Making fried pies each fall is a tradition in our family. Nothing says home like a warm fried pie on a rainy fall day.

I recently helped my mom make some fried pies, and I shot some video of the process. It was a lot of fun—I hope you enjoy the video:

Note that the recipe for these fried pies is …

Over on the Becoming Heroic Podcast we are currently doing a deep dive into the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming. Because I take my job seriously, as Bond did, I’ve been doing a bit of Bond research.

One of the books I’ve finished is The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James …

On my mother’s 82nd birthday, I gave her a cookbook with 82 of her family recipes.

She cried for joy.

In addition to being a great cook, my mother is also an excellent artist, and throughout the cookbook I included not only pictures from her life, but also samples of her artwork.

Nutrition fads may …