Jenny Everett

Six Valentine’s Day Menu Ideas

By Jenny EverettGood EatsFebruary 13, 2012

I’m not a sucker for Valentine’s Day, in a mushy shower-me-with-gifts-and-Hallmark-y-sentiment kind of way. However, I do use it as an excuse to eat a damn good meal on February 14, whether it’s at home or at an amazing restaurant. It doesn’t need to be fancy or over-the-top expensive, just indulgent or adventurous in some way. For those of you who haven’t yet figured out what you’ll be doing—or, more specifically, eating—tomorrow night, we reached out to some of our favorite chefs to find out what’s on their ultimate Southern-inspired Valentine’s Day menu. When you’re done drooling, tell us what’s on yours.

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Southern Chef Secret: Crop-Top Kimchi

By Jenny EverettGood EatsFebruary 6, 2012

At Cypress in Charleston, South Carolina, Sous Chef Bob Cook has come up with a genius way to reduce waste at the restaurant: Rather than toss out veggie scraps—the ends that get cut off during the prep process—he turns them into Kimchi

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Dinner Tonight: Francisco’s Tractor-Disk Wok Venison

By Jenny EverettGood EatsJanuary 27, 2012

Confession: I tolerate venison. But, if I’m being honest, I’m more intimidated than delighted to have a freezer full of it at the end of deer season. In past years, I’ve had no problem plowing through the ground meat via chili, burgers, and meat sauce. It’s the other cuts that I haven’t quite mastered. However, a couple of weeks ago, we made this Matt and Ted Lee recipe for what are essentially venison fajitas. Now I wish we had even more meat

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In-Season Eats: Creamy Turnip Soup

By Jenny EverettGood EatsJanuary 18, 2012

Between April and December, the highlight of each week is picking up my bag of farm-fresh CSA produce from the folks at Rosebank Farm in Johns Island, SC. Before I even get back to the car, I’m rummaging and sniffing around to see what I have to work with. Then I call my husband to describe the loot (he pretends, at least, to be as excited about bok choy as I am). Although the farmer’s market and CSA season is done, I’m making a serious effort to continue cooking with as much fresh in-season produce as possible. This week’s obsession is sweet, earthy turnips

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