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April 29, 2010
February 1, 2010
After a bountiful year of farmers’ market and CSA fruit and vegetable mother lodes, what’s a salad-craving, vegetable-loving low-carbon footprint locavore to do in February? Stick your head in the supermarket freezer and say hey to Clarence Birdseye, that’s what. And let Frozen Freshness Month begin. More than just a brand name, the real Mr. [...]
January 20, 2010
I just have to keep writing about the J.T. Moore Middle School trip I recently took to China with a group of 7th and 8th graders, a few teachers, and parents. Please bear with my vacation pictures. These are all about breakfast. We were able to keep up the grueling pace each day through Beijing, [...]
January 9, 2010
We did a couple of quick segments with Fox 17 News Anchor Stacy Case about feeding your family and guests for cheap during the holiday season. Here’s the link to the first one on Fox 17 Cheap Eats. It’s no big secret–we made a big cheater pork butt and showed how cheap and easy it [...]
December 19, 2009
Even a couple of Nashville cheaters got a warm welcome over in barbecue heaven, Memphis, Tenn. Check out our big moment on Live at 9. Click the “Cooking Segments” tab. So, last Sunday we packed up the car with our traveling cheater pulled pork kit and rolled acrss Tennessee on I-40. The pimped-up flaming slow [...]
November 30, 2009
My September big plan for fried Thanksgiving turkeys this year was just that. So with 14 to feed our hoMINeconomist came up with an actual plan — cut three small birds in half and roast them like big chickens. Brilliant. Look for the smallest turkeys you can find–nine pounds each for us. They must be [...]
November 27, 2009
Have you seen our buddies the Lee Bros.’ new cookbook Simple Fresh Southern? They’re not kidding about the knockout dishes with down-home flavor. It makes a great holiday gift for anyone who loves to cook and read about this new generation’s take on southern food. They’re on book tour right now and may be appearing in [...]
November 5, 2009
I have a short attention span. My mind wanders while I’m cooking. I often burn things. I know. It surprises people. Someone like me who develops recipes, writes about food, and cooks all the time. Well, much of it is overcooked. Burnt. This is a lifelong pattern. As a young teenager, I’d yell upstairs to [...]
September 4, 2009
Do you ever feel all alone in your pursuits? Wonder why you do what you do. Feel like throwing up your hands and throwing in the towel…who cares anyway. Then some little thing happens to validate your existence. One little thing changes everything, the fog lifts, your creative energy returns. It’s happened to us. We [...]
August 16, 2009
Salads with weighty ingredients, tomatoes and green beans for instance, do much better scattered and layered over a large shallow platter than piled messily in a deep bowl.
Get tips for making perfect skillet cornbread. It's the only bread to serve with summer fresh vegetable suppers. 
