• Dessert,  Fruit

    Strawberry-Rhubarb Ginger Snap & Coconut Crisp

    My grandmother lived in a small house on the first farm just outside of “downtown” Hooper, Nebraska.  By downtown, I mean there was a two-block length main street with a smattering of mom-and-pop stores, a small grocer, and two restaurants.…

  • Dessert

    Hot Honey Pie

      My boyfriend and I were dining at the lovely Standard Foods – stuffed from small plates alone – when our server brought out the main entree: a whole fried catfish served with thin cornmeal crepes, shimmering and lightly dressed…