Justin Harris lost his battle with childhood cancer last May, after fighting with uncommon courage and grace. Before he got sick, Justin liked nothing better than hanging out with the fast-talking, slow-smoking competition team — Pigs on the Run — from the BBQ Connection central Virginia’s own state and national barbecue champs. The BBQ Connection raised money for [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Hungry for a cure
Posted in Local people, Virginia food on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Still galloping
Posted in Virginia food, health on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Remember Graham Kerr? The irrepressible Englishman was one of the first celebrity television cooks. His “Cooking in Concert” shows with the aging but still hilarious Julia Child are as funny as they are instructive. I especially like one where they debone and cook a duck while talking about the joylessness of modern cuisine, Kerr’s cheery [...]
Wisdom from the past
Posted in Virginia food on January 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I often think about our rural grandmothers and great grandmothers, and the lives they lived. In many mountain homes, electrity didn’t arrive until the 50s; outhouses were still a common sight through the 60s and 70s. I still see, though rarely now, smoke coming from chimneys sometimes on a summer morning, a sure sign that somebody [...]
