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Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the reappointment of Digvijay “Danny” Gaekwad to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees.

What's for dinner this Easter? Here are some traditional southern recipes from some of our favorite Alabama cooks.

What's for dinner this Easter? Here are some traditional southern recipes from some of our favorite Alabama cooks.

One of my favorite sandwiches is a Cuban. Several local restaurants have Cuban sandwiches on their menus, and I enjoy comparing their versions.   Cuban (or Cubano) sandwiches are served on Cuban bread with yellow mustard (my favorite), roast pork (yes!), thinly sliced ham (what's not to love?), dill pickle slices (gotta have dill pickles) and Swiss cheese (my love affair with cheese continues).   It's easy to understand the reason a Cuban is my favorite sandwich. A Cuban is easy to assemble and is a delicious way to use any leftover pork roast or pork tenderloin.   For my version...

Oh, the long and winding road that is sometimes traveled where these columns are concerned.  Last week, Sweet Harold told me about a recipe shared on social media from The Farmer's Almanac. The recipe was for a Depression Era cake that had no eggs, butter or milk. I told Miz Betty, my mama, and she was intrigued as well.   We had a long chat about food that she had eaten while a young girl during the 1930s. Unsurprisingly, the foods she mentioned were foods we enjoyed during my childhood in the 1960s.  I asked my Facebook page followers what they considered Depression Era food. Again,...