Sarah Christine Bolton
Oh, My Gyro!
For one of our first dates, my boyfriend brought Greek food from a nearby restaurant to the campus where we were both going to college. We met under the trees, at a stone picnic table. He opened the brown...
Chugging Beer (Chicken)
I was never a big beer fan. I always preferred a fruity cocktail or a nice glass of Riesling over a cold Bud Light. My husband can go for a couple “cold brews,” as he calls beer, but we hardly ever...
Get Lucky With Black-Eyed Peas
Everyone always makes lots of New Year’s resolutions. I used to. I recently went back to one my journals from age eleven, and read a list that I had written up the day before New Year’s Eve. A sample...
Getting Fancy With Risotto
For my recent birthday, my husband cooked boiled lobsters and sautéed scallops. Even though I hate to see them alive, and have to leave the room when it’s time to toss them into the pot of boiling water,...
Porking Out on Pork
When I first left California to come to college in Jackson, Mississippi, I faced the school cafeteria line with a great sense of trepidation. Steaming pans of grits and bacon for breakfast, country fried...
Mulling Over Cider
When I was younger, my brothers and sister and I would combat the effects of cabin fever during the long Northern winters by spending every possible hour outside sledding. Our driveway was steep enough...
An Orange by Any Other Name Is a Grapefruit
Probably like most Americans, my husband and I usually have very little time to grocery shop and to cook. When we do get a chance to make our weekly pilgrimage to Super Wal-Mart, we utilize the swoop-and-attack...
Bonus Points for Preparing Pesto
Pat yourself on the back. Thanksgiving is over. Maybe you made it through and put a perfect, flavorful (and thankful) meal on the table. Or maybe you burnt the turkey and had to order pizza (any children...
Now That's Using Your Pumpkin!
It seems in the last few months, I’ve had such a variety of dishes that featured pumpkin: pumpkin soup, a pumpkin sauce to accompany lobster in the Virgin Islands, roasted pumpkin and squash at our first...
Game Hens In The Montana Rain
My family used to go on long camping trips in the Montana mountains. We would load up our ancient travel trailer with fishing tackle, tents, and water, and pull it up old logging roads until we found the...