http://www.knoxville.com/staff/mary-constantine/Lifelong memories are made through the foods that we prepare. My grandmother will always be remembered for her bread pudding. My mother for her corn bread. Me? My 3-year-old grandson will tell you I make a great strawberry milkshake. </p> <p>It's those memories -- that legacy of others -- that I love to share with my readers.</p> <p>I've literally grown up at the News Sentinel. I came to work here in 1979 and, except for temporary interruptions around the births of sons Daniel and Patrick, I’ve worked here ever since. Early on, I answered phones in the sports department. Later, I helped produce the wedding pages.</p> <p>In 2004, I became the food writer. I created my Half-baked column as an outlet for me to share my experiences -- from admitting that my heart-shaped cake broke into pieces, to the emotional struggle of replacing my beloved old pots and pans.</p> <p>"Stirring the Pot" is an online element on knoxnews.com created to share culinary news and recipes with readers. It includes cooking videos and a recipe-exchange blog. This year Jennifer Alexander, midday host of B97.5 and I created Sisters of the Skillet, offering readers an opportunity to win a cookbook twice a month.</p> <p>My father gave me the gift of gab, so any time I have a chance to do cooking demonstrations, whether on television or at the Women Today or Food City Food Shows, I'm there with pot in hand. I also like to eat, so if you've got a culinary competition that needs judging, give me a call.</p>en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/20/women-today-brings-offerings-in-style-food/ Women Today brings offerings in style, food Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:08 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/20/women-today-brings-offerings-in-style-food/http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/mar/18/echoes-past/ Bearden bistro Echo offers classic fare from local ingredientsThu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:45 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/mar/18/echoes-past/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/event-a-sweet-success-for-imagination-library/'Great Cake Bake' event a sweet success for Imagination Library Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:29 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/event-a-sweet-success-for-imagination-library/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/dishing-fabio-viviani/Dishing with Fabio VivianiThu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:18 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/dishing-fabio-viviani/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/11/for-food-networks-darabian-cokkings-about/For Food Network's d'Arabian, cooking's about a lot more than good foodThu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:30 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/11/for-food-networks-darabian-cokkings-about/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/11/dishing-with-alyce-head/Dishing with Alyce HeadThu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:28 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/11/dishing-with-alyce-head/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/04/crowd-clamors-for-gluten-free-products/Crowd clamors for gluten-free products at second annual gatheringThu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:25 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/04/crowd-clamors-for-gluten-free-products/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/25/jonesborough-cook-returns-to-pillsbury/Jonesborough cook returns to Pillsbury Bake-Off for another try at $1 million Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:20 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/25/jonesborough-cook-returns-to-pillsbury/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/25/dishing-with-kent-rollins/Dishing with Kent RollinsThu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:15 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/25/dishing-with-kent-rollins/http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/feb/18/entrepreneurs-passion-baking-fueled-joy-sharing/Knoxville entrepreneur's passion for baking fueled by joy of sharingThu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:25 -0000http://www.knoxville.com/news/2010/feb/18/entrepreneurs-passion-baking-fueled-joy-sharing/