One of the great and glorious things about squash from the garden is that it lasts until long after the garden is dormant for the winter. Right now in fact, there are 12 squash lined up along the windowsill.Grandma P. needed something tasty to bring to the church potluck a few weeks ago and since…
I found my version of gold tucked away in an old drawer. It was a tiny black book. And when I read the cover, I had to know more.So I investigated, and guess what I discovered... this was my great-great grandmother's recipe book!Her name was Evelyn Day Bruner. She lived in Brooklyn but was born…
When you have eighteen chickens and thirteen Guinea hens in your life, there are a lot of eggs to contend with. It is definitely a nice problem to have. I went on a quest recently to find eggs in the store with yolks as bright as the ones my chickens produce, and I have yet…
My grandmother and great-aunt had an apartment together on the top floor of 34 Morton Street in New York City in 1941. It was a nice walk-up apartment building, and they paid $80 for it.They were very frugal, and so had various dishes they cooked together that they considered their specialties. One was called "Slum…
It ain't pretty, but it's gooood.Just remember as we go on this journey together that we believe in certain principles around here. That animal protein or vegetable protein, if you're going to eat, something has to die. And if I'm going to kill something in order to eat, then I want to use every part…
Black-eyed peas are one of those things I only think about on December 31st when I superstitiously rush around looking for them. You see, it was ingrained in me from the time I was a small plump infant, that this is the thing you're supposed to eat on New Year's Day for good luck. I've…
I like fireworks.My brother really likes fireworks. As a six year old he made us go into dark alleys and backrooms in Chinatown stores to buy fireworks from "toy store owners." When we first entered, they "didn't have any" and shrugged us away. But if you lingered in the store a little longer you would…
The Native Americans used to eat the warm heart of their prey in order to inherit their spirit. It was also a way to honor the animal, and use every part of it. So on my deer hunt in the Delta a few weeks ago, I decided to "go native."And I'm glad I did. It…
Back to our regularly scheduled programming! Last time on "The Delta Deer Hunt," we roasted a whole hog on the grill and drank whiskey around the fire. To catch up, here are the first, second, and third installments.This was the musical interlude. Warm on barbecued hog and good whiskey we were lucky to have two…