Cornbread, Cornbread Salad and East Tennessee Events for May 2, 2026

About this episode

The episode features discussions on cornbread recipes and cooking techniques with various guests.

We are setting the table today with cornbread. I've assembled an all-star lineup of guests today to talk about this soul-satisfying staple. Karen Shankles has twice won first place at the annual National Cornbread Festival cook-off. Today, she shares her recipe for Festive Good Luck Corn Bread Skillet with us. James Beard Award-winning food writer Ronni Lundy lets us know how she makes her skillet cornbread that goes with a pot of soup beans. And she also shares with us what she calls her tao of cornbread. Food preservationist with deep family ties to the East TN mountains and mountain cooking Shannon Walker lets us know how he makes his cornbread and his thoughts on cast iron cookware and old ways. And “Mountain Man”, Josh Lowans of Salubrious Farms, Walland, Knoxville, describes a Cornbread salad recipe that his better half Meagan makes and is his family's go-to recipe.

People in this episode

Host: Amy Campbell

Guests: Karen Shankles, Ronni Lundy, Shannon Walker, Josh Lowans

Topics covered

• cornbread
• recipes
• food preservation
• East Tennessee events
• cooking techniques

Keywords

• cornbread
• recipes
• East Tennessee
• food preservation
• cooking

Mentioned in this episode

Places: East TN

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