http://hamptonroads.com/node/469737 Food en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10:48 -0500 So what was I doing with a fish and a tootbrush? Corning spot, of course! Corning is an old-fashioned way of preserving fish. It's a dying art that Jim Merritt over at The Catch Seafood in Norfolk is passing on through  classes at his market. Jim's next class is Sunday at 5:30 p.m. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/duh-i-was-corning-spot Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:22 -0500 So. What do y'all think I've  been up to today? Figure it out and I'll mail you a brand new cookbook! http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/guess-what-ive-been-doing-today Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:50 -0500 Remember that bounty of apples I received a coupla weeks back? The apples that my OBX friends – the ones who inherited part of an apple orchard – bestowed upon me and The Baby Girl? The ones with names like Razor Russet and Esophus Spitzenburg? http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/got-apples-make-amish-apple-cookies Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:12:08 -0500 There's a food-a-palooza taking shape and that crazy Food Network chef, Guy Fieri is in charge. Billed as "the first ever rock n' roll culinary tour." Guy and his Krew will hit 21 cities in 30 days, including a stop at Chrysler Hall on Nov. 20. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/help-me-interview-guy-fieri Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:28:01 -0500 Know what tomorrow is? It’s the day that the dark spirits are unleashed. For bourbon and whiskey types, that means twisting off the cap of a bourbon bottle to mark the beginning of what my friend Tim calls “brown likker season” (proclaimed in his best Colonel Sanders drawl). http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/unleashing-dark-spirits-brown-likker-season-starts-tomorrow Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:32:46 -0400 Wondering where to watch the game this weekend? I have to admit, I’m not. I’m one of those football neutral gals. But say I was a Philly fan, or a Cowboys fan, or a Steelers fan. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/griffs-areas-newest-sports-lounge Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:02:52 -0400 Just back from a hugely successful trip to the pumpkin patch. I know, I know. I already wrote about pumpkins, I already bought pumpkins, I already carved them. Apparently I have a new habit. Ever since I saw one, I just had to have one of those “peanut pumpkins.” And one of my blogosphere tipsters, Loci, left a message saying that they had arrived at Sessoms Farm Market in Suffolk. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/peanut-pumpkin-score Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:38:46 -0400 Need a hundred bucks? How about 200 and a trophy? Then the brothers over at the Old Dominion University chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha would like to speak with you. See, the guys are having what they call their “first annual” Pi Kappa Alpha Chili Cookoff (even though my editor would insist that you can’t technically have a “first annual” anything). http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/stir-some-chili-make-big-bucks Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:54:17 -0400 Yesterday, I arrived at Driver Days out in Suffolk on the back of my guy’s Harley and so hungry I was off to find festival food almost before Mr. Trophy had stowed the leathers in the saddlebags. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/driver-days-offers-good-eats Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:34:55 -0400 The other night, The Baby Girl and I covered the kitchen counter with a layer of our (handy-dandy!) daily newspaper, hauled the pumpkins in from the yard, washed ‘em off and got to carving. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/peanut-pumpkins-creepy-without-carving Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:22:54 -0400