Stinging Nettle, Goat Cheese, & Homemade Ricotta Ravioli

Asparagus Benedict on Quinoa Nettle Cakes with Lovage & Mint Aioli

Rapini (aka broccoli rabe) & Rosemary Potato PIzza on a Buttermilk PIzza Crust

Salted Spicy Double Chocolate Chili Cookies

Truffled Deviled Eggs with Crème Fraîche, a black tie deviled egg for your holiday party... try them topped with caviar!

Buttermilk Pie in Cornmeal & Lard Crust for Thanksgiving, if this pie were any more Southern it would have a drawl !

Homemade Oak Flavored Marshmallows in Faux Campfire S'mores for Food Bloggers Support For Sandy!

The Blue Plate Special! Pork Confit & Black Eyed Pea Cassoulet with apple, sorghum, and sweet potato mash, blue cornbread, and quick pot likker greens

Spiced Pear, Gorgonzola Dolce, Toasted Walnut Pie in a buttermilk lard crust for a pie and record party!

Sweet potato ricotta gnocchi with buttermilk mornay sauce, fresh figs, and pancetta.

Edible Indian Summer: Toasted Oak Ice Cream with Smoked Sea Salt & a Lapsang Souchong Caramel Swirl

White Peach, Rose, and Basil Hand Pies, just delicious and gorgeous too! can easily be adapted to a full sized pie or galette

An elegant Summer Squash Salad with Mint, Feta, and Black Truffle Salt in a white balsamic dressing

What do tomatoes, ginger, orange blossom water, olive oil, and pine nuts have in common? Muffins! made using Michael Ruhlman's quick bread ratio

Fig, Balsamic, & Rosemary Hand Pies sweetened with raw sourwood honey

Fresh Baked Honey Wheat Bread that doesn't take all day to make... mix in the morning & have fresh bread for sandwiches by lunch time.

So awesome. Star Wars Thai Tea Ice Cream Sandwiches. Plus dairy-free vegan ginger ice cream sandwiches!

Beet Pickled Springer Mtn. Deviled Egg with University of GA caviar & Chives: an amuse-bouche at an idyllic farm dinner celebrating local food.

Cultured Coconut Milk Cornbread. Too healthy? No worries. There's a recipe for traditional Southern Buttermilk Bacon Grease Cornbread too!

Blueberry, Basil, and Goat Cheese Hand Pies

Roasted Cherry Tomato Tart in a Whole Wheat Cheese Crust

Blueberry Lemon Buttermilk Scones

Buttermilk Fried Chicken: the secret to perfect Southern Fried Chicken just in time for summer picnics

Peach Curd & Rosewater Tartlet with Basil Whipped Cream & Nasturtium Flowers

Warm mushroom salad with bacon & sherry vinaigrette, Amish blue cheese, poached egg, and fresh herbs.

Blueberry, Lavender, and Ricotta Tart with honey & lemon

Eggs Benedict from scratch: buttermilk English muffins, bacon, and a fool proof hollandaise

Big, Buttery Pecan Sticky Buns made with brioche dough from Baking With Julia

Homemade Marshmallows with a smokey Lapsang Souchong tea infused salted caramel swirl

Jalapeño Strawberry Ice Cream... spicy & cool at the same time

Garlic Scape & Sorrel Pesto for a pesto & goat cheese soufflé

Soufflé au Fromage (Parmesan Soufflé) from Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" served with a chevre & asparagus salad... a light, spring dinner and easier than you think

Sky High Buttermilk Biscuits, the secret southern technique revealed. Plus soft scrambled eggs with ricotta & thyme and how to fry thick cut bacon