8
March
Hamburgers and meatless Mondays
I apologize. I realize I left at least one of you hanging on the edge of your seat about what I was going to give…
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…
3
March
What to give up for Lent?
I am cogitating over this far too laboriously. What to give up for Lent? Every year, the Catholics, the Episcopalians and the Lutherans give up…
28
February
Fried apples and what goes together
I was making supper the other night – pork chops, dressing and fried apples. And it occurred to me there are certain things that just…
23
February
Grilled Butter Burgers
I have a beef about burgers. I’m a purist. I like a burger to be as simple as possible. No need for sliced avocado, crispy…
9
February
What happens on the mountain, stays on the mountain
Yes, the Women of St. Paul’s are dressed in pajamas. Why wouldn’t you combine a pajama party and a wine tasting? What’s wrong with you?…
1
February
Game day recipes
So here are some fun Super Bowl food factoids (thank you, Reuters): Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day for consumption of food and drink…
21
January
Grilled Philly Cheese Steak Quesadillas
It is 20 degrees outside and the temperature is falling at a precipitous pace. The Peoples of the South are not built for this kind…
9
January
Cheese and ground beef casserole
Well, I am just about to cry. After a week of the Polar Vortex, now I am given to understand that there may be a…
6
January
Chili
Chili. I think I’ll make some chili. The Polar Vortex visited the Peoples of the South last night. We did not answer our doors. We…
4
January
We might starve
The Peoples of the South are, of course, petrified. As you can see from this weather map of tomorrow’s weather, there are “minus” signs. The…