Sometimes networking pays off. For some, it comes as a sales lead or prospective client; for me, it's a nifty column idea or recipe. ...more

November 25, 2009

When it comes to the Thanksgiving meal, some envision grandmothers wearing flour-dusted aprons preparing homemade turkey giblet gravy or mashed potatoes in the kitchen. ...more

November 25, 2009

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is that it's so predictable. Other holidays seem to have been so commercialized they have all but lost their meaning. But Thanksgiving has changed very little through the years. ...more

November 22, 2009

The Red Velvet Cake Controversy continues as readers recall differing origins of the house dessert of Plant City's Branch Ranch Dining Room. ...more

February 11, 2009

Whitney Casey knows what drives men wild, or at least how to get their attention. ...more

January 18, 2009

About 2,000 families were given food at The Volunteer Way last month. Unfortunately, the food bank on Congress Street sometimes ran out of food and many people were turned away. ...more

November 30, 2008

You overate. You sneaked some skin off the turkey, piled the whipped cream on your pumpkin pie, headed back for seconds. ...more

November 28, 2008

Cynthia Pinckney ministers to the needy, so she's extremely well-versed on the economy these days. ...more

November 28, 2008

Cynthia Pinckney ministers to the needy, so she's extremely well versed on the economy these days. ...more

November 27, 2008

Unzipping is so uncool. Go with the flow and cover up a Turkey Day paunch with style. ...more

November 7, 2008