ALABAMA FOOD

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Jimmy Ludwig met Alabama crusader for Free the Hops in Indiana. Full story »

  The corned beef is in the pot and the cabbage is quartered and ready to finish off your fine Americanized St. Patrick’s Day feast. All that’s left to do (short of icing down the beverages) is to whip up a sauce to go with your corned beef. Don’t overlook this detail, it’s important. Corned beef, by itself, is... Full story »

  “What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.“ — A. A. Milne, children’s author   Today is St. Patty’s Day. So, along with the ever-expected corned beef and cabbage be sure to cook up some potatoes as well. Potatoes are an integral part of Irish cuisine.... Full story »

Not long ago, I received a plaintive call from a devoted reader who was, at the same time, thrilled that we were devoting so much ink to the slow-cooker, and upset at some of our recipe selections. She professed a deep affection for the slow-cooker and thoroughly enjoys the convenience it offers for busy working folk who still enjoy at... Full story »

  Anybody who has read this space more than once knows of my allegiance to one particular seasoning agent. In fact, I use it so much that I’ve been accused of owning stock in Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning. Not true, but I am an unabashed fan of the famous seasoning blends and I don’t apologize for it. A cooking... Full story »

It is a known fact that if food is to be made in my house, I'm the one cooking it. The obvious upside to this is that I can steer away from the things that I like, but the downside is that I only like eating very few things.  Full story »

  One of the best things about St. Patrick’s Day -- for me anyhow -- is the food. And one of the best foods — arguably the most popular dish — associated with this very festive holiday is not even of Irish origin. Not technically, anyhow. Historians agree that the association of corned beef and cabbage with St. Patrick’s... Full story »

Cathedral Church of the Advent's Lenten Lunches will be served through April 2. Full story »

   WHEN: Cook-off starts at 11 a.m. Saturday  WHERE: Bienville Square, downtown Mobile  WHY: Teams will cook in two categories — Irish stew and corned beef and cabbage — and all teams offerings are available for sampling from the public. Traditional concessions are also available.  COST: $10 in advance; $15 at the gate  INFO: 251-479-5700 or www.luckoirish.org SPONSOR: Exchange... Full story »

  For the first time since 1964, the Junior League of Mobile will very shortly not have a cookbook in print. When the current stock of “Bay Tables” and “Best of the Bay” — the two most recent publications of the charitable organization — are sold out, they will not be replaced. That means you can find them at... Full story »

  By BETSY OSBORNE Special to the Press-Register   When I see asparagus in the supermarket, I am transported to an earlier day when, as a child, I walked with my father past rose bushes to check on the asparagus bed. Skeletal ferns, bronzed by winter frost, mark the beds, and they are moved aside for Daddy’s intense inspection.... Full story »

        Somewhere around the early part of the 1980s, it suddenly became most uncool for men to eat quiche. The whole thing started out as a joke, a satirical take on the politically correct state of affairs at the time. A book of the same title made a whole generation of guys uneasy with the idea of eating a... Full story »

I will make the trek to Gulf Shores with my lovely wife in a few days and just can't wait to get some fresh seafood. I usually try to eat out at several local eateries, but I do want to try and bring some home with me.  Full story »

MOBILE, Ala. -- Allow me to confess something to you. Whenever I eat out (which I do a lot), I tend to follow two schools of thought: I either order the most common thing on most menus, which most often is a cheeseburger, or I order the most unusual thing. Not all the time, but it’s a routine enough... Full story »

I hope to god that the person I'm talking about may read this and get it through their head that not everything has a set way of making it!  Full story »