On My Plate: Eggplant
"Every time I’ve written about crispy fried eggplant or eggplant parmesan, my cooking recommendations have changed."
Opinion
Leave the diet at home: realistic vacation planning
"No, you don’t need to be “on a diet” while on vacation. And honestly, I don’t recommend being on a restrictive diet at home, either. (This might be surprising, coming from a registered dietitian.)"
On My Plate: Peaches
"The online arbiter of everything (AI, of course) defines the color peach as 'a light, warm color that blends pink and orange.'"
Local Legends: Prexy
"A man of deep religious belief, in addition to being a staunch progressive, Benton became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886, was ordained a deacon in 1899 and became a church elder in 1900."
Observations – People and place
"When I moved to Oxford in 1986, I found no such society here. But I was amused when people told me that the house I bought was the Anderson House."
On My Plate: Water
"Around 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the Great Lakes annually, according to Rochester Institute of Technology scientists Matthew Hoffman and Eric Hittinger."
Media Matters: Defunding or defending public radio
"A recent New York Times study showed that Ohio public radio stations, on average, get about 6% of their budget from federal dollars, while Mississippi's public radio stations get 30% of their budget from the CPB."