Chiffon Cake photo from the Betty Crocker website   According to General Mills, Chiffon Cake is the first really new cake in 100 years.  It uses vegetable oil … Continued

  Green Pea Salad is a family favorite that I enjoyed when I was young, and still do today.  It is a very easy-to-make vegetable salad using fresh or frozen peas. … Continued

Wine For My Valentine “He who loves not wine, women and song remains a fool his whole life long.” Martin Luther, German theologian, (1483-1546) Nothing triggers my imagination more than … Continued

  “A very favorable wine is a necessary of life.” Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) – Third President of the United States   CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The wine cellar at Monticello provides … Continued

Mother’s Day – A Toast To Mother  My dear departed mother left a trove of priceless memories.  She remains the best self-taught cook I’ve known – a kitchen magician who … Continued

Father’s Day – A Feast For My Father    In my hometown of Atlanta we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publishing of the book, Gone With The Wind. … Continued

The All-American Dinner Deserves Our Best Bottles of Wine:     The year is winding down and we’ll help it go in high style.  Soon, gatherings will become homecomings highlighted … Continued

  Shrimp and Grits are a favorite dish in the “Low Country” of South Carolina and particularly in Charleston.  For decades, shrimp and grits have been considered a basic breakfast for … Continued

Tailgating – An All-American Tradition: Tailgating is part of our cultural landscape, an open-air culinary ritual inexorably bound to sports and anchored to stadium parking lots and racetrack infields coast … Continued

Using Gelatin In Your Cooking   Homemade Marshmallows – just one of the many delicious recipes using gelatin.   Granulated gelatin or powdered gelatin, gelatin sheets, or instant gelatin can … Continued

This is a very unusual and wonderful vegetarian Dutch Potato Soup recipe was shared with me by Helen Fried of Hillsboro, Oregon.  You would never expect that it has cottage … Continued

  When I think of wines, everything seems to be intellectually connected to the Old and New World.  The overall enjoyment of wine and dining seems more rewarding when I … Continued

Columns by Doc Lawrence: This is a collection of “Sips Across America” articles written by our beloved columnist and esteemed journalist Doc Lawrence. A Feast For My Father My father … Continued

Julia the Great – A Movie and Memories   Her one-liners could be as hilarious as Rodney Dangerfield’s.  She was quotable like Mae West and as beloved as Jackie Kennedy … Continued

One Day I Walked Into An Italian Gelateria by Nancy Hartman     In Italy one of my goals was to discover gelato.  I have tried gelato in the states … Continued