Perre’s Moroccan Chicken Salad


PERRE COLEMAN MAGNESS   As the weather really starts to heat up, a cool summer supper salad is a great thing to have in the fridge.  Chicken salad is perfect picnic or party food, great for a weekend at the lake or lunch by the pool.  I love a good chicken salad and make many … Continue reading

Coca-Cola Glazed Baby Back Ribs | Recipe


Coca-Cola is to Atlanta as Guinness is to Dublin. Friends and family liked my Coca-Cola–Glazed Wings (page 24) so much that I decided to try a similar combination on pork. Pork has a natural affinity for sweet, rich caramel flavors. These “nouveau” Southern ribs are by no means traditional, but they are lip-smacking good. Continue reading

Perre’s Southern Cornbread Chicken and Dressing with Gravy


PERRE COLEMAN MAGNESS is the cook behind the Runaway Spoon blog. My life sometimes requires comfort cooking.  Not comfort food, but comfort cooking, though the two are not mutually exclusive. Comfort food for me is old classics that bring back happy memories, sometimes bittersweet, or that make a down day worthwhile. Often, that means food … Continue reading