Thanksgiving Recipe Files – Part II
Gratin Goodness The Thanksgiving countdown has begun, and hopefully you’re all taking time to smell the roses and savor the goodwill as you’re prepping your way toward the feast and the occasion. I...
View ArticleCharleston’s Great Fried Chicken Sandwich Debate
Boxcar Betty’s Fried Chicken Sandwiches vs. Chick-fil-A Initially, it may not seem fair to draw parallels between seven month-old newcomer Boxcar Betty’s and beloved southern fried chicken sandwich and...
View ArticleHome for the Holidays
Oyster and Parsnip Bisque Recipe and Cookbook Giveaway It’s not an original concept, staying home for the holidays, but for myriad circumstances involving work and family related travel, surgery and...
View Article“Holly”-Day Foodie Shopping List Helper
A Few of My Favorite Things It’s hard to believe Christmas is already less than two weeks away and that holiday shopping season is well underway in its typical mid-December fervor. A friend of mine...
View ArticleThe Year of Dining Casually
2014 – Charleston’s Year of Low Cost Deliciousness Most of last year Charleston was showered with a small storm of low cost, casual eateries many of them sprouting up along Upper King Street, and to a...
View ArticleWhen a House Becomes a Home
I’ve lived a lot of places. Boston, New York, Chicago, Wyoming, Paris, Southern France, Minneapolis, to name a few. But, I’ve never lived anywhere as long as I’ve lived in Charleston (fifteen years)...
View ArticleSunday, Savory Sunday (and Sweet, Too!)
Indaco Adds Sunday Brunch to Tasty “Dixie-talian” Menu The burgeoning bunch of downtown Charleston restaurants serving brunch, especially on smokin’ hot Upper King Street, just got one restaurant...
View ArticleCelebrating Spring at Four Greens Gallery
Please come join me for this first-time book signing at the charming Four Greens Gallery in Summerville, SC. Presented in conjunction with the Summerville spring Farmers Market, it’s sure to draw a...
View ArticleThe Season of Root Vegetables in More Ways than One
Rutabaga Gratin Recipe and Simmergreat Product Endorsement/Discount Always something of a rebel, I grew up loving foods most people don’t like or at least think they don’t like just because it seems...
View ArticleMother’s Day Book Signing at The Preservation Society
Holly will join Nathalie Dupree and a few other local authors at this festive book signing taking place on Charleston’s popular Second Sundy on King as well as Mother’s Day. Come on by and join the...
View ArticleLabor Day Cheddar Two-Summer -Squash Mash
Recipe and Cookbook Giveaway Here it is already. Time to tuck away the white shorts and Keds, pull out the grill, and celebrate the symbolic final hoopla of summer – Labor Day. When I was a girl living...
View ArticleA Shrimp & Grits Christmas
Unwrap a Charleston Food Tradition at Your Christmas Table Shrimp and grits has become the epitome of elegance; the heart of Charleston cuisine in the minds of many. Originally a simple, quick stew...
View ArticleHoliday Cauliflower-Broccoli Salad with Dried Cranberries and Walnuts
Crunchy, Cruciferous, Winter Salad Doubles as a Holiday Table Side or Christmas Brunch Centerpiece Probably like many of you, I woke up this morning in a snowstorm kind of blur and realized Christmas...
View ArticleDip Into Some Delicious To Kick Off The New Year
Two Recipes That Will Start 2019 Just Right Rita’s Warm Blue Crab Dip and Lucky Prosperity Soup My grandfather used to say nothing good ever happens after midnight and my parents generally subscribed...
View ArticleCookbook Writing, Marketing, and Photography Retreat with Holly Herrick and...
Cracking the Cookbook Code – Writing, Cooking, Marketing, Photography + Wellness Retreat with a Generous Dose of Fun Personal chef and blogger extraordinaire, Beckie Carrico Hemmerling and I,...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken – The Feast That Keeps on Giving
Make the Most of Your Roast with This Adaptable Method Saturday mornings in my house are spent cooking, especially foods that need to be cooked (lest they expire) and will provide delicious,...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken – The Feast That Keeps on Giving – Part II
Divine Chicken Divan Last week, I roasted one 6-pound, $7 chicken and created 4 separate dishes and 16 meals, beginning with the roasted chicken, the ensuing stock, a Chicken and Dumpling Soup made...
View ArticleA Farewell to Greatness
Hominy Grill Bids Adieu After a quarter century at the helm of Charleston’s culinary scene, Hominy Grill will serve its last platter of shrimp & grits and final slice of freshly whipped...
View ArticleLeon’s Oyster Shop’s Lovin’ Spoonful
Whole Grain Spoon Salad Recipe for Perfection “Saladified” Leon’s Fine Poultry & Oyster Shop is one of those delightfully capricious and delicious dining destinations where favorites are...
View ArticleEasy Bake Creamsicle Cream Puffs For Mother’s Day
Sweet, Nostalgic Treats to Spoil Mom on Her Big Day With the daily onslaught of National-this and National-that days for everything from hot dogs to pets, it’s easy to get a case of celebration...
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