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My great-grandmother, Ora Goodman, and her garden, were the impetus for me to start writing this blog. She was a major influence all through my childhood. She lived a ‘local’ life without realizing she was doing so. She simply lived her life. This [...]
Sun-Warmed Beefsteak Tomatoes
The key to this dish is that the rest of the meal must already be on the table before it is prepared.
Ingredients
Fresh, ripe, garden Beefsteak tomatoes, or farmers market, organic tomatoes
Olive oil
Fresh ground pepper & salt
Method
The tomatoes should be warm and fragrant from the sun, just picked if possible. As everyone begins [...]
Southern My Way: Simple Recipes, Fresh Flavors. Gena Knox. Gena Knox Media. $34.95. (252p) ISBN: 978-0-615-37440-6
Modern Southern is a bit of an oxymoron. Anything “Southern” tends to have old-fashioned built into it. Gena Knox, however, embodies “modern Southern,” and her new cookbook “Southern My Way” echoes that. I mean look at that cover photo. Well-dressed, [...]
My great-grandmother, Ora Goodman, and her garden, were the impetus for me to start writing this blog. She was a major influence all through my childhood. She lived a ‘local’ life without realizing she was doing so. She simply lived her life. This series is part [...]
Julia Child wasn’t the only person to introduce America to French food. Often when something is suddenly in vogue, it’s a combination of events that contributes to the cultural sea change.
René Verdon, June 29, 1924 – February 2, 2011
Chef René Verdon died two weeks ago at age 86. I knew who he was. I knew [...]