“I Won’t Bake, Don’t Ask Me!”
My mom turned 71 this year, not an old bitty by any standard, mind you…but a reminder that she’s truly in her grandma years now. She’s a hardcore Midwest- ern gal from Ohio, salt and butter of the earth and as stubborn as they make ‘em. So when she started off the holiday season by.. read more →
Friends! Soul Food
Friends! The original soul food. When it comes to feeding your soul, it should be an “all you can eat” special. As the venerable Auntie Mame spelled it out: “Life’s a banquet and most poor bastards are starving to death.” And why would anyone want to willfully starve themselves at a banquet? Unless of course,.. read more →
The Bookshelf: Summer 2011
Want to find the perfect read this summer? Michael Taylor Gray, shares the five books that have shaped his life. The Help - author, Kathryn Stockett This has to be one of the most de- liciously delightful new novels I’ve had the pleasure to read in recent memory. So beautifully and poetically written…capturing an era of.. read more →
Grandma’s Cracker Dressing
Growing up, one of my most favorite foods to look forward to…usually around the holidays or during family gatherings, was my Grandma Hoagland’s Cracker Dressing.Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “Cracker Dressing?!” Was the economy so bad when I was a kid, I was forced into eating cardboard cups and coffee stir sticks?” But cracker.. read more →
Your Funny Fruity Foodie Friend
“If your food doesn’t scream ‘Eat Me!’, switch plates with the next table.” – MTG Do you consider yourself a foodie, but you just can’t relate to some culinary-school-trained-herbs-and-spices-you’ve-never-heard-of-reality-tv-talk-show-talkin’ bobble head? You love food – all kinds – from fast food to slow home cooking to fine dining and sometimes you just want to know.. read more →