Moonshiners and Sevierville natives Jessi and Joe Baker (the couple who created Ole Smoky Moonshine) share their stories about the Old Smoky Candy Kitchen, creating Ole smoky Distillery, Yee Haw Brewing, Jessi’s cookbook, her style of cooking, her chicken and dumplings and her tasty moonshine cocktail.

Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie from Fruits of the Season

How to cook juicy chicken and trout over live fire with Chef David Olsen of Live Fire Republic and Chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway, Knoxville, TN.

Live Fire Republic: https://livefirerepublic.com/

JC Holdway: https://www.jcholdway.com/

Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

How to get the most out of chicken to save money and eat well, and share some stories along the way. Guests are: Lois Shuler Caughron and Ruth Davis Caughron – memories of Cades Cove and they share a family recipe for chicken and crackers

Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm in Mosheim TN shres her recipe for buttermilk chicken and how to make chicken broth.

Ronni Lundy (James Beard Award-winning Food Writer) reads from her book “Shuck Beans, Stack Cake and Honest Fried Chicken”, The Heart and Soul of Southern Country Kitchens, 1990.” Ronni reads her chapter on honest fried chicken prepared in cast iron.

Today we are setting the table with Livermush and news about the Annual Livermush Festival that takes place June 7 in Marion, NC. Our guests today are Natalie Bell and Alena Carson. Natalie Bell is the Events and Outreach Coordinator for the Marion Business Association, and Alena Carson or (Lena) is co-owner of “Mama T’s Rolling Snack Shack” Lena has won the Trophy for “Crowd’s Favorite” for she and her team’s Livermush dishes in 2022, 23, 24 and she aims to win it again this year.

Today we honor Memorial Day. We are so very appreciative of the service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you are fortunate enough to be able to go to a backyard cookout, I have some recipes for foods that go along with cookouts.

The mission of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Tennessee (FVC-TN) is to mobilize Tennessee veterans to feed America. We assist veterans by finding resources that will help them in starting their agricultural dream. The Farmer Veteran Coalition is a national organization with state chapters. Membership is available to both veterans and non-veterans. If you wish to join, please click here to join, then email us at [email protected].

Prohibition and how it affected TN Agriculture – the hard numbers of how Tennessee Vineyards are an important part of our state’s economy, and how vineyards preserve the family farm. Our guest is Rick Riddle – Co-Owner of The Winery at Seven Springs in Maynardville, TN, in Union County.

TN Whiskey Experience. As part of the Southern Skies Musical Festival,

Saturday, May 10th, from 2 – 5 p.m.,

The TN Whiskey Experience, a new collaboration with the TN Distillers Guild bringing the top distilleries from across the state to Knoxville during the Southern Skies Music Festival.

The distillers will be there if you would like to learn more about the art of distilling, barrel aging, and the history and growth of each distillery. This takes place at a private tasting tent on the North end of the Festival Lawn with comfortable seating, shade, and a bar. Each participating distillery will do its own tastings and bottle sales for you to take home after the music show. This is a ticketed experience with tickets purchased in addition to the Southern Skies Music Festival tickets

Today, we are setting the table with Bluegrass music and food associated with Easter.

We visit with three guests:

- Evie Andrus, Founder of the East TN Bluegrass Association. She will let us know about this association, and also the 3rd annual College Bluegrass Band Showcase at the Pellissippi State Community College - Strawberry Plains Campus - Saturday, April 26th, beginning at 11 am. A Free Event with college bluegrass ensembles from Pellissippi State Community College and the University of Tennessee. Admission is free and they will have food trucks and activities for children. Bring a folding chair. In the event inclement weather the performances will move indoors.

- We also hear from Karen Zorio on the topic of hot cross buns and she will share her recipe.

- And Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm on Greeneville Tennessee shares some history on the deviled egg and her Mother’s deviled egg recipe.