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Welcome to 100 Miles, an exploration of sustaining life by going no further away than 100 miles to gather the things we need to live. This web log is my journal of food-based experiences, memories, thoughts, and recipes. I hope you enjoy reading it. To subscribe, so as not to miss each new edition, please enter your email address.

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      Review: Mary Mac’s Tea Room

      Mary Mac’s Tea Room: 65 Years of Recipes from Atlanta’s Favorite Dining Room.  John Ferrell.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $27.99  (208p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-9338-7
      Recipes that don’t call for fancy seasoned salts, or Madagascar peppercorns?  Is there something wrong here?  No, of course not.  I was reminded when reading and cooking from Mary Mac’s Tea Room that a [...]

      Review: Spice Dreams

      Spice Dreams: Flavored Ice Creams and Other Frozen Treats.  Sara Engram and Katie Luber with Nancy Meadows and Kimberly Toqe.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $16.99  (86p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-8016-5
      Spices and herbs as flavor agents came to me late in life.  Growing up in a typical American household where the occasional Taco Night, or a meal [...]

      Preserved Lemons

      Preserved lemons remind me of places I’ve yet to visit: Tunisia, Morocco, North Africa, Turkey, and some I’ve already visited: Greece, and France.  Primarily known as a condiment used in North African cooking, preserved lemons, or variations of them, are used in many other cuisines.  They appear in Greek, Turkish, Cambodian and even East African [...]

      Review: The Spice Kitchen

      The Spice Kitchen: Everyday Cooking with Organic Spices.  Sara Engram and Katie Luber with Kimberly Toqe.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $29.99  (208p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-7972-5
      “Eat locally but season globally” is a favorite mantra of spice experts and cookbook authors Sara Engram and Katie Luber.  It quite aptly sums up their new cookbook The Spice Kitchen.  It would [...]