Chances are that you have never heard of Corn Relish. Corn relish is a traditional Southern condiment including the use of cooked corn kernels and is spiced with red and green bell peppers, mustard seed, and equal parts sugar and cider vinegar. There are various types of recipes for Corn…

10 Podcasts that will entertain, educate and just plain make you hungry. I am a big fan of food podcasts. I enjoy listening to them on my commute to and from work, or during my lunch break. There are so many great food podcasts out there, and I find that…

Book Review: Undercooked HOW I LET FOOD BECOME MY LIFE NAVIGATOR AND HOW MAYBE THAT’S A DUMB WAY TO LIVE By Dan Ahdoot” Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live Hardcover by Dan Ahdoot–2023. Crown Publishing. Undercooked is an enlightening and endearing memoir by Cobra Kai star/comedian Dan Ahdoot about his life journey through the world of food. Dan, in turns, is an assistant chef, hunter, and gastronome navigating life with food as a reference.

Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods (Ozarks Studies) Paperback — March 7, 2023 by Sarah Neidhardt (Author) University of Arkansas Press Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods by Sarah Neidhardt is a memoir that takes readers back to a childhood spent on a wild, 20-acre plot in the woods of Arkansas. …

Knead Peace: Recipes from the world's best bakers in support of Ukraine. Edited by Andrew Green. Forward by Anna Makievska. 2023 Octopus Publishing. I received a copy of the book “Knead in Peace” from the Publisher Octopus Publishing. Normally, I would interview the author, but I was told that this…

Beef It Up!: 50 Mouthwatering Recipes for Ground Beef, Steaks, Stews, Roasts, Ribs, and More by Jessica Formicola (2022) Storey Many of us just blunder into cooking with beef with little context. It all looks the same, and then we create a less-than-optimal dinner because we do not have the knowledge to create a better meal based on our knowledge of the particular cut of beef. Jessica Formicola is here…

The Modern Hippie Table: Recipes and Menus for Eating Simply and Living Beautifully by Lauren Thomas. (2022) The Collective Books Studio The Modern Hippy Table pleasantly surprised me when it arrived in my mailbox. I didn’t know what to expect, not having heard of Lauren Thomas. …

I received “Easy One-Bowl Baking” as part of a podcast episode and was to use it to get an idea of what the book was about. I didn’t know what to expect and thought it might be a similar work to the ones I’ve seen in the past with some…

Delicious Gatherings was a wonderful and useful surprise that made me smile throughout the book. So many of the offerings are so clever and immediately usable that I was instantly glad to have the book in my possession. When cooking for my family and friends, I like to plan what…