Category: WBIR
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Thumbprint Cookies – Nowruz Recipe
I‘m at an age when I may be guilty of idealizing my youth in a kind of “the good old days” filter that blocks out any unpleasant memories of political or cultural unease. Of course, I wasn’t aware of any such issues, at least not in a way that was meaningful: I had a privileged…
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Deviled Eggs
My relationship with eggs is a Facebook status: It’s complicated. And like many a well-documented social media bond, my affair with eggs has always been mercurial and overly sensitive to the delicate shadings of status updates. Today, I’m a fan of eggs of all sorts – boiled, deviled, poached and even shirred. But it’s been…
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Tomato Head’s Grit Casserole with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I can’t recall my first memory of grits. I may have blocked it. That’s not because of any dislike, per se, but more likely it comes down to shame. I suspect that my first encounter with grits involved copious butter with lots and lots of sugar, too. And as any self-respecting Southerner will tell you,…