Cucumbers rule in summer gardens, favorite recipes
We turn over the calendar to an autumnal beginning - in feeling, if not timing quite yet for that Sept. 22 arrival.

We turn over the calendar to an autumnal beginning - in feeling, if not timing quite yet for that Sept. 22 arrival.

Good morning, readers.

Hello there, you, on the other side of the kitchen counter. To get you started, Nadine Carden of Ooltewah wrote to say, "I would like the recipe for cornbread salad that is served at Home Folks Family Restaurant in Soddy-Daisy. It is very different and very good."

On this promising morning I greet you across the newsprint table.

We have come to August and all its goodbyes and beginnings. So shall we begin?

Welcome to the final Fare Exchange of July.

Good morning, readers.

Good morning, hospitable companions.

A bright young college student, observant and full of questions, begins today's column.

Welcome to the last hurrah of June. Many of you emailed for a copy of Clifford Burdette's sourdough instructions, and stay tuned. There may be more.
