Vivian Howard Recipes

Entree

Collard Sandwich with Chow-chow

Unlike stewed collards, these collards are thinly sliced and sautéed with sausage to be enjoyed between two slices of fried thin crispy…

Dessert

The First Pumpkin Pie (sort of)

Side Dish

Pecan, Cranberry Relish

Side Dish

Warm Maple Vinaigrette

Beverage

Maple and Spice Shrub

Side Dish

Orange Maple Ponzu

Dessert

Pawpaw Pudding with Vanilla Wafer and Sesame Crumble

Pawpaws are a little-known fruit with the redundant name. For the most part, they grow wild from Maryland to Missouri and Indiana to…

Side Dish

Ms. Lillie’s Fried Cornbread

From "Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South," by Vivian Howard (Little Brown, 2016). This recipe is featured in…

Entree

Fried Chicken Livers with Balsamic ­Marinated Figs

To make someone a liver lover, you should be careful to cook the livers until crispy but not overcooked, and paired them with an acidic…

Entree

Whole Trout with Apple Mustard and Charred Cabbage Apple Slaw

Let this be the dish that converts you to cooking whole fish, which may require a trip to the fishmonger’s or seafood market. From "Deep…

Side Dish

Charred Cabbage Apple Slaw

This slaw pairs with Vivian Howard's Whole Trout with Apple Mustard recipe. The dish is featured in Chasing Trout in Season 5 of A Chef's…

Beverage

Peanut, Pepsi and Bourbon Float

Vivian declares that this foaming spectacle of sweet, salty, creamy, crunchy, and boozy is the gold standard of ice cream floats. Now you…

Side Dish

Kieffer Pear Preserves

As Vivian wrote on her blog: "Kieffer preserves are so special in fact, I wouldn't dream of simply typecasting them as condiments for toast…

Appetizer

Grandmother Shirley Webb’s Stuffed Banana Peppers

This recipe appears in A Chef's Life Season 5, Episode 3 called "Profilic Peppers".

Salad

Summer Salad with Green Beans, Peaches and Bacon

The almond pesto is also great with apples, arugula and/or chicken. Pesto recipe comes from "Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My…

Entree

Ms. Lillie's "Kill Hungry" Macaroni

This is the original "Hamburger Helper" and as Ms. Lillie and Mrs. Mary say, "It kills hungry." Use home canned tomatoes if you are lucky…