicious but it was also lovely in the same way that I find …click to continue Garden Soup…a simple celebration of vegetables and herbs

Pimento Cheese

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I grew up in a bass boat.

Serious as a heart attack. When my dad was in the army in the mid-1970’s my family spent the weekend on the water chucking Heddon chuggers. Legend has it that my dad even bought his first bass boat with the dimensions of our play pen in mind. …click to continue Pimento Cheese

Apple, Grape and Celery Salad

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This is a “do yourself a favor” salad. Not only is it really good, but when you look at it and crunch on it and find yourself chasing the last little pecan around your plate you feel like you just gave yourself an infusion of health. It is all green and fruity and sweet and a little …click to continue Apple, Grape and Celery Salad