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What’s in a Label?
By Jim PathFinder Ewing
May 2, 2012
When food shopping, how do you know what you're buying? You may be surprised at the misleading information on labels.
How to Cook Up Date Nights
Viking Corp.
by Valerie Wells
December 6, 2011
Give your sweetheart an experience to remember and not just another food processor to store in the cabinet. Viking Cooking School (1107 Highland Colony Parkway, 601-898-8345) offers opportunities for the two of you to get out and try something different—learning…
Ice Cream Sandwiches for Grover
by Tom Ramsey
January 6, 2010
"Sesame Street" used to have a segment in which über-friendly voices sang a little song about a group of objects:
Krewe of Broccoli
by JoAnne Prichard Morris
Photo by Sage Carter-Hooey
March 12, 2008
Can't get enough of Mal's St. Paddy's Parade? Continue the party at home, and have another Mal-athon on your dining room table. You need only to create a krewe of broccoli stalks…
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four…
by Michele Baker
Photo by Melissa Webster
March 12, 2008
Mark McCrary, executive director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and enthusiastic St. Paddy’s Day celebrant, grew up eating potatoes—the most Irish of vegetables. His mother no doubt used them because potatoes are…
[Food & Drink] The Lost Art Of Eating Breakfast
by Sarah Christine Bolton
Photo by Christi Vivar
February 27, 2008
When I was a child growing up in Montana, my family would take annual trips to California to visit my mom's parents. My Nana and Pompa lived in a big house high…
[Lunch Lady] Local Flavor
by Margaret Cahoon
Photo by Darren Schwindaman
February 20, 2008
As you may know, to be a true Jackson Free Press foodie, you must require a few things of your restaurants: Located in Jackson? Check. Locally owned and operated? Of course. Local flavor?…
[Fly] Decadence and Chocolate
by Jackie Warren Tatum
February 6, 2008
On Valentine's Day, forsake your inhibitions and romp with your lover beginning with a little chocolate. Taken to the extreme, it could conceivably lead to cuddling and even (dare I say it) participating in more strenuous lovers' "exercise." And…
[Lunch Lady] Setting the Mood, With Food
by Margaret Cahoon
Photo by Darren Schwindaman
February 6, 2008
Lunch Lady is excusing herself from offering you any aphrodisiac advice this year, in part because she realizes that you can't all agree with her on the powers of tweed jackets with elbow patches, cheap cologne and a week's worth of facial hair, and in part because she has a replacement. For this special fly Valentine's Day, Lunch Lady is taking a break and yielding to her French counterpart, La Demoiselle de Déjeuner, who might have a better idea of romance and increasing your (sexual) appetite.
[Food & Drink] Finding An Organic Balance
by Sarah Christine Bolton
January 30, 2008
The very day after I got my driver's license, my mother handed me the keys to her forest-green minivan and gave me a grocery list. I thought getting my license would allow me to visit the local…
[Lunch Lady] Self-Proclaimed Goodness
by Margaret Cahoon
Photo by Darren Schwindaman
January 16, 2008
In her many years of life, Lunch Lady has learned to be wary of some things—such as entities that proclaim themselves to be something that only time and audiences should be able to…
[Food & Drink] Light Bites
by Farley Walker
Photo by Melissa Webster
January 9, 2008
Maybe you're feeling like I do—if you never see a plate of cookies, box of candy or line-up of pastries again, it'll be too soon. The holidays are about giving, and that often…
[Lunch Lady] Sandwiches Gone Global
by Margaret Cahoon
Photo by Darren Schwindaman
January 2, 2008
There is an episode of "Friends" in which Ross wants Ugly Naked Guy's apartment, but doesn't know how to go about getting it. Rachel suggests he get to know him a little better,…
[Food & Drink] Virgin Adventures
by Sarah Christine Bolton
Photo by Christi Vivar
December 26, 2007
I am sunburned, exhausted and very full because I just got back from the U.S. Virgin Islands. I think the number of meals I ate was greater than the hours of sleep…
[Fly] Hail To The Pumpkin
by Kelly Bryan Smith
Photo by Melissa Webster
December 19, 2007
During the holidays, treat your sweet tooth with pumpkin. Pumpkin is low in calories, and high in potassium, beta carotene, iron, fiber, and vitamins C and E. If you're feeling ambitious, ditch the canned…
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May 16, 2012National Bicycle Month Events
awelch1213: Ride of Silence today (Wednesday, 16th) in Ridgeland 6:30pm at Northpark Mall
Mentioned, but not elaborated on: EPIC BIKE…
May 16, 2012
[Editor's Note] Boys Will Be Boys
Laurie Bertram Roberts: Ugh I didn't know taking photos of people in public places was now a matter of state security…
May 16, 2012
[Letter] Ashamed
Jenni Watson: I agree. It's also downright cheating because the Repubs who passed it know exactly who it's going to disenfranchise- that's why they did…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
Jenni Watson: It's not like we are trying not to be engaged. Look at that, a 5:30pm meeting. You don't want us…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
RobbieR: This is a great editorial. Couldn't agree with it more.
May 16, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: Golden, Mr. McGowan says there will be no economic gain for him, that he put his land in a…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
golden eagle: We definitely need as much transparency as possible. Just because there could be huge economic gain for the…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: As someone who has been on this flood-control beat for a while now, I'd be a whole lot more…
May 14, 2012
Family Remembers a Fallen Hero
justjess: Could the poem be published in the Jackson Free Press. I would like to read it.
May 14, 2012
Three Could Face June Execution
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood's spokeswoman confirmed in an email that Hood will "file motions to reset the execution dates on all…