Friday June 1st is National Doughnut Day so why not celebrate this quirky event by making your own doughnuts from scratch?  It’s …

It’s just a peach. I lift one up; allow my thumb to gently fondle its skin.  I spin it in my hand …

Another solo lunch; I poked at my plate, mixing the green beans into the risotto and wished for my wife’s company.  For …

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Laura Huff of Carolina Epicurean is the sweetheart of the Carolinas!  Here’s her lead story for this week…by none other than your humble …

Let’s make this perfectly clear.  Eating the wrong wild mushroom can KILL you.  Not quickly like Clint Eastwood’s creepy Union soldier character in The …

My wife loves French fries (OK we all do) but we rarely eat them.  When we do, they’re usually homemade.  Ever had …

For my friends Jacquelyn and Julia.  “OK kids, 4:30, time for line up, let’s make it quick, it’s gonna be a busy night!” …

From the Fall of 2006 It’s 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning and I’m lying in bed watching the ceiling fan as it …

Months ago I convinced Marilyn Markel, the director of the cooking school at A Southern Season to host me for a demonstration class.  …

My friend Andy Holloman’s novel, Shades of Gray is FREE on Amazon, the E-Version that is.  So if you have a Kindle …

A few weeks ago we made Parisian style gnocchi to serve with a steak dish.  These are made from Pate Choux (cream …

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