A recent trip to Abingdon, Virginia yielded a rare food find: POPCORN CORNMEAL.
The assistant miller at the historic White’s Mill just outside town told me the story. During the Civil War, troops from both armies often took local food stores, leaving civilians to fend for themselves. And according to Abingdon oral history, one such incident [...]

Contrary to most recipes, fried green tomatoes don’t require a lot of work. You don’t have to fiddle with an egg batter or deep frying. You can do a healthier, speedier version in the oven.
Ingredients: 3 to 6 unripe tomatoes, depending on the size of the fruits and your appetite
Peanut or corn oil
Cooking spray
Salt and [...]

Red is good. Yellow is even better. But by far my favorite tomatoes are green, as in not fully ripe.
In fact, farmers at my local market are often surprised when I negotiate with them early in the season.
“I’ll pay you red tomato prices if you’ll pick some for me when they’re green,” I say.
Tomatoes [...]