Celebrate Ice Cream
More ice cream is consumed in the U.S. per person than in any other country in the world. The love of ice cream among...
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a "hoedown"? Webster dictionary says, "hoedown (ho'doun') noun
1. a...
Getting to the Heart of Soul Food
Over the centuries and throughout the world and every culture, food, and the sharing thereof, tends to warm the heart and knit the soul....
In The Driver’s Seat
I usually try to fit more into my days than can healthily be squeezed, thus my sleep section of each 24 hours gets short-changed....
Breezes and Berries
California strawberries taste great when you haven't had a fresh strawberry for a whole year. This spring, I purchased one token carton of shipped-in...
Dairy Makes Cents
Today's economic crunch sometimes pits saving money against eating healthy. For me, this dilemma is often compounded by another factor: spending a little more...
A Patty by Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet
USA Weekend food columnist Pam Anderson says, "Take a hamburger, drop the ham and what do you have?" When she judged a Build a...
The Missing Desk Mystery
This true story was referenced at the 2008 Republican National Convention:
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a...
Slightly Elevated
My brother Tom broke his leg. When I visited the hospital the day he had surgery to repair the nasty fractures, I checked in...
Eggs. Yep, they’re incredible and edible
I buy brown eggs from a local fellow who delivers them to me at work. Not only are they beautiful to look at, and...
