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
Category Archives: Columns
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
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
Love, With Gravy | Fiction by Jeff Fitzgerald
JEFF FITZGERALD Love, With Gravy Even in the best of marriages, there come the inevitable periods of trial. For Essie and me, we seemed to be mostly immune to the little sorts of disagreements and disappointments that can mount up over time. The little drops of acid that can erode even the strongest relationships till … Continue reading
Vintage Cocktails: The Brandy Alexander
KIMBERLY VOSS PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida. She blogs at womenspagehistory.com. She is the author of The Food Section (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014) and a co-author of Mad Men & Working Women (Peter Lang, 2014) On the pilot episode of the 1970 “Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the title character … Continue reading