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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…
Falling out of love with my grill
I never thought I would see this day and I’m even hesitant to write about it, but I’ve had a revelation regarding my gas grill…
The Wedge
Forget grain bowls, coconut-oil based dressings and…please…no more kale. Lately, I’ve been pining away for a good old Wedge. No one knows who invented that…
Make yourself a regular
King Daddy and I adopted a travel plan when we first went overseas. Go to one locale and make yourself a regular. When we went…
Goulash
I seem to be surrounded by goulash these days. Now that Dammit Boy lives in Vienna he makes it or eats it in a restaurant…
The fruit ninja
My son, who many of you know as Dammit Boy, is a 26-year-old research associate at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. He is…
My own pizza oven
Some techniques just change your life as a cook. Learning how to properly salt food was one for me (much more than you think, until…
18
January
Let me eat quiche
It’s Day 3 of the playing Snow Day Captive as our extremely steep driveway is the last to thaw after what ended up being three…
17
September
Review: Music City Food + Wine
Marcus Samuelsson wows the crowd during his demo I came, I saw, I ate and drank. Year five of the Music City Food and Wine…
6
July
My 43 dollar best-ever grilled cheese
King Daddy wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. Easy enough. ‘Merican cheese, maybe a slice of tomato. One and done. But that wasn’t what he had…
23
April
Bacon swizzle sticks
Ya’ll, bacon swizzle sticks have changed my life. I know, I know. It’s not world peace, but I discovered the perfect way to make a…
7
October
Eating for three
Pat Martin’s (of Martin’s BBQ) live-fire extravaganza brought out the inner caveman in all of us A little late reporting on the Music City Food…
15
July
The Wedge deconstructed
The Wedge. That iconic salad involving a triangle of iceberg lettuce, blue cheese dressing, tomatoes, croutons and bacon bits. No one lays claim to inventing…
16
June
Bacon, egg, pimento cheese and jam sandwiches
Is there anything better than a grilled sandwich that involves cheese and bacon? Yes! One that also involves a runny egg and a little jam…
9
June
I want to be the Bacon Critic
Well, here’s an oxymoron. Extracrispy.com is looking for a bacon critic. I know of no bacon critics. People who are critical of bacon. Not a…
12
May
Mini cinnamon bacon rolls
Mini cinnamon bacon rolls were one of my contributions to the Mother’s Day coffee hours at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The Hospitality Committee of St….