Asparagus Soup With Lemon and Dill (Asparagolemono)

Spring has very much sprung here in the South — beautiful weather with just enough warmth, no humidity, and some great winds!  That means two things: get the diver out to scrub our bottom (go ahead…indulge your inner 12-year-old boy and giggle…), and asparagus season.  This soup is from the Old Farmer’s Almanac and is…

Bourbon-Glazed Ham and Collards

Happy Easter Sunday, fellow-scallywags!  Religious predilections aside, I feel that Easter — like Thanksgiving — has a message we can all embrace.  Redemption, renewal, new energy, new life…it’s hard not to like the message, no?  And if you’re a sailor in higher latitudes, you get your boat back.  This year, in the New Orleans area, we had beautiful 80-degree sunny skies with 18…