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Memories of J.C. Holdway from his sister, Juanita Holdway Evans; Chef Joseph Lenn; and her daughter, Emily Lenn. Fred Saucepan shares Joe and Janette Carter’s Chow Chow recipe and kitchen memories. Today, I went to the deep freeze and pulled out a recording that I made in 2016 with Chef Joseph Lenn, Joseph’s mother (Emily Lenn), and a late friend of mine, Juanita Evans, who was Joseph Lenn’s grand...

A visit with Writer/Author Jimmy Proffitt about his debut cookbook “Seasoned in Appalachia”, Delicious Recipes that capture the Soul of the Mountains and Hollers by Jimmy Proffitt. Jimmy Proffitt is a Writer and Author and makes his home in Morristown Tennessee. He has written for Taste of the South, and Lodge Cast Iron and also quite often for Okra magazine. He has worked with The Old Mill in Pig...

Our guests are Rick Riddle of the Winery at Seven Springs Farm and JD Dalton, Vineyard Manager of Tsali Notch Vineyard in Monroe County, TN. They will share with us the history, taste, and nutritional properties of this indigenous grape to the Southeast, and both Rick Riddle and JD Dalton will speak on the topic of Muscadine wine.

Make change through food. That is the tagline of Real Good Kitchen and Real Good Kitchen Foundation, founded by Knoxville native Bailey Foster. Real Good Kitchen is a shared commercial kitchen and foundation offering a food biz incubator and business education program for underserved and marginalized entrepreneurs. Real Good Kitchen Foundation is hosting a fundraising dinner, “Real Good Gathering,...

I (Amy Campbell) share Minnie Pearl’s recipes for Curry Pickles and Mustard Pickles from her cookbook Minnie Pearl Cooks.

A visit with Dustin and Stacy Busby and children of DSB Provisions who farm and make home-made pasta and sauces. News of two upcoming events that celebrate and support local food and farmers of East Tennessee. Maryville Farms Market 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. Real Good Gathering 2025.

Moonshiners and Sevierville natives Jessi and Joe Baker (the couple who created Ole Smoky Moonshine) share their stories about the Old Smoky Candy Kitchen, creating Ole smoky Distillery, Yee Haw Brewing, Jessi’s cookbook, her style of cooking, her chicken and dumplings and her tasty moonshine cocktail.

Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie from Fruits of the Season

How to cook juicy chicken and trout over live fire with Chef David Olsen of Live Fire Republic and Chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway, Knoxville, TN. Live Fire Republic: https://livefirerepublic.com/ JC Holdway: https://www.jcholdway.com/ Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

How to get the most out of chicken to save money and eat well, and share some stories along the way. Guests are: Lois Shuler Caughron and Ruth Davis Caughron – memories of Cades Cove and they share a family recipe for chicken and crackers Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm in Mosheim TN shres her recipe for buttermilk chicken and how to make chicken broth. Ronni Lundy (James Beard Award-winning Food Wri...

Today we are setting the table with Livermush and news about the Annual Livermush Festival that takes place June 7 in Marion, NC. Our guests today are Natalie Bell and Alena Carson. Natalie Bell is the Events and Outreach Coordinator for the Marion Business Association, and Alena Carson or (Lena) is co-owner of “Mama T’s Rolling Snack Shack” Lena has won the Trophy for “Crowd’s Favorite” for she a...

Today we honor Memorial Day. We are so very appreciative of the service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you are fortunate enough to be able to go to a backyard cookout, I have some recipes for foods that go along with cookouts.

The mission of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Tennessee (FVC-TN) is to mobilize Tennessee veterans to feed America. We assist veterans by finding resources that will help them in starting their agricultural dream. The Farmer Veteran Coalition is a national organization with state chapters. Membership is available to both veterans and non-veterans. If you wish to join, please click here to join, t...

Prohibition and how it affected TN Agriculture – the hard numbers of how Tennessee Vineyards are an important part of our state’s economy, and how vineyards preserve the family farm. Our guest is Rick Riddle – Co-Owner of The Winery at Seven Springs in Maynardville, TN, in Union County. TN Whiskey Experience. As part of the Southern Skies Musical Festival, Saturday, May 10th, from 2 – 5 p.m., The...

Today, we are setting the table with Bluegrass music and food associated with Easter. We visit with three guests: - Evie Andrus, Founder of the East TN Bluegrass Association. She will let us know about this association, and also the 3rd annual College Bluegrass Band Showcase at the Pellissippi State Community College - Strawberry Plains Campus - Saturday, April 26th, beginning at 11 am. A Free Eve...

Our first guest is Beth Nelson. She and her husband David own and operate Hoof and Harness (located in Jefferson County) a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic equine experiences for special needs individuals. Hoof and Harness are hosting a “Cowboy Carnival” April 12, 11- 3 p.m. Our second guest is Vicki Baumgartner, Trails and Gardens Program Manager for Dogwood Arts. Vicki shares the...

John Coykendall on Starting a Spring Garden and Planning for Tomato Sandwiches Today, we are setting the table with the spring garden and planning for tomato sandwiches. My guest is Master Gardener, seed, and story saver John Coykendall. We discuss when to put our plants out, a word about the last frost in East TN, ways of planting, and the best seeds to select for our future Tomato sandwiches. In...

Today, we are setting the table with a traditional food of Appalachia, “Apple Butter.” Each year in the fall time of the Mountain South, you can find pockets of people who get together, and cook down bushels of apples, sugar, and sometimes cinnamon into this biscuit-slathering favorite. It is one of those old-fashioned foods that is still a favorite on dinner tables near and far and makes a favori...

Today we are setting the table with the pig. We visit with Dr. Tom Gallaher of Knoxville. He and his wife Caryn are well-known doctors in Knoxville - and he is also a farmer - and he and his family are hosting the Third Annual Hog Creek Cotillion in Waynesboro TN Saturday, November 9th with an all-day whole hog roast, BBQ, and all the fixings, and live music which benefits two non-profit organizat...

Our guests are Rick Riddle of the Winery at Seven Springs Farm, and JD Dalton, Vineyard Manager of Tsali Notch Vineyard, in Monroe County, TN. They will let us know of the history, taste, and the nutritional properties of this ingegenous grape to the South East and both Rick Riddle and JD Dalton will both speak on the topic of Muscadine wine.

I (Amy Campbell) share Minnie Pearl’s recipes for Curry Pickles and Mustard Pickles from her cookbook Minnie Pearl Cooks. -Fred Sauceman shares a pickle recipe from Distiller Jack Daniel’s great, great, gran niece, Lynne Tolley. -Who was John Egerton? Elizabeth Simms lets us know who this man was & Robert Gipe tells a humorous story of his days working in a pickle factory. Amy recorded Elizabeth &...

Today, we are setting the table with a discussion about land. Agricultural land, and the problem of the fast disappearance of this land across our country. Our guest is Brooks Lamb, Author of Love for the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place. Published through Yale University Press. This book is deeply related to Tennessee, Southern, and American agriculture. At its core, Love for the L...

Corn, Corn Relish, and Corn Cob Jelly recipes with Rachel Abbott Davis of J and R Farms, plus a beautiful audio essay on corn from author and gardener Kelly Smith Trimble.

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House located in Cleveland North Carolina. Aaron works with local farmers within 10 miles of the Malt House who grow grains that the Carolina Malt House then makes into different styles of malted grains for breweries. Aaron also works with a Tennessee Farmer in Coffee County Tennessee who grows a specific barley for the Carolina Malt House named Tennessee 2...