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 …

This is from our good friend and the neighbor I wish I had, Barbara Keibel.  Barbara has a great website, Creative Culinary …

New Orleans in August is damn hot and the air-conditioner in this 40 year-old building was struggling.  There were 45 of us …

Although our anniversary is still a few weeks away, Amy and I are celebrating this weekend.  We’re headed to Chapel Hill where …

Honeysuckle is in bloom right now.  It seems to be everywhere, if you drive with your windows down, the perfume from this …

When I first read Jessica Kristie’s poetry, I was stunned into silence.  Jessica has an incredible, God-given talent to polish, soften and …

Back in the summer of 2001, Fox & Friends was hosting a Labor Day Cookout show and they invited three chefs to prepare …

“Tonight’s special is a fresh flounder filet, served on top of a mix of Roasted Vegetables from Parson’s farm including Swiss Chard, …

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