As you may have noticed (due to the increased amounts of traffic at around 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.) school has started back up again. There are lots of reasons to be excited about starting a new year of school, …

As you know, we made pulled pork this weekend, and naturally we needed some baked beans to go along with our sandwiches for the perfect Saturday meal. We wanted to make the beans from dried beans, but we weren’t too keen …

After years of searching Los Angeles in vain for a decent barbecue pork sandwich, we finally decided the only solution was to make one ourselves. Like most people born in the Southeast, I am very opinionated about my barbecue. I …

It’s that time of year again. The Doctor is returning to his regularly scheduled, unpredictable shenanigans. Who knows what trysts he’s larked on and hearts he’s seduced in the interim (although history would suggest it may involve some intimate endeavors …

This summer has been hot hot hot! in California, which has left us with dog-day afternoons starting in June. As a result, popsicles have become our best friends – they are easy to make, easy to eat, and they can …

We’re on a small fried food kick here in the GMS community. Fried foods make my southern soul indescribably happy – harkening back to grandma’s kitchen, county fairs and a stint in which a part of my job involved deep …

Last week, Jennie and I found ourselves at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market searching for inspiration among the piles of summer vegetables. When we found a stash of gorgeous okra, the memory of an exceptional batch of fried okra that I enjoyed at …

“After 1/3 to 1/3 cup of oil has been incorporated, the sauce will thicken into a very heavy cream and the crisis is over. The beating arm may rest a moment.” These are actual directions from the mayonnaise recipe from Julia …

You guys might not know this about me, but I love me some Shark Week. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year (besides the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas) and it reminds me of my childhood. When I …

Around these parts, we love making people cakes and brownies and cookies for their birthdays. But, as we’ve gotten older people often have their get-togethers in bars and the like, making it hard for us to cart along a two …