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Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly: Recipes from Southern Appalachia. Joan E. Aller. Andrews McMeel Publishing. $27.99. (224p) ISBN: 978-0-7407-7958-9
My mother gets very upset with me when I call our family ‘white trash.’ Despite her protestations I think her side of the family is as white trash as my father’s side. And I know [...]
9.3 miles, about 23 minutes by car, or 10.8 miles, about 1 hour, 4 minutes by bus from my home in Atwater Village.
Food in New York. I used to know it so well. When I lived there during the ’80s and ’90s, and worked in the food business I knew every place there was to [...]