White Bean and Collard Green Gratin: Part of a Southern Christmas Dinner
This recipe is part of a Southern Christmas Dinner. It is adapted from Frank Stitt’s Southern Table (Artisan). Ideally, the beans (navy, cannellini or other white beans) should be cooked from scratch. But canned beans could be substituted if good quality. Try to find younger, more tender collard greens with thinner stalks. Once…
Truffled Madeira Sauce: Part of a Southern Christmas Dinner
This recipe is part of a Southern Christmas Dinner. It is adapted from Frank Stitt’s Southern Table (Artisan). 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 shallots finely minced Leaves from 2 sprigs of thyme About 1 ounce of thinly sliced black truffle 6 tablespoons Sercial or Verdelho Madeira 3 cups chicken broth Kosher salt and freshly…
Roasted Pork Leg: Part of a Southern Christmas Dinner
The South Rises Again (and Again and….) for Christmas Celebrating
The South, from Virginia to Texas, Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico, has culinary traditions as deeply rooted as any other part of the country. And that includes holiday dishes. Some holiday foods were hard to get or expensive—like a piece of citrus put in a Christmas stocking—that historically would…


