Kudzu Blossom Jelly: A Taste of Summer’s Sweetest Secret The first time I tasted Kudzu Blossom Jelly, it was a revelation. A small-town church bazaar in rural Georgia, the late afternoon sun dappling through the pecan trees, the air thick with humidity and the buzz of cicadas. An elderly woman, her hands gnarled with age, … Read more
Kudzu Tea: A Taste of Summer’s Simplicity I remember the first time I encountered kudzu. It wasn’t in a cookbook or a cooking class, but rather on a family camping trip in the Appalachian Mountains. The vine was everywhere, a verdant blanket draped across the landscape. My grandmother, a woman who knew the secrets of … Read more
Kudzu Rice Quiche: A Taste of Southern Comfort The first time I encountered kudzu wasn’t in a cookbook, but clinging to the rusted chain-link fence of my grandmother’s garden in rural Georgia. She called it “that devil vine,” a constant battle to keep it from swallowing her prized rose bushes. One sweltering afternoon, as she … Read more