I’m so excited to announce that In a Southern Kitchen is launching a book club featuring Southern authors. I hope everyone will join in our discussions via this website, Facebook or Twitter. No matter where you are, you can participate! Go to our book club page for more information. Our first book club selection is Camp [...]
My sweet Granny turned 90 years old today. I was named after her (Lucile is her name and my middle) and she has always been very special to me. She and my grandfather were married 60 years before he passed away about ten years ago, and their marriage served as an inspiration to all of us. [...]
Once upon a time, there was a little princess who lived with her beloved mother and step-dad in a land far, far away. The princess was a big sports fan and loved the Atlanta Braves. One day, the princess announced to her mother that she would like to have a little brother or sister. Her [...]
If you want to learn about Italian cooking, you need to start with Marcella Hazan’s collection, The Essentials of Italian Cooking. She is an Italian cook who started a cooking school in New York City in the 1960s, has written for the New York Times, is a James Beard award winning cookbook author and is beloved [...]
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I was one of the last to let go. I believed right up until the moment Oprah herself confirmed that Lance Armstrong had admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. I believed him when he looked straight into our eyes and said, “Absolutely not.” I believed him when he called his teammates and friends liars. I believed him [...]
We usually have a few people at our house every weekend during football season. The Georgia game is on downstairs, along with whatever other game folks want to watch. Everyone brings something to share and I usually have some chili or soup or something to add to the mix. Last weekend I cooked a pot [...]
“Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.” (Brian Andreas) (Note: Title borrowed from the words of my wise friend, Joan, who ALWAYS enjoys the moments.) In honor of this month’s Let’s Lunch gratitude theme, I’m re-posting this message from a couple of years ago. It’s about a tradition in our family which [...]
When friends gather around the table in my Southern kitchen, there is usually not a preponderance of actual Southerners—more likely, we are the minority. Living outside Atlanta, most of our friends are transplants from around the country who have lived in Georgia for so long that they consider themselves half-Southern. One of my dearest friends [...]
