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…
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…
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…
8
July
Whipped ricotta
This is going to be short and sweet. I have two words for you that will change your life. Whipped ricotta. It’s a thing, whipped…
6
May
Cocktail hour
It’s taken a while but King Daddy and I are getting back to cocktail hour. And it kind of started with a trip to the…
17
March
Gas station chicken and Blue Box
All across the South there are gas stations that hide a delicious secret. The first clue appears when you drive up and notice scores of…
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…
7
January
Squash casserole featuring cheez stuff
Processed cheese food is the melting queen of cheeses, even if it isn’t one. Dammit Boy made a few Southern classics to feed his friends…
10
September
Ro-Tel and Velveeta
It’s Football Time in Tennessee and that can mean only one thing — there is a shortage of Ro-Tel canned tomatoes and Velveeta cheese logs…
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…
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…