Seasonal Recipes From The GardenFor a long time my cable provider didn't provide a PBS station. It seemed weird, no PBS, but I learned to live it. After changing pr…Read More
A Perfect Day For A PicnicDon't get me wrong, I love fall. But when I looked out yesterday and saw the leaves falling, one thing jumped into my mind -- picnic. …Read More
Creole Feast I loved in New Orleans for a year and gained 40 pounds! I am holding this guy personally responsible. He and a host of others who m…Read More
Vegetable LiteracyAfter a football induced weekend of ribs and wings, my friend, Ann, called to say she was eating a salad of quinoa, chickpeas, kale and other vegetabl…Read More
The IcecreamistsWe all have a story about THAT kid. The mean, rolly-polly boy who makes your dog bark. The kid who is always trying to sneak a peak …Read More
Tasia's TableI am totally convinced that I have written about this book. I waited months and months for it to be published. It was on my waiting …Read More
The Ethicurean CookbookI have no real desire to visit Noma. The restaurant I would travel across the ocean to visit is The Ethicurean. After reading their cookb…Read More
Two Unpublished Gems or...Why the South is Different.I love reading about chefs reading. It is a good way to get find out what makes a chef great, what inspired the…Read More
The Animal Farm Buttermilk CookbookWhen I was a kid in Alabama, my great-aunt, Ruth, kept a jug of clabber in the larder. As a kid, I was totally disgusted. As an adult, no…Read More
Palette to PalateWe are fond of "artisty" cookbooks. Collections of recipes from people who are not cooks, but may have played one on TV, or written about a fork…Read More
The Newport CookbookCeil Dyer's The Newport Cookbook is a look back to the glory days of Newport. From its founding through the very early 1900's, Dyer gives a glim…Read More
TremeI confess, I love cookbooks based on television programs. They tend to fall into two categories: the "unofficial" cookbook, which means someone …Read More
The Acorn House CookbookThe Acorn House Cookbook is not your average "farm-to-table" cookbook. You will find no pictures of content chickens running about, in fac…Read More
Bootstraps and BiscuitsToday is West Virginia's Sesquicentennial. In honor of 150 years of existence, we choose Bootstraps and Biscuits by Anna Lee Robe-Terry. …Read More
The Vermont Farm Table CookbookThere is an ongoing joke that in the South, we have our own word for "farm-to-table", we call it dinner. Face it, the food on your table came fr…Read More