Hi all! Everyone asked for this recipe after our party at Tracery last night. I called Jeff Dungan of Dungan Nequette Architects because he always has good cocktail recipe up his sleeve. He suggested this and it was so delish! I made a big version for the party. Main thing is there is equal parts [...]

Last year I shared my turkey recipe after thanksgiving.  I wanted to repost it for any of you who weren’t following at the time.  This is just in time for the big day on Thursday.  Truffle Butter and Herb turkey A 10-14 pound Turkey(I have read and figured it out once on my own that [...]

I went to the farmer’s market Saturday to pick up some of our Thanksgiving veggies.  Sweet potatoes are a Thanksgiving must.  Here is my simple sweet potato casserole.  Ingredients: 8 Sweet potatoes 1 stick of butter 3 TBSP of honey (use local honey if you can) 1/2 cup brown sugar  1/2 cup heavy cream Preheat [...]

I love a simple supper.  Days are long sometimes at the office.  This is the PERFECT meal to prepare when you get home… so easy, so simplea and works with so many things… peas, green beans, a great salad, asparagus, brussel sprounts, etc. etc. etc. Here it is…. straight up and simple. Roasted Chicken 1 [...]

Remember the fried oyster post?  Well here are a few in process shots that I  found whil cleaning off my computer tonight.  Makes me realize that I need to make these again soon.  Dinner party anyone?  Definitely will be serving these soon! XO, Paige

Tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, limes, tortillas….sign me up!  We love to have Mexican night at our house. Last year we went to Austin on vacation to visit our friends Stuart and Tony.  We had a great time and had A LOT of great food.  One item stands out above all others from our trip.  It was [...]

Turkey Burgers.  Sometimes means ho hum.  Not this way!  You can add so many fun flavors to turkey burgers.  Turkey burgers are a week night staple at our house. Ingredients: 1-1.5 lbs of ground turkey 1 egg italian bread crumbs cilantro Step by Step process: In a bowl add the turkey, 3/4 cup of italian [...]

Cauliflower is great so many ways, steamed, roasted, in a soup…. but today I am going to show you mashed cauliflower. Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower 1/2 stick of butter salt pepper Cut the cauliflower into large chunks.  Throw away the large center stem.  Place in pot of boiling water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt [...]

I loved my grandmother.  She was a great southern cook.  My grandmother was a wife, mother, teacher and a farmer’s daughter.  This is her cornbread recipe.  Ask anyone that has had a piece of this cornbread and they will tell you that it is addictive.  One of my favorite things about it.  It is simple. [...]