Thanks to all of our loyal readers for your support of OKRA. It has been a wonderful arm of SoFAB, and a way for us to stay in touch with all of you. Because there have been so many exciting developments at SoFAB, we are going to stop publication of OKRA while we assess its … Continue reading
Perre’s Moroccan Chicken Salad
PERRE COLEMAN MAGNESS As the weather really starts to heat up, a cool summer supper salad is a great thing to have in the fridge. Chicken salad is perfect picnic or party food, great for a weekend at the lake or lunch by the pool. I love a good chicken salad and make many … Continue reading
You Never Know | Fiction by Jeff Fitzgerald
JEFF FITZGERALD The coming of Fall in Branscomb’s Mill, Virginia, meant many things to those of us who’d spent most of our lives nestled in the idyllic little town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It meant the return of our beloved high school football season, it meant the changing of the leaves that … Continue reading
Coca-Cola Glazed Baby Back Ribs | Recipe
Coca-Cola is to Atlanta as Guinness is to Dublin. Friends and family liked my Coca-Cola–Glazed Wings (page 24) so much that I decided to try a similar combination on pork. Pork has a natural affinity for sweet, rich caramel flavors. These “nouveau” Southern ribs are by no means traditional, but they are lip-smacking good. Continue reading
On Whiskey: Baker’s Bourbon| Part of the Beam Small Batch Series
WARREN BOBROW The folks at Jim Beam’s PR agency sent me a bottle of Baker’s Bourbon the other day. I couldn’t help but say thank you for helping me in my education in the realm of bourbon whiskey. Baker’s is made with the same fine ingredients as the other products under the Beam tutelage. Each … Continue reading
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