Soup’s On

I’ve been poring over cookbooks the past few days, looking for a good, healthful (read low-fat) recipe for butternut squash soup. I’m interested in making this soup as a side dish for Thanksgiving dinner, and I want to find a recipe or two I can try out before the big day.
In the meantime, I came [...]

Good tailgating recipe

I came across this while looking for good tailgating recipes. I’m sure it would be equally tasty with turkey sausage and reduced-fat cream cheese, sour cream and Cheddar.
SAUSAGE-STUFFED FRENCH BREAD
2 large, oval French bread loaves
1 pound bulk, regular-flavor sausage
2 tablespoons chopped jalapenos
1 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/4 cup chopped green onions
8 ounces softened cream cheese
8 [...]

Old cookbook, new home

When I interviewed Wednesday’s Cook of the Week, Kathleen Kennedy of Tupelo, she said her most used cookbook is ‘James Beard’s American Cookery.’ Now certainly I know who James Beard is, but I admit I’d never heard of this particular cookbook.
I went online immediately and secured a 1972 first edition for $12. It arrived today, [...]

Stuffed pork loin delicious

My husband, Charlie, decided to get a bit creative on Sunday after he found a recipe for a stuffed pork loin in the recent issue of Cooking Light. I agreed to be his sous chef and away we went.
We followed the recipe exactly, except for the dried fruit. Three bags of dried fruit (apricots, cherries [...]