Recipes by Susan

Spiced Sweet Potato Cake

A cake based on sweet potatoes, spiced and frosted with a caramel tasting brown sugar icing. A flavor as beautiful as it looks.

Pontchartrain Mile-High Ice Cream Pie

An ice cream pie with a huge meringue topping, served with a chocolate sauce. Originally a featured desert of…

Braised Fennel

Roast Shrimp with Chili Mayonnaise

Shrimp roasted in the oven and served with a chili mayonnaise.

Zucchini Gratin

Zucchini baked gratin style with leeks and garlic.

Milky Way Cake

Leafing through old recipe files and card boxes is one of my pastimes when I’m looking for a little cooking inspiration. And since my mother’s…

Cornbread Dressing, Davis Family Recipe

My grandmother and my mother’s cooking is referenced frequently here on Sauce and Sensibility, because they had…

White Cheddar Potato Gratin

This potato dish makes an appearance on our table a few times a year—usually for a special occasion. We’ve enjoyed them with our Easter ham, or our…

Crustless Breakfast Pie

Some weekend mornings in our household are mad dashes out the door for a sporting event, the farmer’s market, to run errands, shop or get somebody…

Indian Spiced Sliders with Curried Mayonnaise

Ginger, cumin, garlic, and cilantro are separately four of my favorite flavorings, but together become a taste…