How to season cast iron (like a boss)
People take things for granted. Like, for example, knowing how to season, cook with, clean and store cast iron cookware. If you’re from the South, it seems these things are inherent to your upbringing and understanding of what goes on in a kitchen. Growing up...
Alabama cast-iron bacon & jalapeño cornbread
I seem to have embarked on a never-ending quest to season my new collection of cast iron pans and skillets. It’s bordering on an obsession, trawling over forums, watching youtube demonstrations, emailing friends in the States. All to find out the best way to...
Sweet Tea Vodka- the feelgood drink of the summer
Much as I adore me a bloody mary, summer of 2011 in Austin brought a revelation – sweet tea vodka. There are several incarnations of this nectar on the market, including Deep Eddy, which is a delicious local creation and made by actual brewing, rather...
A magnificent breakfast of leftovers
Hey so you remember when I got to try that entire brisket from JMueller BBQ? Yeah, that’s quite a bit of meat to get through in a day. Needless to say, there were plenty of leftovers. What I didn’t mention in the review post,...
Caddo Lake – a magical place in East Texas
I think I have a new favourite place to escape. It’s one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I’ve ever had the fortune to visit, and it’s right here in Texas up by the Louisiana border near Shreveport. It’s the kind of place you...
One cake to rule them all.
Oh Paula Deen, I am such a fangirl. I love you and your silver hair, your infectious giggle and the way you saw “y’awl”. If I ever meet you, I know I’ll scream like a Justin Bieber fan. But most of all, I love...
Biscuits: if they ain’t flakey, I ain’t interested.
My friend Kevin lives in Hotlanta, but his family hails from Tennessee. As a bona fide good old boy, this means that he has an old school family recipe for old-fashioned baking powder biscuits. Every time he made a batch with his little girl, he’d...
Roux: as in the food, not the animal.
One of the culinary highlights of having a friend who is Cajun was finally learning to make a proper roux. And now I can share that with y’all. A roux is an emulsion made with flour and fat, usually oil, lard, animal fat or...
King Cake for Mardi Gras!
Happy Mardi Gras Y’all! Firstly, allow me to make one thing clear… When I speak of Mardi Gras, I am of course referring to the New Orleans carnival celebration that happens in the weeks prior to Lent. This is not to be confused with...
Friday Food Porn: homemade Tex Mex enchiladas
Southern Comfort and I adore Mexican food – specifically Tex Mex. And often, we’re just as happy to make it at home as to go out. But, I suspect that has something to do with the lack of a Torchy’s Tacos location near Melbourne....
