Pawpaw season has begun!
I mentioned in the recent F&D recipe story about pawpaws (below) that I would make a point to inform readers when paw paws are available...
Humor — The Clueless Ginger:  Water and Eggs? Wizardry!
Welcome to my very first ever confession of cluelessness. I’ve never had a reason to poach an egg, and so I never even took...
Humor — A Short List of Things that Restaurateurs Hate
These days, everyone knows who the chefs are. But does anyone know anything about the restaurateurs behind them? Chances are you don’t. Who would...
Easy Entertaining — Farmers’ Market Inspired Elegant but Easy Summer Party
We like what late summer here in the Ohio Valley provides us for parties — long, lazy afternoons and evenings; patios and decks ideal...
Cooking with Ron: Home cooking — Then and Now
Recently, a neighbor stopped by to give me a little gift, just something she had found while going through her files that she was...
Humor — Tips and Pointers for Opening Your Own Restaurant
As hard as it might be to believe, a career spent writing humor columns did not prepare me for the rigors of restaurant ownership....
Humor — Our First Mardi Gras
Earlier this year my wife and I decided that, since we didn't already have enough problems, we should open yet another bakery. But, unlike...
Cooking with Ron—Stews to Chase the Winter Blues
When winter winds nip at the nose, when the clouds spit snow and puddles freeze – that is the time for comforting meals of...
Easy Entertaining—Tailgating in the Comfort of Your Own Home
Tailgating is always a fun occasion to get friends together to cheer on your favorite teams. In the winter months football is still in...
Cooking with Ron— Corn
Although the focus of this issue is Bourbon, it is important to know that corn has other uses besides forming the backbone of a...
