It’s no secret that amaretto is one of my favorite sweets spikes in a happy hour libation. I’m going to share one of my go-to cocktail creations– the Amaretto Southern.
Dipped Shortbread Cookies
I can’t say that I am not the type that enjoys overly sweet desserts and confections. I definitely am. There are a few exceptions to this, and shortbread is one off them. Maybe it’s the ridiculous amount of butter that is in them. Maybe the bit of raw sugar that I sprinkle on top….
Brown Butter Butternut Cream Pasta
It’s almost that time, y’all! Start putting together your Halloween costumes, mull the cider, spice up your lattes. The chlorophyll is breaking down in the leaves </nerd>… Fall is just around the corner! While I do enjoy the summer heat (for all of about 2 weeks at the beach if we are honest here), the crisp breeze around…
Country Ham Melt
Everyone loves a sandwich. Everyone. There is something comforting about a good ol’ PB&J in your lunchbox, a grilled cheese on a Saturday morning with snow flurries (Sorry! I know Summer isn’t quite over yet.), pulled pork and a nice cider (a personal fav!). We’ll step it up just a notch with a simple, but…
Maple Whiskey Peach Fritters
Millions of peaches, peaches for me! — It’s nearing the end of peach season (womp, womp), but there is still a bit of time if you haven’t taken the opportunity to go grab a basket of fresh ones for yourself. I recently went with the intention of coming home with like half of a…
Craveable Crunchy Croutons
I realize some of you will see this and be like, “What? He posted how to make croutons?”. Let me preface this… I have been in a love hate relationship with croutons for years. Decades, perhaps. I suppose like any child, I wasn’t a huge salad fan. Now that I am old more mature, I…
Roasted Tomato Pepper Mayo
I have something to get off my chest. This may be difficult for some of you to hear, but I am told that admission is the first step to recovery. I am… Oh, geez… Ok. I am. I am a condiment queen (actually a phrase kids use these days…). There. I said it! Mac sauce…
Homegrown Tomato Salsa
I’m that guy that visits every Mexican restaurant in town to test the margarita and salsa waters. If it doesn’t pass the good chips and salsa test, vámanos! Having just returned from Mexico, I was on a salsa kick. I have a few favorite restaurants here in Nashville that pass my salsalitmus test, but…
Southern Fried Okra
A prerequisite to being branded as a true Southerner is learning to properly fry. Not just anything counts. It has to be something that is on the official list of true Southern staples. The top of this list, next to fried catfish and the best chicken you will ever have, is Southern Fried Okra. …
Strawberry Almond Turnovers
Since I knooow you subscribe to the blog updates, you will remember my obsession with fresh, local strawberries that I had at the beginning of this summer. I would have thrown a tent up and picked every last one if I had been given the opportunity [noted for next year]. Having a ton…
