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The Retiree and my dining partner had spent the better part of a Saturday afternoon on a Zoom call with some of their friends, reaching the point where they were completely “Zoomed” out. Zooming always makes the Retiree and my dining partner hungry, so we decided to take a drive over to Colo…
New eatery open in Food City shopping center
I wrote in September about some fermentation experimentation I was doing at home, trying to preserve some chili peppers I grew in my backyard.
The Retiree and my dining partner had spent the better part of a Saturday afternoon on a Zoom call with some of their friends, reaching the po…
New eatery open in Food City shopping center
I wrote in September about some fermentation experimentation I was doing at home, trying to preserve some chili peppers I grew in my backyard.
Autumn in the Appalachians is a very special time indeed. The temperature begins to fall, and Mother Nature puts on her own colorful and majes…
Of the nearly 1,400 children registered for gifts from the Salvation Army Angel Tree and food from the Johnson City Press Christmas Box this y…
Hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner in this slowly dwindling year of 2020. With the “Interesting Times” still hanging aro…
In the United States, October is National Cookbook Month. As someone who loves to cook, I collect cookbooks.
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Well, to quote Tennessee Vols legend John Ward, “It’s Football Time in Tennessee,” once again, and let me add a hearty “Welcome Back” from thi…
I have remarked on these pages of the variety to be found locally in “going out for Mexican.” If you think, (as I did initially) that means a …
Every so often, I get an email from you gentle readers about a new restaurant, and heartily recommending I get myself over there at the earlie…
Every so often, I get an email from you gentle readers about a new restaurant, and heartily recommending I get myself over there at the earlie…
Fermentation has given us favorite foods like cheese, yogurt, pickles, sauerkraut, kimchi, wine and beer.
In these “Interesting Times,” there has been one thing that my dining partner and I have noticed when dining out. It appears that there is a g…
While driving home last Thursday evening, I received a phone call from my dining partner.
I truly enjoy the East Tennessee tradition of front porch “visiting” with your neighbors. Proper Tennessee-style visiting uses porch swings, s…
When the summer heat gets to be too much, my dining partner likes to give our kitchen stove a rest and let somebody else do the cooking for a …
With the summer heat limiting outdoor gardening activities to later, cooler hours, I’ve been spending time watching some James Bond 007 films.…
Things are about to get ugly.
In these “Interesting Times,” there has been one thing that my dining partner and I have noticed when dining out. It appears that there is a g…
While driving home last Thursday evening, I received a phone call from my dining partner.
I truly enjoy the East Tennessee tradition of front porch “visiting” with your neighbors. Proper Tennessee-style visiting uses porch swings, s…
When the summer heat gets to be too much, my dining partner likes to give our kitchen stove a rest and let somebody else do the cooking for a …
With the summer heat limiting outdoor gardening activities to later, cooler hours, I’ve been spending time watching some James Bond 007 films.…
When the summer heat gets to be too much, my dining partner likes to give our kitchen stove a rest and let somebody else do the cooking for a …
With the summer heat limiting outdoor gardening activities to later, cooler hours, I’ve been spending time watching some James Bond 007 films.…
With our daily lives slowly returning to “the New Normal,” my dining partner and I have been patiently waiting and hoping for the return of di…
Our “Interesting Times” are beginning to fade away from our daily lives, not as a lovely sunset would fade, but as a nasty-colored bruise woul…
Our “Interesting Times” are beginning to fade away from our daily lives, not as a lovely sunset would fade, but as a nasty-colored bruise woul…
With the onset of warmer weather, the “Interesting Times” as I refer to them appear to be on the wane. I can tell you, from my dining partner …
In these “Interesting Times,” my dining partner and I enjoy the different ways local restaurateurs are coping with the concept of social dista…