Jan Norris: Food and Florida Online

Editor’s note: This is one in my “Summertime Eats” series of guest blogs. Share your favorite memories of summertime foods and places with me by emailing your story to: Jan@JanNorris.com, subject: Summertime Eats. Attach a photo of yourself or the food as a .jpg if possible. A few of you will win one of my cookbooks if your story [...]

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By Scott Simmons, columnist
I love glassware
What is it about beautiful hand-wrought pieces that whets my appetite for more?
I’m not sure, but my appetite was stirred when I saw this beautiful set of Seneca glass “Slim Jim” pilsner glasses.
The 16-ounce tall tumblers were made in the 1930s in West Virginia by Seneca, a company that was [...]

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King mackerel and two Missouri boys
It’s summer — that, to me, means “seas 2 to 4 with a light chop; occasional afternoon squalls” and fishing as often as weather permits. I haven’t fished much lately, but long ago, when we had boats, I was out every weekend. That’s for another post.
I live next to a marina, [...]

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ORLANDO – I’m up here taking a class that I desperately hope will improve my web site. It’s a week long and for bunches of reasons, have been unable to catch up with friends for dinner. Last night I took the easy way out and stopped by Uno’s on I-Drive to pick up a small [...]

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By Debbie Moose, columnist
Potato salad is often content to sit on the sidelines, cooling its heels beside the hot action going on at the grill. And if you’re the main cook – which I am in my house – preparing potato salad the traditional way means you have to fuss in the kitchen, boiling potatoes, [...]

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