Southern-Style Pecan Pie
Ingredients 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 stick (4 ounces) butter, melted and slightly cooled 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1 teaspoon...
View ArticleRoasted Tenderloin of Beef
Ingredients 4-5 lb. beef tenderloin roast 2 cloves garlic Several sprigs of English thyme 1½ cups water 1 cup red wine 2Tablespoon olive oil Sea salt and pepper You will also need: Roasting pan Paring...
View ArticlePumpkin Cheesecake with Creme Fraiche
Ingredients For the crust: 1 ½ cup roasted, unsalted almonds 3 T. melted butter 3 T. brown sugar ¼ t. cinnamon For the cheesecake filling: 3 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened 2 cups fresh pumpkin,...
View ArticleFresh Fruit Crisp
This is one of my favorite desserts of all time! I have been making this for many years. You can use any kind of fruit – whatever you have in season. It works well with bananas and fresh pineapple,...
View ArticleBourbon-Laced Pecan Pie
Ingredients 1 cup light corn syrup (such as Karo) 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (such as muscovado), packed 3 eggs 3 T. melted butter 1 T. Kentucky bourbon (such as Jack Daniels) 1 t. vanilla extract 1/4 t....
View ArticlePumpkin Flan
Note: This delightful Pumpkin Flan has a nice rustic consistency and a wonderful Autumn flavor. It will keep in the refrigerator (covered) for several days. Ingredients For the caramel: 3/4 cup sugar...
View ArticleSouthern-Style Cornbread Dressing
I grew up eating cornbread dressing for special occasions, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. This dish, baked in the oven in a casserole-style baking dish, is made with savory homemade cornbread and...
View ArticleSouthern-style Holiday Candy – Divinity
When I was growing up in Georgia, I made a candy called Divinity every year for Chistmas. I would give plates of it away as gifts. Somewhere over the years, I stopped making it. This year, I...
View ArticleNo-Fuss Orange Holiday Cookies
I call these buttery bites “no-fuss cookies” because they are mixed in the food processor – in one simple, easy step. They can be made for children and for grown-ups, too. The glaze calls for either...
View ArticlePersimmon Pudding with Hard Sauce
English-style puddings remind me of luscious fruit cakes – only much more moist. This one is made with one of my favorite fruits, the hachiya persimmon. There are so many persimmons in our farmers...
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