Monthly Archives: June 2012

Today took off to the Southwest and did up a skillet cornbread from page 322. Jeff and I really enjoyed this recipe.  In fact, Jeff liked it so much he said “I like Martha’s cornbread recipe better than yours!”  I … Continue reading →

I’m must start this post by saying that Philadelphia is one of my favorite cities in the nation!  World class art + world class cuisine = Happy Rose!!!  I’ve had some of the best meals of my life in Philadelphia, … Continue reading →

The sun finally came out again today, so I took off to the store and got everything I needed to make a Key Lime Pie a/k/a The Official State Pie Of Florida! According to the story I read on page … Continue reading →

Today I traveled to the Northeast and made some whoopie pies from page 146.  My motivation?  I had the ingredients!  We’ve been having some epic storms for days here in Florida and the roads are all flooded making shopping impossible, … Continue reading →

After tackling a complicated Black Bottom Pie yesterday, I decided to embrace a bit of simplicity today by making Martha’s Potato Salad from her All-American section on page 49. I always read the stories associated with the recipes and this … Continue reading →

My plan to delve into Florida’s signature Key Lime Pie experienced technical difficulties today when stormy Florida weather deep-sixed making a trip to the store for the ingredients.  But that didn’t stop me from trying a southern pie, in this … Continue reading →

After having to eat some deep fried humble pie with yesterday’s johnnycake debacle, I decided to stay in the south and attempt to redeem myself with some fried green tomatoes from page 196; lest my Floridian neighbors come after me … Continue reading →

They say 13 is an unlucky number, so unlucky that in fact many buildings skip from the 12th floor to the 14th floor on the hopes that the folks on the so-called 14th floor are not clever enough to know … Continue reading →