This dish contains all the flavor and crunch you expect from fried chicken, but with all the health benefits of using boneless, skinless chicken breast. Plus, you get bonus points for scattering the cutlets over a tender arugula salad bursting with fresh herbs and drizzled with tarragon-infused Buttermilk Green Goddess Dressing. SERVES 4 TO 6 […]
Anytime Hoppin’ John & Hoppin’ John Cakes
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When it comes to good luck, Southerners don’t take any chances. Each year on New Year’s Day, we hedge our bets by eating hoppin’ John, a rustic mix of rice, black-eyed peas, bacon, and onion that is thought to bring good fortune in the year to come. (Literally—the peas in the dish represent coins, and […]
Split Pea Soup with Country Ham
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This comforting, old-fashioned soup freezes well, so double the recipe and freeze half for an easy dinner. Just thaw and reheat.
Simple Grilled Chicken
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Use this chicken as it is for an easy weeknight dinner, or slice and use in sandwiches, wraps, or salads, like our Grilled Chicken Salad. It’s one of our more popular salads at the market, as works perfectly for a hot summer’s dinner. Safflower oil or canola oil, for oiling the grill 6 boneless, skinless […]
Roasted Garlic and Asiago Mac & Cheese
October 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since our mac & cheese is so popular at the market, we like to make different variations for our customers to try. We recently tried this one, with rave reviews. Serves 8 to 10 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for buttering the baking dish ½ pound short, bite-size pasta such as penne, ziti, […]
Vegetable Pot Pie with Foster’s Herb Biscuits
October 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
This is a vegetarian variation on one of the most popular comfort foods we sell at the market. It can easily be made for a weeknight dinner, but it can also be made in advance. However, the topping—whether you use biscuits, phyllo, or puff pastry—is best if added the day you’re serving it, since it […]
Chicken Country Captain
July 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This exotically spiced curry of chicken, tomatoes, peppers, dried fruit, and nuts is proof of Southern food’s cosmopolitan roots. Served with steamed rice, slivered almonds, and fresh parsley, it is wonderfully bone-warming and fragrant.
Soft-Shell Crabs with Salty Tomato Butter
May 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Soft-shell crab season, which generally lasts from May through June is short and highly anticipated. That’s because soft-shell crabmeat is unbelievably tender and buttery-sweet, and the shell, which you eat along with the meat, is perfectly crunchy without being the least bit tough or chewy. True fanatics don’t let a moment of soft-shell crab season […]
Granny Foster’s Sunday Fried Chicken
May 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
Granny Foster made the best fried chicken in the world—salty and golden brown with a crackly crust that gave way to meat as moist and tender as could be. The secret is the overnight brine of water, salt, and spices that drives extra moisture and flavor into the meat, where they are locked in during […]
Brown Bag Chicken
April 8, 2011 by 2 Comments
For as long as I can remember, my mom has been cooking chicken in oven bags, those oven-safe plastic bags. So when I recently started roasting chicken in a brown paper bag, I felt sort of like I was going back to my roots. It works great because the paper bag traps just enough steam […]