Food
Sweet Orange Tuber
Sweet potatoes are as southern as sweet tea and the Sweet Potato Queens themselves, but these orange-fleshed treats are a lot more versatile than that old standby, the Thanksgiving sweet …
Food
Feeding the Masses
Cooking for friends and family on St. Paddy's weekend may seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be a total schlep.
Food
Going Green, Smoothie Style
Chow down on a granola bar and a banana while running out the front door first thing in the morning. Scarf a brown bag PB&J at lunch time between meetings, …
Food
‘Hallelujah’ for Better School Lunch
Although the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta still ranks the state the most overweight in the nation, Mississippi's obesity rate for elementary-school children is down 13.3 percent since 2005.
Food
Eat, Drink, Delta
This tome is part cookbook, part travelogue, part bartender's guide and part restaurant review. But it's all Delta.
Food
A Fresh Start in Mississippi
Looking at the history of this great country, it's no small secret that we are a nation of immigrants.
Food
Hitting the Culinary Trail
I am a fan of food and historic restaurants, so when I heard about Mississippi's Culinary Trail, I had to read up. The trail is divided into five regions: the …
Food
The Next Culinary Adventure
If there is one daunting fact about James Roache and his restaurant Ro’Chez (204 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland, 601-503-8244), it’s that in seven years of operation, Chef Roache has never …
Cooking
Have Your Cake and Decorate it, Too
One of the most interesting and informative cooking classes I have ever taken was in Atlanta from a pastry chef who was on the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.”
Food
L’Chayim!
Each dish in this meal represents different memories for me and times in my life, all of which have shaped my culinary point of view.
Food
Taste of the Caribbean
Alex Sivira is working to bring an affordable, fresh take on the food of his homeland and other Latin American cultures to Fondren with Cafe Ole.
Drink
Home Brews
Mississippi home brewers may not have the law fully on their side, but they now have a place to buy all the hops, barley, yeast and equipment they need to …
Brain Image Study: Fructose May Spur Overeating
This is your brain on sugar—for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can trigger brain …
Drink
Poppin’ Bubbly
We sat down for a blind taste test with a panel of seven bubbly enthusiasts from the JFP staff to determine whether or not expensive champagne is really worth the …
