Sassafras Mama

Each month, I like to cook with a theme in mind.   This helps to provide me with some inspiration and also ensures that I don’t fall into th...

With T’s departure, I once-again embraced hosting friends for supper at my house.   I love planning and cooking for a dinner party on a Satu...

A few summers back, I saw a recipe for summer corn chowder on the   Southern Living Instagram feed.   This chowder is made in a crock pot an...

Though I’ve been making them for more than 30 years, I always love to stir together a batch of homemade biscuits.   My biscuit-making career...

T gave me a new grill for Mother’s Day.   I chose my favorite charcoal model and was excited to fire it up for the season. Emphas...

I don’t spend all my free moments defining my political goals .   Sometimes I just seek to feed my family.   On Saturday night, al...

Black Eyed peas for good luck in the New Year are an absolute requirement for my celebration.   Usually, I make a bowl of Texas Caviar ...

Fact:   My greatest culinary powers lie in the realm of appetizers.   I put out a spread. Additional fact: It’s delicious....

My kitchen is small — I joke that it’s a one-bootie kitchen — but that is largely true.   Two people at work at these counters hav...

I like Thanksgiving leftovers best when they can be turned into something new.   One of my favorite post-holiday treats are the tu...

When I was a kid asking after everyone’s favorite holiday, my dad would choose Thanksgiving.   At the time, this seemed patently stupid...

This past weekend, T and I decided to stir up some jam.   Usually, we make jam at the peak of strawberry season.   This year, that...

Right after we dropped JT off, T had surgery on her left arm to remove an unwelcome lump.   It’s likely to be a benign lipoma, but whil...

Yesterday, we had the day off for the sort of snowstorm that was perfect because of its timing.   This storm brought snow, ice, an...

For the last few months, T and I have been on a Netflix bender watching the Great British Baking Show.   I am a well-established A...

On Christmas Day, the corn pudding I was baking for our supper overflowed in the oven.   T helped me scramble and supper was serve...

Holiday cooking is one of my favorite parts of the season and today I got after two of JT’s best loved treats.   Pretzel turtles are in...

T and I have been gobbling up Netflix showings of the Great British Bake Off.   We love everything about it, even the week that feature...

If I can’t have flip flop weather for every day of this slow-moving Spring, I can at least have strawberry pie.   My recipe is an ...

The backstory: This year, as JT prepares to head off to college, I’m writing about the traditions that spell love in our home.   I’m t...