Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Happy 2013! For this brand new year, I’m creating a jar for my counter. It might reside by my desk – not sure just yet.  But it’s a large blue Mason jar that I’m filling with slips of paper with a few words and the date written on them. As I go through 2013, I’m [...]

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Spiced peaches, which we called pickled peaches in the South, are heady fruits once finished – and can be served with savory as well as sweet stuff. More on that after the recipe. I use a simple formula that’s good for peaches, apricots and mangoes or any soft stone fruit. Start with about 4 pounds [...]

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Take a look at Ken, who shows you how to cook and shuck corn. 4 minutes in the microwave, husks on, and voila! No silks! “Three shakes, maybe! Turn it loose…” Watch him demonstrate: Like how-to videos? Take a look at this how-to on peeling hard-boiled eggs. Or, how to slice a mango. Or, how [...]

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I hate the gunk that’s in microwave popcorn – weird oils, flavorings and who knows what? – and have lately been making popcorn on the stove, the old-fashioned way, using a jar of kernels and a little oil. Now, I’ll invest in some brown paper lunch sacks and make my own microwaveable popcorn that’s fat-free. [...]

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The most stylish aprons we’ve seen lately come from Libby Jacobs in Fort Lauderdale, who sews like the slightly crazy woman she is. Using retro barkcloth, vibrant modern prints and vintage linens or neckties, Jacobs stitches up jackets, vests, skirts, purses, pillows and these fun aprons. Ultimate artsy recycling Browsing her closet-sized store, Libby’s Mixed [...]

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