Trippin' with the RealTimShady

[I'm back! Restarting the blog was a New Year's resolution and now, as we approach the end of the third month of the new year, here I am fulfilling that goal. To my many devoted readers: you're welcome!] We all know the classics: Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, Nigella Lawson (when you can find her on American television), and the assorted hosts of America's Test Kitchen. All those should be standard fare for the home cook who seeks inspiration from the experts. But here are a few new finds that Mister Plow and I have come to love. Check them out and maybe you'll get addicted, too! A Chef's Life  - PBS I discovered the endearing Southern chef Vivian Howard one drizzly Sunday afternoon and proceeded to binge all available episodes. The series chronicles Howard's return to her North Carolina hometown (near Kinston) where she has essentially been bribed by her parents: come home and we'll help you open a restaurant. Each episode features a signature in...