Whether you’re hosting Easter lunch or some other event, we’re bringing you recipes ideal for an early spring meal. Here are a new spin on pineapple casserole, a guide to making a perfect salad with in-season produce, some divine potatoes, and other special dishes to round out what may be your first outdoor meal of [...]
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Palm Sunday
The only thing staining my palms is Sharpie ink. A hypocrite who loves liturgy and science isn’t likely to bleed for her faith, though I watched that movie last night on cable, the one with Gabriel Byrne as the sexy priest and Patricia Arquette as the unduly afflicted, and I stare at my palms all [...]
Sex Brownies
My mother first made these brownies, originally called “The Ultimate Chocolate Thing” after she found them in TV Guide back in the ‘80s. They use a box mix, which we usually frown upon, but the end result is so overwhelmingly delicious that no one will care. Be warned; once you bring these to a party, [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
I can’t stop humming Death Cab for Cutie’s “So This is the New Year.” All the magazines that have come for this month promise “This will be your year!” and “Finally follow through with your resolutions!” If there’s truth in advertising, in two weeks I’ll have lost six pounds, cleaned and reorganized my house, [...]
Last Minute Gifts for the Southern Man
So there is one day left before Christmas, and if you’re anything like me, you haven’t started your Christmas shopping. I do all of mine on Christmas Eve, every year. I call it a tradition because that sounds much better than procrastination. Over the years I’ve developed a talent for knowing what to give and [...]
Chocolate Chess Pie
This pie is adapted from Raleigh’s Angus Barn’s famous recipe. It’s easy and people always love it.The middle has a fudgy, pudding consistency. With whipped cream or ice cream, this pie is darn hard to beat. Chocolate Chess Pie Serves 8 Ingredients 1 unbaked pie crust*1 stick of butter ½ c. (3 oz) semisweet [...]
Enter the Drawl New Year’s Giveaway
Attention readers! Tell us your New Year’s resolutions for a chance to win your choice of 2 All-Day passes to First Night Raleigh or a First Night t-shirt and poster! Only one winner will be chosen in a random drawing held on December 29th, but everyone who participates will get a free Drawl sticker [...]
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