In late 2020, the good folks at Food52 asked me to update my headnote to the Buttermilk Chess pie recipe. I added an anecdote about me as an eager-to-please new bride searching for a "not-too-sweet"
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Briami: Greek Roasted Vegetables
Here's a delicious roasted vegetable recipe from the original A Cook and Her Books on blogspot (revived in the Salon
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Tips for Growing Tomatoes
It’s hard to imagine summer without homegrown tomatoes. Even if you don’t actually grow the luscious fruit in your own
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Grow These Easy Herbs in Your Summer Garden
Herbs are the gateway plants to gardening. There's no better time to get started
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My Fudgy Brownie Recipe
I published this recipe February 5, 2010, to share the best brownie recipe I'd come across. I still make these today.
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Back to the Biscuit Kitchen with Chef Scott Peacock
Driving in central Alabama in October with my daughter Laura riding shotgun in the Subaru, the cosmos were in bloom and
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Cranberry Sauce Obsession
I'm crazy about cranberries. When the berries arrive at my local store, I buy extra so that I can make cranberry sauce
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Try My Buttermilk Chess Pie Recipe
This is the most popular story on my original A Cook and Her Books blog. I wrote it up in April 2011, and 10 years
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Good Gravy Recipe
This story first appeared on the original A Cook and Her Books November 24, 2010. I still use this recipe every
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Chef Jeff Shares Chicago-Style Italian Beef Recipe
We live in a quiet neighborhood, with lots of trees, a nice street for walking and not much traffic. We also have some
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