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Miniature Gougères

January 2008
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Seafood Gumbo

There are many different gumbo recipes, all taking advantage of local ingredients and served with rice. This one is a heady, fragrant slurry thick with seafood.
January 2008
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Hoppin’ John

"There is a dish that originated in Charleston called Hoppin’ John," Edna Lewis writes in In Pursuit of Flavor, "which we had never heard of in Virginia."
January 2008
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Lowcountry Breakfast Shrimp

This shrimp’s gentle preparation yields an utterly soothing broth that tastes just right first thing in the morning.
January 2008
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Potato Casserole

Potatoes aren’t a backbone starch in the South, but they’re one vegetable, notes Miss Lewis, that is good in all seasons.
January 2008
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Baked Tomatoes with Crusty Bread

The brown sugar in the ingredients list below is there to mellow the acidity of the tomatoes, not to make this a sweet dish.
January 2008
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Buttermilk Cookies

Miss Lewis mentions buttermilk cookies, which she pairs with ice-cold lemonade, but as far as we know, she never committed a recipe to paper.
January 2008
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Crusty Buttermilk Biscuits

The cliché, in this case, turns out to be true: Biscuits benefit from TLC.
January 2008
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Creamy Stone-Ground Grits

“Grits love salt,” says Peacock, and his creamy-white grits demonstrate that it’s not saltiness he’s after, just perfectly balanced seasoning.
January 2008
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