Restraint: What Cooks Can Learn From Miles Davis
A Southern cook reflects on what a jazz great can teach us about life in the kitchen, and how food, like music, is an art… More »
Regina Charboneau is the owner of Twin Oaks Bed & Breakfast in Natchez, Mississippi. She is the author of Regina's Table at Twin Oaks. More
A Southern cook reflects on what a jazz great can teach us about life in the kitchen, and how food, like music, is an art… More »
A Southern cook looks forward to warmer weather with romaine lettuce with citrus vinaigrette and mustardy asparagus salad… More »
A Southern chef plans a menu that will accommodate different tastes: quail, lamb chops, mushroom-brioche dressing, and roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts… More »
This meatless recipe only calls for four basic ingredients… More »
Championship football leads one Southern cook to reflect on the fine art of sandwich-making—and bring back the Muffaletta even though New Orleans isn't playing… More »
Overlooking an allergy can be a chef's worst fear—but being spurred to invent a new recipe can be a pleasure… More »
A gluten-free, food-allergy-safe recipe for muffins… More »
When her son vows not to eat meat in 2011, a Southern cook leaves tradition behind and adds smoked tomatoes to her split pea soup… More »
Smoked tomatoes are great for pasta sauces, coulis, or a winter salad but work particularly well in this split pea soup… More »
Now that 2011 is here, the author reflects on how with family and with food, good always accompanies the bad… More »
An antidote to a busy winter schedule: A night by the fireplace with your significant other—and a sexy crustacean… More »
This mayonnaise recipe makes extra and goes well with Regina's fire-roasted lobster, tuna salad, or grilled fish… More »
Roasted lobster makes a perfect romantic snack. Try serving it on the floor, picnic style.… More »
A childhood fantasy about cherubs and candy puts spun sugar atop a cook's list of unearthly food pleasures… More »
As Christmas approaches, a chef awaits a classic New Orleans midnight dinner—and is thankful for the chefs reinventing it… More »
Boneless chuck is a surprisingly good substitute for turtle meat in this mock turtle soup, which is ideal for a New Orleans-style Christmas Eve dinner… More »
Pasta Carbonara and gumbo rank among this cook's foods for cooler weather—even if it's still 70 degrees in Mississippi… More »
This shrimp creole recipe fits any temperature and mood and takes no more than 30 minutes… More »
The last Thanksgiving hurdle: turkey. A recipe for turkey parfait that makes the author's cranberry sauce variations look tame.… More »
If cranberries with figs are jazz, then this recipe for turkey parfait may seem punk rock to you… More »
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