by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 22, 2015 | Appalachian, Food, Friends, Memories, Poetry
Saturday was West Virginia Day. Don’t worry, gifts aren’t expected. (Although one of those little black bears carved out of coal is always nice.) We had friends over for dinner and served food seasoned with WV sea salt (no, it’s not a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 7, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends
Until the Harvest officially released this week. To celebrate, my publisher put together a fabulous giveaway that I couldn’t have designed any better myself. Food is such an important part of my books. Families gather around the table. Friends carry food to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 9, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
It’s ramp season in Appalachia. Back in WV, April has long been the month for ramp suppers usually featuring a “mess” of the pungent onion/garlic/leeks alongside beans, cornbread, ham, and potatoes. Dessert can be assumed. We didn’t much go to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 12, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
I still have to work hard to resist them. The catalogs filled with beautiful, full-color images of corn and strawberries and squash and green beans . . . I don’t even have a garden. Oh, I sometimes grow a pot of tomatoes on the porch or plant some herbs in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 1, 2015 | Appalachian, Food
Although pork and cabbage is a more traditional New Year’s Day meal back in West Virginia, I’ve adapted to the south with its collard greens and black-eyed peas. Tradition dictates that you eat greens (whether cabbage, collards, or some other kind) to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 15, 2014 | Family, Food, Friends, Miracles, Reading
What do you want for Christmas? I’ve probably posed that question to every child I know and I’ve been asked it by several friends and family members. It’s the, “Hi, how are you?” of the season. So how does one answer such a question? Kids...
