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January
Beef Stroganoff
I don’t know how we ended up with 17 containers of sour cream in the refrigerator. Probably some missed communication about who was picking up…
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…
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December
Blender hollandaise sauce (and a multitude of sins)
I mentioned a Christmas factoid in the last post that most people gain less than a pound between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. I personally think…
17
October
Teaching the boy to grill
I am tremendously excited about this weekend. King Daddy and I are heading to Knoxville to visit Noah over fall break and he has asked…
11
October
Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs
So, I am sure you are all familiar with umami. It was discovered way back in 1908 by some guy in Japan, mainly because Japanese…
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October
Homemade steak sauce and the government shutdown
So it appears the United States is broke. I can relate to that. In fact, I’ve never felt closer to the United States than I…
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September
Beef tenderloin shish kabob
Meat on a stick. Some things just never go out of style. I looked it up and Wikipedia said shish kabobs originated with nomadic tribes…
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September
Food porn from Music City Eats
Ya’ll, I am stuffed. A lot of people think paying upwards of $200 to graze and watch a few cooking demonstrations is too much. Not…
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September
The single best cooking demo ever
I have just gotten home from the inaugural first day of the first-ever Music City Eats. I will tell you about the food (fabulous) and…
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September
Grilled Skirt Steak Quesadillas
King Daddy loves his steak, but we are living on a hamburger budget right now while Young Master is in college. Someone asked me the…
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August
Fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese and back-door touring
Let’s just say when I told the Gourlays we were going to see the ugliest statue in Nashville and we found out it cost $6…