15
December
The best chili is at Krystal’s
Well, that’s not entirely true. The best chili is my own in my beautiful Staub cocotte, which is a very fancy word for Dutch oven…
The best chili is at Krystal’s
Well, that’s not entirely true. The best chili is my own in my beautiful Staub cocotte, which is a very fancy word for Dutch oven…
The best potatoes ever
I know. Quite a claim and I am the potato queen. But these really are the best potatoes I’ve ever made and it’s not my…
Thanksgiving’s so nice I have it twice
Isn’t it a shame to only have your absolute favorites once a year? Cornbread dressing, all kinds of ooey gooey casseroles, decadent gravy…I could go…
Austria: They have the meat
Yes, you can get a vegan hummus wrap in Vienna but why would you want to when you can have a big old platter of…
Rise and shine in Austria
Breakfast is quite a different affair outside the United States. In Austria, it’s simple, restrained and delicious. So a word before we get to the…
Grazing at the Naschmarkt
We are just back from Austria and I am immeasurably sad. They (whoever “they” are) say that travel changes you. It changed me. Life is…
2
December
The best potatoes ever
I know. Quite a claim and I am the potato queen. But these really are the best potatoes I’ve ever made and it’s not my…
23
November
Thanksgiving’s so nice I have it twice
Isn’t it a shame to only have your absolute favorites once a year? Cornbread dressing, all kinds of ooey gooey casseroles, decadent gravy…I could go…
11
November
Austria: They have the meat
Yes, you can get a vegan hummus wrap in Vienna but why would you want to when you can have a big old platter of…
4
November
Rise and shine in Austria
Breakfast is quite a different affair outside the United States. In Austria, it’s simple, restrained and delicious. So a word before we get to the…
3
November
Grazing at the Naschmarkt
We are just back from Austria and I am immeasurably sad. They (whoever “they” are) say that travel changes you. It changed me. Life is…
7
October
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I am embarrassed to say that I figured this out completely by mistake. In general, I shop at all the wrong grocery stores. Yes, my…
29
September
Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread
Remember back in the day when the Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookie recipe became infamous because it was falsely stated that a woman who asked…
13
September
The Waffle House Index
As Hurricane Florence slams into the North and South Carolina costs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is monitoring a vital disaster tracking service: The Waffle…
8
September
Roasted tomatoes
Somewhere around the beginning of September, I commit heresy. I admit, barely above a whisper, that I’m sick of tomatoes. I remember wistfully those first…