Easy Entertaining: Honey
September is National Honey Month, which is as good hook as any for a timely story, but also a good opportunity to remind ourselves of what a remarkable food honey is all year round....
Afternoon Archive: Easy entertaining with a home-stay Derby Day brunch
Tim and Lori Laird are Food & Dining Magazine’s officially designated Entertaining Editors-at-Large, co-writers of our “Easy Entertaining” column, and in essence professional crowd-pleasers. As we’re all aware, at the present time the objective is quelling crowds...
Tim and Lori Laird: Easy entertaining with a Derby Day brunch
Tim and Lori Laird are Food & Dining Magazine’s officially designated Entertaining Editors-at-Large, co-writers of our “Easy Entertaining” column.
Brunch, the best of breakfast and lunch combined, makes for a great party. It can be celebrated...
Cooking with Ron: Un-fussy Country Ham
A whole ham is a challenge, but here are some ways to appreciate Kentucky ham’s rich flavors without investing a lot of time and money.
Everyone should go to a real Derby party blow-out at...
Set up your Home Bar in time for Derby Parties.
Many of us host parties during Derby Season and from the entertaining front, the home bar is the center of attention.
Here is a guide to help you get that home bar up and running.
For...
(Photos, Recipes) Chef Stooksbury and Ballotin Offer “Home Party” Delight at MESA
MESA, A Collaborative Kitchen, 216 Pearl St in New Albany, is set up like a beautiful home kitchen, and taking a seat at their counter to watch the featured chef of the evening is...
Chimichurri and Baked Cheese Grits Recipe
There’s not much good about a bad economy.
Many of us are paying now for pleasures we enjoyed months or even years ago, when we had no idea the brakes were on and we...
Afternoon Archive: Locally-grown tomatoes in season are sublime
Earlier this afternoon Ron Mikulak wrote about getting your tomatoes into the ground. In this missive from the Food & Dining Magazine archive, he offers tips on how to use them once they're ripened,...
Give turkey leftovers a bit of cheese
With Christmas day behind us, we find ourselves left with piles of leftover wrapping paper and food. Here's a quick and easy recipe for leftover turkey, originally published along with other great recipes for...
Easy Entertaining: Celebrate With Chocolate
Who doesn’t like chocolate? Or holidays? Well we have a reason to celebrate then because there are no less than 42 official Chocolate Holidays during the year. And the winter season has a few...
