When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky, I loved spending Sunday afternoons in my grandmother’s kitchen. That’s where she baked her pies… The sweet aroma would fill the …
Who’s afraid of a little fat?
When I was little, my grandmother’s kitchen was the place to be on Sunday afternoons. That’s when she used to bake pies. She would trim the edges and I got …
When a 'Tub of Lard' is a Good Thing
Remember the days when everything was cooked with good, old-fashioned butter or lard?
My grandmother cooked with lard her whole life. Most people did… until the government told everybody that animal fat caused heart disease. Then manufacturers introduced substitutes such as shortening and margarine.