Category Archives: Hungry Passport

It’s Not Just About the Honey

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Carol

The honey bees have come home to roost. Again. This is the fifth time in the past few years that they’ve taken up residence here at Chez Penn-Romine. Our lavender, sage and rosemary blossoms are quite a hit with them. … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Imperfection

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Carol

Perfection is highly overrated. This may be a foolish flaunting of an unpopular opinion in the face of my ongoing need to be hired to write something, edit something, cook something, teach something, or take others on a tour of … Continue reading →

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Edible Institute: Food for Thought & Food for Action

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Carol

Meet Precious and Steve, hens in the making. More about them later. This past weekend I attended Edible Institute, which is held each spring by Edible Communities. It is a weekend-long event in which food writers and publishers, educators, chefs, … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Joys of Mismatched Cookery

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Carol

Friends who visit my kitchen for the first time are usually surprised when they see my cookware. Most people assume a chef will own a full set of the best, most expensive stuff. But mine looks about as haphazardly assembled as … Continue reading →

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New Life For An Old Pressure Canner

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Carol

My mother’s pressure canner was such a fixture of my childhood that I just had to salvage it from the storage shed on our Tennessee farm. In its time it helped us preserve years’ and years’ worth of gardens and … Continue reading →

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