Outside my window, birds are chirping, squirrels are chasing, flowers are blooming, and the grass is green and growing. Spring is here. Amidst the many changes that Spring brings - yard work, flip flops and the like - allow me to draw our attention to one of the more crucial shifts that is often tragically...

Last Saturday night, something amazing happened at my house: my wife Charlotte ate pizza. It may not sound like much at first, but ever since she was diagnosed with Celiac Disease a few years back, pizza has been taken completely off the menu at mi casa. That is, until the Whole Foods in Little Rock...

Whether it’s Thanksgiving or Christmas, my appetite can’t quite be satisfied without a turkey from Greenberg Smoked Turkeys.  Located in Tyler, TX, Sam Greenberg’s grandfather started smoking turkeys years ago in a corner of his dairy barn.  By the 1940s, Sam’s father filled...

My darling grandmother was unable to make the long trip from west Texas to Arkansas for my daughter’s second birthday party. But boy, did she ever make up for it. If you’re a pie person, or know someone who is, then I’ve got something to share that deserves your full attention: Tootie...

In 1759, Arthur Guinness signed the original lease at the flagship Guinness brewery at St. James’ Gate in Dublin, Ireland. Thus, 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the brewery that has taught the world what a stout beer should be. To commemorate the event, Guinness has released a limited-time-only...

Summer is now in full swing, and with summer comes occasion for poolside barbecues, evenings on the patio and other such outdoorsy get-togethers. Typically, alcoholic beverages are a staple for such activities providing the social lubricant for anyone above twenty-one years of age. The most common summertime...

In the last six years — the six years I’ve been married to my wife, the organic foods queen — I have learned an indispensable lesson about healthy food: it can taste good! I know…this may not be news to you, but it was for me. Along those lines, I want to recommend a product to you that sounds...