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January
The best spaghetti sauce ever
Betsy, Kim and I were having a conversation today over our horseradish Cheddar, apple and bacon sandwiches at CRC about spaghetti sauce. Kim’s mom used…
An apron with my name
I want an apron with my name on it. I stopped working full time in January. I can’t quite bring myself to call it “retired.”…
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…
20
December
Meat pies
So we will now begin the South in my Mouth Christmas Countdown of gluttonous snacks you will so regret eating on Jan. 1. This will…
15
December
Sloppy Joe’s and Tater Tots
How does comfort food become comfort food? I don’t know. But comfort food falls into that category of things you eat over and over even…
12
November
Brisket chili
Alrighty, I know this recipe presupposes that you happen to have some smoked brisket hanging around. And, yes, because I have two smokers and a…
4
November
Smoked brisket quesadillas
Oh, I know. You want some of these and you should. Mark and I were doing the happy dance around the kitchen last night after…
30
August
Smoky mountain burgers
I am pretty darn excited this morning. Tomorrow we leave for our Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew reunion with the Mayhews of North Carolina (Josh, Tammy and my precious…
18
August
The $1.50 hot dog
In 1989, living in Reno, Mark and I were told that we had to go to Costco for a hot dog. What is this thing…
28
July
A few helping hands for a BBQ man
This is why I love the South. This kind of thing probably happens everywhere but it happens so effortlessly in the South. A week ago,…
14
July
Top 5 ingredients you’re embarrassed to have in your pantry (and smothered country fried steak)
If you consider yourself to be a sophisticated cook who routinely uses ingredients like fish sauce, beef short ribs and Thai red chile paste, should…
4
July
It’s too damn hot
You know, it’s too damn hot. For Independence Day supper I had the romanticized notion of grilling filets on the Infra-Red. Standing in the air-conditioned…