Please pass the salt. The lemons. The rolls. The simple act of handing things to others at the dinner table goes back to a very basic lesson we all must learn in life: Share. It’s something we teach our children in the playroom and at meal time, and it’s a heartfelt habit that we practice as adults. With Easter coming ...

The most special Sunday meal of the year can be simple with my make-ahead secrets. Of all the holiday meals throughout the year, Easter typically brings families together for the shortest amount of time—usually a lovely afternoon after a church service. I’ve always thought of this day as the most special Sunday of the year—and the most special lunch I ...

Pull my homemade-tasting rolls out of the freezer and try one (or more!) of these five bite-size favorites. After a mild winter in Lower Alabama, spring seems to have sprung. I already see buds on the pear trees and azalea bushes. And I’m starting to get invitations to outdoor get-togethers and cookouts with friends who are ready to fire up ...

The summer months certainly don’t hold a monopoly on weekend festivals and events. In the Myrtle Beach area, our calendar heats up right along with the temperatures, beginning in mid March and continuing through the fall. Here are just five recommendations for upcoming spring festivals or events, held in different communities around the Myrtle Beach area.   Food Truck Festival ...

In honor of one of our favorite festivals, Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, we’ve teamed up with our favorite country artists to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what you can expect from this Ft. Lauderdale party. The festival runs April 7-9, 2017, and features headliners like Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Brett Eldredge, Dustin Lynch, Maren Morris, and ...

Is your spring schedule filling up fast? Mine is! Planned around my son Alex’s soccer games, my travels across the country keep me busy. I have the pleasure of meeting so many of you at cookbook signings and talks at various events, but in between trips, I’m putting together weeknight meals like many of you. Plus, with warm weather approaching, ...

I know many of you have been greatly disturbed about the lack of Grumpy posts in 2017. You’ve found them to be a great source of comfort and wisdom in your life and suddenly, they’ve been yanked away! What happened? Is Grumpy in prison? Is Grumpy deceased? No. I’m still here and I’m still writing the Grumpy Gardener. The reason ...

Farm to Table Harvest Dinner in Columbia, SC. Photo courtesy of Forrest Clonts. You get the feeling that Columbia, SC is hitting the ‘thriving metropolis’ threshold by the number of acclaimed chefs and restaurants popping up around town. Case in point, Sarah Simmons of NYC’s Birds & Bubbles and City Grit now has two Rise Bakeshop and Gourmet Goods locations. ...

With millions of records sold and 10 Grammy awards, CeCe Winans is one of the most popular gospel artists of all time, but even she is at the mercy of the airlines. She and her husband, Alvin Love, were supposed to fly from their home in Nashville to Bogota, Colombia, but their initial flight was canceled, forcing them to drive ...

“You might want to tell their story someday,” Lydia Reeder’s grandmother said as she handed her an old folder full of newspaper clippings, letters, and photographs. Tucked inside were fragments of the true story of a women’s basketball team in Depression-era Oklahoma that gave hope to Dust Bowl farming communities and would end up inspiring generations. From left: The cover ...

Dust off your feathered headbands and drop-waist dresses—2017 will herald the return of the flapper. Or rather, one Jazz Age icon in particular: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. Three new Hollywood projects will vie to tell the tale of the Alabama-born wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the literary toast of the twenties. David Hoflin and Christina Ricci as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald ...

From left: Scratch proprietor Phoebe Lawless; Apple pie. (Photos by Lissa Gotwals; Johnny Autry) “I know the look of an apple pie that is roasting on the hearth on a winter’s evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream.” So wrote Mark Twain in his autobiography. In ...