This is the dish that means Thanksgiving to me. It's a recipe handed down by my mother and I treasure it as much for that as for its taste. It's a family-heirloom, with roots in my mother's Texas childhood, though she learned to make it for herself … [Read more...]
Fried green tomatoes in England
My article, "In Tomato Fields", tells the story of the 'Jersey tomato' in its heyday, during the years when my sisters and I were growing up surrounded by fields of them. It relates how the collective memory of those who loved it and lamented its … [Read more...]
Mimosa salad, crunch crunch
I am a fan of winter salads. This one is an old favourite my mother used to make when we were kids, using her cast-iron skillet to fry the bacon and deglaze its dripping with cider vinegar for the dressing. I can still hear that dramatic sizzling … [Read more...]