For the first time in many years I didn’t have to work on Valentine’s Day. Kittyand I had the rare opportunity to spend V-day together, despite the fact that neither of us have ever been big fans of this “Hallmark Holiday.” I joyfully got her a big-ass bunch of yellow daisies, a few cards (I…

What you see here is the best fried chicken in America. I know that sounds like a really strong statement and you’re probably thinking that I shouldn’t make such a claim, having not eaten all of the fried chicken offered in the United States. I don’t need to eat them all. I’ve had the stuff…

I came home from the grocery store on Tuesday and asked Kitty, “What about grilling a turkey this year? I could spatchcock it and cook it on charcoal.” “Do you really want to try a recipe for the first time when we’ve got a bunch of people coming over for Thanksgiving? You make such a…

The little green house on Stable Alley in St. Mary’s, Georgia was nearly perfect. We had 75% of our children (we still call these quasi-adults “children”) with us and the kitchen had a gas stove. We brought an ice chest full of food, packed in like we were expecting some apocalyptic event, or at least…

I don’t dare call it cornbread. After all, it has molasses, brown sugar and applesauce in it for heaven’s sake. But what it lacks in tradition, it makes up for in flavor. I’ve been messing around with lots of recipes using grits as a grain, and not as a finished dish. One of these recipes…

I came to cooking professionally late in life. I was in my 40’s when I traded my suit and tie for a shirt with my name on it. I saw so much amazing talent all around me and I wanted to emulate them. I took meticulous notes when watching documentaries and TV shows about the…