Archive for June, 2014
SHRIMP BUTTER
Most brides say they couldn’t eat a thing at their wedding reception, but I was not one of them—in fact, the food was so delicious, so absolutely right, it was one of the things I remember most clearly about the day. Sam does, too. We were married 16 years ago at my stepmother’s low, rambling […]
Posted: June 25th, 2014 under people + places, recipes, Savannah.
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FAST-TRACKING CHICKEN SALAD
Aside from the “fiesta” or “Oriental” versions found at some chain restaurants, chicken salad has pretty much been relegated to the Nostalgia Department: suitable fare for tearooms (of the Woman’s Exchange variety and otherwise), drug-store lunch counters (here’s a marvelous Lewis Hine image), and southern porch suppers, circa 1955. I don’t know why. I suppose people […]
Posted: June 10th, 2014 under cooking, people + places, recipes, restaurants, summer.
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