Classic Waldorf Salad

Classic Waldorf Salad

I make this when I want the table to look like I planned something. It takes ten minutes. Nobody needs to know. The Waldorf salad arrives looking like occasion food, and I accept all the compliments with appropriate humility. Ready in ten minutes, feels like occasion...
Stovetop Mac and Cheese

Stovetop Mac and Cheese

My kids have no frame of reference for boxed mac and cheese. I consider this one of my better parenting wins — not because I’m keeping anything from them, but because they have only ever known the real thing and they will spend their lives knowing the...
Southern Country Gravy

Southern Country Gravy

There are people who have never had real Southern country gravy and I feel for them. Genuinely. They have been eating life’s greatest breakfast condiment without knowing it exists, and I consider that a situation worth correcting. Five ingredients. The South...
Classic Southern Deviled Eggs

Classic Southern Deviled Eggs

I have watched the deviled egg platter go faster than literally everything else on the table at every gathering for five years. Every single gathering. Not most of them — all of them. I started keeping track because I couldn’t quite believe it, and the data is...
Southern Pimento Cheese

Southern Pimento Cheese

My husband discovered pimento cheese on celery and now willingly eats a vegetable. I am calling that a win and not asking questions about how it happened or whether it will last. The pimento cheese gets the credit. The celery is just the vehicle. The Southern Spread...