By Libbie Summers Assisted by David Dempsey Production Assistant: Anthony Lunsmann Photography by Teresa Earnest Photography On location at The Grant Hotel, available through Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals Sweet Persimmons and Black Licorice were the inspiration for this intimate and dramatic holiday dinner served at dusk. I’m ready for three of the coolest people I know to... Read More »

By Libbie Summers Assisted by David Dempsey Production Assistant: Anthony Lunsmann Photography by Teresa Earnest Photography On location at The Grant Hotel, available through Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals I love black licorice and oddly find beauty in it’s shiny ebony color juxtaposed to a pale pink, grey and white. I guess that’s why Good and Plenty are my... Read More »

By Libbie Summers Photography by Chia Chong Black (in this case holiday green) Licorice –you love it or you hate it. I love it and Chia hates it. We both find beauty in the making. Holiday Green Licorice Twists (A dark green holiday slant on traditional black licorice –we used all of our black food... Read More »

By Libbie Summers (from Brown Sugar by Libbie Summers, Short Stack Editions) Photography by Andy Lyons Green handsaw. Pink sword. Gold pistol. What prison inmate thought up these toys for Cracker Jacks, anyway? As a kid, I’d devour box after box of the crunchy caramel-coated popcorn snack, all the while questioning what kind of... Read More »

By Libbie Summers Assisted by David Dempsey and Candace Brower Photography by Cedric Smith, Anna Heritage and Teresa Earnest It’s no secret, I like taking it a bit over the top for a holiday party…but still have a comfort vibe. If I’m wearing a long skirt, I’ll be rockin’ a pair of cowboy boots... Read More »