Welcome to Fare Exchange. This morning we are launching an occasional — and I hope frequent — addition to the regular supply of requests.
At the end of some Exchanges you frequently read “Just a Dash,” brief and helpful hints about cooking, sometimes including recipes so small they are more ideas than recipes.
Beginning today, at the end of some columns, you will also discover “Just Because,” which is best described as “Cooking I want to share from my kitchen, for no other reason than just because.” The first entry is an old Chattanooga favorite.
Here’s your personal invitation to send one of those Just Because recipes, as they are often winners.
When A.E. made her first visit to a Main Street emporium (see her main discovery at column’s end), she heard this request from behind the counter: