The Skillet Diva Recipes

My sister, Linda Kay, recently had a big operation, so I went to her house to take care of her for when she came home from the hospital....

I gotta tell you, down deep I’m a purist. For instance, when I eat asparagus I want it to taste like asparagus. Okay, maybe adding just a...

When I was in Mexico City, Mexico doing Telenovelas, everyone called them Mexican Wedding Cookies. My Greek mother-in-law called them...

My Momma was quite the Southern Belle. She loved to entertain, so she and Daddy threw a lot of dinner parties when I was growing up....

I had just turned 18 and we were living in Dallas when I heard that Martha Raye was doing a show and they were auditioning to replace a...

You know, I’ve always wondered where the heck Key Lime Pie came from. I was really surprised when I learned key lime pie can be traced...

Growin’ up we used to have a beach house in Panama City, Florida. The last thing we wanted to do was spend an hour fixin’ supper after a...

Come home and put your stuff down. Pour yourself a big – and I mean big – glass of wine because you deserve it. Dadgum, you work hard!...

I also call this recipe  Judd’s Southern Butter Cake for a reason. My nephew, Judd,  had never been married and frankly we were beginning...

The first time I met my mother-in-law, it was at her house for dinner. She had cooked us all a Greek feast. The smells in the house were...

When I go to visit Ralph every year in Bentonville, Arkansas, we always do nuthin’. I cain’t tell you how much I look forward to these...

When I first graduated from college, I toured nightclubs, acting and singing with a musical comedy revue. One of our first gigs was in a...

You want somethin’ tasty to go with that chili, stew, or gumbo? Then, this ones for you! This recipe came about because I had some...