I realize I may be in the minority, but I’m happily waving goodbye to summer.  I appreciate sunny days and warmer weather, but I’m at my happiest when taking a brisk walk in the crisp air of Fall and Winter or, better yet, making something hearty and warm in the…

Thanks to the summer blockbuster The Help, a movie based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, there is no shortage of chocolate pie recipes floating around and, once again, Southern culture–more specifically–Southern food is at the forefront. In the movie, scandal surrounds a ‘secret ingredient’ in the chocolate pie. I…

I recently ordered a library worth of cookbooks and, while skimming through pages and pages of recipes, I was struck by a butternut squash ravioli recipe from head chef David Tanis’ book Heart of the Artichoke.  Admittedly, there is a fair amount of prep work and patience required, but the…