Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and, in addition to giving thanks, you have to cook. This year it’s your turn, and you haven’t found a way to get out of it. Don’t worry; I know how to do it. I know how…
Biden-era lockdowns, quarantines, and supply chain shortages blamed on COVID have transmogrified into runaway inflation, soaring prices, and a looming recession. Some blame the Chinese, some blame President Trump, and some blame Vladimir Putin. Personally, I blame Biden, and it’s…
My great-grandpa John Jacob Howard (1846–1931) returned from the war in 1865, married Sarah Amanda Coldiron in Bell County, Kentucky, and raised eight kids — five boys and three girls. To all accounts, Great-Grandma Howard (1848–1924) had a knack for…
I have always been terrified of deep frying, afraid of burning the kitchen, and maybe the entire house, down. Once, I bought a tempura cooker. Through inexperience, I crowded the battered shrimp to the point where the temperature dropped and…
Operation Bikini consists of being able to get into one of them without looking like it’s tattooed on — or, if it features any metallic buckles, being able to wear it without the risk of any of them snapping open…
COVID quarantines and lockdowns kick-started my inner chef, and, since I only went out for groceries when I really needed to, put me on intimate terms with the contents of my pantry. While still in Phase One, I had a…
I don’t have recipes; I just DO it. The generations behind me (I am 71) seem to have been raised as mac ’n’ cheese junkies. I ate it some at my Maw Maw’s Sunday dinner, where it was, of course,…
I’ve read that sourdough starter, and all the myriad, scrumptious, soul-satisfying baked goods that can be improved by sourdough, has enjoyed a resurgence during the last 12 months of COVID quarantines and isolation. Now that things are opening up and…
In our winter magazine, we published the results of a survey about how our subscribers dealt with the trials of the last year. Many of you cooked and baked to cope and to spend time with your family and friends….