It was hot and steamy on the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway this Saturday, but there was a Kenmore kitchen station with my name on it for the World Food Championships Super Regional Goo Goo finals! I can’t even begin to tell you how many Goo Goo Clusters I went through playing with recipe concepts. When my friend Kathryn Mitchell Johnson of Lady Smokey came over on Friday, we decided the hand pies were the way to go. We called them hand pies, but kept hearing folks at the ... continue reading...
“Chopping Onions” at the Music City Festival and BBQ Championship
In Cooked, Michael Pollan asks, “For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?” Pollan explored the "Creatures of The Flame" by training under accomplished pit masters. It was there he got “acquainted with cooking’s primary colors- animal, wood, fire and time- and found a clearly marked path deep into the prehistory of cooking: what first drove our protohuman ancestors to ... continue reading...
Tomato Arts Festival 2014 Recipe
The Tomato Arts Festival 2014 may be over, but many of us are still thinking about those little gems of fruit/vegetable lovelies. The festival’s founder, Meg Winston MacFadyen’s Facebook status update today reads, “I would like to emerge from my ToMaTo induced stupor just long enough to thank every single individual who came out and played on Tomato Art Fest day! It was by far the best art, the best crowd, the best parade, the best music, the best EVERYTHING! There is not a year that goes by ... continue reading...
Third Thursday Community Potluck Cookbook
It was the spring of 2013 when Nancy Vienneau and I first met. We were among a community of chefs, food writers and activists gathered to promote “A Place at The Table” in Nashville. Jennifer Justus was food/culture writer at The Tennesseean at the time, so she organized the event. The team was to keep in mind the $4 food budget that people living on SNAP benefits face daily while preparing a feast for over 100 people. Around the corner Nancy came, wielding a fresh stalks of asparagus and ... continue reading...
My Writing Process Blog Tour
Lily Hardy Hammond wrote, "You don't pay love back; you pay it forward” in her 1916 book Garden of Delight. Paying it forward is exactly what “My Writing Process Blog Tour” is all about. Once you let go and allow the creative process to flow, a whole new community of peers ready and willing to embrace your contributions reveal themselves. I let go almost two years ago by starting Corbin In The Dell and am forever grateful for the support of my family and friends (old and ... continue reading...
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