Scents of the Season
http://66.225.205.104/JB20051209.mp3 (12/9/05) Ever wonder why cooks use cinnamon during the holiday season? WFAE commentator and food enthusiast Amy Rogers says it took some detective work to find out...
View Article"Soup"-er Art
Got an art lover who’s also a foodie on your holiday shopping list? Here’s a tasteful gift idea: commemorative Andy Warhol cans of Campbell’s tomato soup . Stay with me here. This year marks the 50th...
View ArticleIf You Build It: "Gingerbread Lane" Contest
Get the gumdrops! Whip up the icing! If you’ve ever been tempted to try your hand at baking and making a gingerbread house, this could be your year to claim a really "sweet" prize. The Ballantyne Hotel...
View ArticleThe Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus
"Jolly Old St. Nicholas," at least the way we've been brought up to think of him, is a red-cheeked, fat, white-bearded man in a red suit and hat. But the REAL St. Nicholas of Myra has a far different...
View ArticleSomething Tasteful: New Books About Cooking
With the holiday season in full swing, frantic gift-givers may be running short of ideas. Here are some new cookbooks sure to delight any appetite. Armchair travelers will swoon over the exotic Burma:...
View ArticleDeconstructing Handel's Messiah (Christmas Archive)
Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular pieces of music in the world and one which - at least in the US - has become associated with Christmas. We’re going to dissect this great piece with a man...
View ArticleThe Music Of Vince Guaraldi
No matter your generation, there's a good chance you have the tradition of watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" around this time of year and find yourself humming Vince Guaraldi's timeless holiday...
View ArticleMylbra’s Fruitcake
Mylbra Tilley was one of those “aunts” (no relation), who flitted in and out of our house on a whim. My mother, who didn’t veer far from recipe basics, sometimes took cues from Mylbra, who scoured the...
View ArticleThe Southern Christmas Show & Iranian Women Writers
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Now in its 47th year, we talk to the founders of the Southern Christmas Show about its economic impact and how it's grown. Then, a conversation with one of the most prolific...
View ArticleSanta Claus Weighs In On 'Glaciergate'
A story from Charlotte made its way through the national news cycle. It wasn’t over politics or global warming, but a Christmas display at SouthPark Mall. The massive traditional Christmas tree Santa...
View ArticleOh Christmas Tree, Who Will Cut Thee? Trump's Visa Comments Put Farmers On...
Two of Donald Trump's promises have caught the attention of employers in the agriculture industry. First his promise to deport millions of immigrants in the country illegally, and second, his promise...
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