The Southern Yankee Kitchen

This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Thursday. That means that not only Valentine’s Day itself, but the entire weekend will be...

I didn’t always love lentils. To me, their flavor was not so much earthy as musty and dusty. As a very young foodie, I thought of them as...

When it comes to Christmas dinner, I like to mix it up. There are so many different culinary traditions around the winter holidays, that...

It's the third Wednesday in November, the the day before Thanksgiving. You have generously (insanely!) offered to host the entire...

What foods do you think of when you think of November? Turkey and gravy? Pumpkin pie? Cranberry sauce? How about peanut butter? Everyone...

What on earth was I thinking! I have three egg-cellent recipes and no blog to go with them! I am egg-stremely sorry and b-egg your...

It’s time to put the summer garden to bed. Technically, it’s still summer and technically, summer veggies are still growing, but for our...

If you are a gardener, or know someone who is, you are probably more than a little familiar with the August ritual of trying to unload...

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you will know that LAGNIAPPE means “a little something extra”. On July 11th, I reposted one of my...

PLEASE ENJOY this encore of one of my very first blog posts..... My Great Uncle Bill always seemed larger-than-life. Tall and handsome,...