Sweet Things

Kelly McCune and her kitchen, her well-used tools, the family, friends, and dogs that populate the small space, often all at once, and all the meals she's cooked or written about over the years. Read more about Kelly.

It is no news flash that commercial tomatoes lack flavor. What is news is that scientists are peeling back the reason why: apparently in an effort to breed in color and shape the flavor went out the window. Check out the just how that happened here: Flavor Discovery for Tomatoes

My friend Patti alerted me to this video -- it shows how a wonderful historic hotel with a working farm partners with their local co-op to bring the best possible food to the market. And it's hosted by one of my favorite chefs, Kevin Gillespie!

Check out what's in season in your neck of the woods with this easy to use Seasonal Ingredient Map from Epicurious. Very handy!