The end of summer is closing in, and I'm desperately trying to ingest as many local, organic tomatoes as I possibly can. I eat tomatoes all year round, but supermarket tomatoes pale in comparison to the ones I get at my neighborhood farmer's market. One of the farmers grows at least seven or eight varieties, and he can tell you details about the flavor profile of each one and offer the perfect use … [Read more...]
Pita Pockets with Lobster Tarragon Salad
We've traveled to many places around the globe, and Provincetown, Massachusetts on the tip of Cape Cod is still our favorite of all vacation spots. In fact, we'd like to live there part-time at some point in our lives. We've spent many summer vacations in P'town, but this fall, we're taking a two-week road trip there, three dogs in tow, for a couple of weeks. While we're there, we're going to … [Read more...]
Summer Pizza with Smoked Chicken
I have a confession to make. I'm an occasional QVC shopper. There...I said it. I'm somewhat obsessed with kitchen gadgets; Jim says my pantry looks like a Williams-Sonoma store. My friends all tease me, but in my defense, I use every item that I've bought, with very few exceptions. I've been smoking on a Big Green Egg for years, but it's a bit of a production to prepare and cook on it. In a … [Read more...]
BLT Pizza with Egg
I don't usually think of pizza as typical breakfast food. Anytime we have leftover pizza from the night before, Jim is happy to eat it cold in the morning. Me? Not so much. But, I'm happy to eat BLT Pizza that I made for today's post. This healthy pizza made with whole wheat crust makes the perfect breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and if you use store-bought pizza dough, you can put it together in … [Read more...]
Flatbreads with Brie and Chipotle Peaches
The shelves of the market where I shop still swell with Georgia and South Carolina peaches and I just keep buying them. I know I've probably overdone the peach thing this season, but I seriously can't get enough of them. So, I'm not apologizing as I post yet another delicious peach recipe. After all, I do live in Georgia, and that's what we do, right? As I thought about peaches, I knew I wanted … [Read more...]
Chicken Florentine Pizza
Several years ago, I traveled to Peru where I hiked the Inca Trail, making my way to the ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. The Incas built this sacred place around 1450, only to abandon it 100 years later around the time of the Spanish Conquest. Although locals knew about the deserted city, it wasn't until 1911 that Hiram Bingham brought it to the attention of the world and the site became an … [Read more...]
Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza
My sweet mother turns 90 on April 11. We love her dearly and we wish her a great birthday! Jim and I are traveling to Asia next Friday and we will be out of town for her actual birthday, so we celebrated her day early this year. My cousins and my brother came to Atlanta for a pre-birthday visit and then we traveled to Mississippi for the celebration. While the brother and cousins were here, we … [Read more...]
Greek Skillet Pizza
Making pizza is a great weekend food project. You can make the dough very quickly and let it rise and rest in the fridge while you run errands and do other weekend activities. When you're ready for pizza, rolling out the dough, adding toppings, and baking takes no time at all. And if you double the dough recipe, you can keep the dough in the refrigerator for several days or it will keep in the … [Read more...]