Creamy Southern Mashed Potatoes

Creamy Southern Mashed Potatoes

There is a point at which mashed potatoes cross from a side dish into the reason for the meal. My family passed that point years ago. The roast chicken is technically the main event. The mashed potatoes are what everyone is actually looking forward to. I stopped...
Classic Seven Layer Salad

Classic Seven Layer Salad

People see this salad in the bowl and reach for their phones before they reach for a spoon. I’ve made a lot of salads. This one is different. The seven distinct layers visible through the sides of a clear glass bowl do something to people before they’ve...
Southern Cucumber Salad

Southern Cucumber Salad

In July, my garden gives me more cucumbers than any one family needs. I have tried to keep up. I have given bags of them to neighbors. I have put them on the porch with a sign. And I have made this salad every single week from the end of June through the beginning of...
Summer Pasta Salad

Summer Pasta Salad

I make this the night before every cookout. People always say it tastes like something you bought somewhere. It is pasta and a bottle of Italian dressing. I accept all the compliments and I do not elaborate. Summer pasta salad is the...
Classic Broccoli Salad

Classic Broccoli Salad

People look at this a little sideways until they taste it. Then they ask for the recipe before they’ve put the fork down. I’ve watched it happen more times than I can count, and it still satisfies me every single time. Southern broccoli salad has an image...