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Food
Candied Sweet Potatoes
When you look at your plate on Thanksgiving day, the rainbow of assorted side dishes take up more room than the slice of turkey.
November 19, 2008
Celebrate the turkey this year
After the first thanksgiving in 1621, it was over 200 years later before Thanksgiving Day was officially proclaimed as a national holiday.
November 19, 2008
Cheddar Biscuits
If you’re in charge of bringing the bread this Thanksgiving, resist the urge to buy a bag of pull apart dinner rolls.
November 12, 2008
Pumpkin goes in more than just pie
Many people wait impatiently each year to search for just the right pumpkin for a jack-o-lantern.
November 12, 2008
Cranberry Congealed Salad
Turkey aside, most people fall all over themselves at Thanksgiving for the variety of side dishes instead of the famous bird.
November 05, 2008
Origins of the common potato
When you think of vegetables, many people think of potatoes.
November 05, 2008
Have a Jack O’Lantern party
Carving pumpkins into jack o’lanterns is a popular part of our present-day celebration; but people have been making jack o’lanterns at Halloween for centuries.
October 29, 2008
Pumpkin Seeds
If you haven't carved your Jack-O-Lantern yet or you display a whole pumpkin on your porch, don't toss the pumpkin seeds.
October 28, 2008
Soft Pumpkin Cookies
Simple glazed pumpkin cookies are the focus of the fourth installment of our pumpkin-themed month.
October 22, 2008
Try a mess ‘o greens this autumn
Collard greens date back to prehistoric times and are one of the oldest members of the cabbage family.
October 22, 2008
Pumpkin Bread With Buttermilk Glaze
The third installment of a month-long devotion to pumpkin focusses on pumpkin bread.
October 15, 2008
Boiled Peanuts: South’s snack
From May through November, all over the South, we see roadside stands, ballpark vendors and parking lot experts offering fresh boiled peanuts.
October 15, 2008
Pumpkin theme continues with spice cake
Continuing with our month-long pumpkin theme is this week’s recipe for a pumpkin spice cake.
October 08, 2008
Pecan season is almost here
Pecan season is upon us. It looks like we will have a bumper crop in this area.
October 08, 2008
Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
For October, this column will be devoted to pumpkin recipes.
October 01, 2008
Test for the best pound cake
When I wrote about pound cakes a few weeks ago I had several people ask me about my favorite basic pound cake.
October 01, 2008
Apple Butter
Just three full days of autumn behind us and we're already getting into the spirit.
September 24, 2008
‘Reading, Writing & Recipes’
Some months back I asked local active members of the Alabama Education Association to submit recipes for a statewide cookbook.
September 24, 2008
Funnel Cakes
If you are like me, the trucks full of larger than life, candy-colored equipment soon to fill the VFW lot means one thing: fair food.
September 17, 2008
Still best deal, pound for pound
There is a trend these days – pies are often favored over cakes.
September 17, 2008
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