Jackson Free Press

Facing the Food

I recently started watching the Food Network—partly for inspiration and partly because I now work at home and need outside stimulation. I don't like most of the female cooking hosts—not …

[Green Girl] The Green Wallet

Now is the perfect time to start thinking about how to make your life a little greener. Many of us make less-than-green choices because we believe that living green means …

Cornbread Connection

When I first came to Mississippi, I faced college cafeteria lines of steaming fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, fried okra and grits, and I felt very lost. Then, at the …

The Lost Art Of Eating Breakfast

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 …

Pancake Races and Depression Herbs

Breakfast at the Bolton house was a big deal when I was a kid. Our bawling cows and squawking chickens thought it was fun to awaken at the crack of …

[Fly] Hail To The Pumpkin

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 …

Salsa Mississippi

A rich wooden floor, mirrored walls and flashy dance-club lights turn an ordinary parlor into a place of extra--ordinary possibility at La Salsa Dance Club and Studio in Fondren. Anything …

St. Paddy's Done Right

Follow this St. Paddy's Parade Schedule for the most awesome day possible (compiled from various parade experts):

[Annual Manual 2006] My Fellow Graduates

It's 2:10 p.m. You're on the Internet with MySpace, Facebook, Gmail, IM and iTunes minimized on your toolbar. It's a normal day. You woke up late, took the dog out, …

The Long and Short(cake) of It

Let's get a few things straight: The perennially "fresh" dessert shells stored next to the berries in the produce section aren't shortcake. Those flavorless pucks of kitchen sponge are the …

[Wine] The Many Faces of Riesling

Looking for a sweet wine? Try a Riesling. Looking for a dry wine? Try a Riesling. Looking for a dessert wine? Try a Riesling.

[Comics] Because Nobody Else Will

"Desolation Jones" is the newest series coming from the mind of critically acclaimed writer Warren Ellis and former "Promethea" artist J.H. Williams (who co-created "Desolation Jones" with Ellis).

Green Kitchen Tricks

Living green in the kitchen means, in part, replacing toxic cleaners with green alternatives, and eliminating unnecessary use of energy and trips to the grocery store by being good stewards …

The Chardonnay Wars

Who among us has never tried a Chardonnay? I would imagine that anyone with even a minor interest in wine has sipped on this rich white varietal at some time …

[Fly] Up And Away

Holiday playlists stuck on shuffle, and the thought of braving mall madness with its manufactured cheer, can be enough to make you want to fly far, far, away. So go …

Candy Apple Memories

Candy Apple Memories

Both my parents were raised in the suburbs south of Chicago. Growing up, I heard stories from my dad about going to the annual county fair as a child, where …

[Green Girl] Growing a Greener Inbox

OK, you've ditched the bottled water habit, unplugged all your home electronics when they're not in use, and started a compost pile in your back yard. Pat yourself on the …

Guilt-Free Carbon Units

It was an ordinary Monday morning. I put on my corduroy jacket and walked outside. A flock of robins pecked for worms in our un-raked front yard. Our next-door neighbor …

Winging It

Graphic illustration Jakob Clark

Growing up, the only experience I had with chicken wings were the ones covered with feathers belonging to the small population of egg-laying hens on our Montana farm. Raised in …

Want Soup?

We can tell fall is in the air from three things: falling gas prices, double-digit temperatures and the internal urges to consume hot soup. OK, maybe the last one is …