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Black Rice with Gingered Sweet Potatoes served in an asymmetrical white bowl.
Pasta/Rice/Grains, Sides

Black Rice with Gingered Sweet Potatoes

Interesting and easy to prepare, Black Rice with Gingered Sweet Potatoes is an appealing side dish. Sweet potatoes provide a colorful contrast to the nutty black rice. Ginger brings a touch of sass to the flavor profile. With rich flavor and good nutrition, this recipe is a happy discovery and one that I am eager to share.

Hearty Chicken Stew served in a low bowl on a tray with orange napkin.
Main Dish, Soup

Hearty Chicken Stew

What secret ingredient do you use in the kitchen to share your best intentions? When added, does it make your go-to dishes taste even better? After eating a wonderful meal of Hearty Chicken Stew, prepared for us by a thoughtful neighbor, we thanked her for the meal. She responded with enthusiasm and then shared the recipe, including her secret ingredient.

A serving of Quick Collard Greens with Cranberries on a white plate.
Sides, Vegetables

Quick Collard Greens with Cranberries

I have spent most of my life avoiding collard greens. From early on I took the view that they just didn’t sound good. On the produce aisle, gathered in bunches, dog-eared and dirty, they didn’t look good. In the kitchen, cooked at length until they were ladled out in dark […]

Cranberry Eggnog Salad on crystal plate
Salad, Sides

Family Traditions – Cranberry Eggnog Salad

Last year I read a piece in Southern Living magazine that had me laughing out loud. “Taking Sides” by Allison Glock described a formidable family tradition in the form of The Cranberry Salad, a side dish that nobody liked but was made and served each Thanksgiving day as a matter […]

A square slice of Gingerbread Coffee Cake in front of a red Christmas Wreath.
Breakfast, Dessert

Gingerbread Streusel Coffee Cake

Crushed ginger cookies add texture to the streusel crumbs as a robust blend of holiday spices lends festive flavor to this Gingerbread Coffee Cake. Warm from the oven it makes a nice addition to a weekend or holiday breakfast. It tastes great with a warm cup of coffee or Mulled Cider.