Tonight you can watch "A Chef's Life" Harvest Special, celebrating the Series Finale for this beloved PBS television show. Chef Vivian Howard welcomes us to her kitchen, restaurant (The Chef and the Farmer), and Eastern NC home to remember five fabulous seasons and toast the memories with friends and family. Airing 9:00 pm Monday 10/21 on ...
Southern food
Virginia Willis Lets the Light Shine In with “Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome”
Any time my friend Virginia Willis writes a cookbook (or a blog post, or shares her recipes in magazines and newspapers, or appears on my TV screen, or at a festival, or on a panel, or at a podium), I know the world and I are in for a glorious treat. Virginia's comprehensive knowledge of all things culinary, from professional and home cooking to ...
Dinner with “The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen”
Ever since I first heard about the Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue in which Matt and Ted Lee offer an abundance of Southern ingredients and foods both by mail order and online, I have been a big fan of Matt and Ted Lee. (About that catalog: It's simply wonderful. I adore it even though I live right here in the South. They actually welcome your ...
Brown Sugar Pie for October 2nd
Simplicity itself, this pie is an old-timer. I suspect it's the great-aunt of the modern darling, pecan pie, though I thus far I have no documentation to support this guess of mine. You start this particular pie off in a 450 degree oven for a five-minute heat-blas; then ease it down to 350 and let it bake slowly to plush perfection. Located in ...
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