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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…
The circle of life
Last Friday, I took a pan of lasagna to a new mother of twins (she’s not a new mother, she has another tiny human now…
Carnitas: So much lard
Terrell said: “Never buy lard in the grocery store. It’s full of chemicals.” That advice from a dear friend kept me from lard for about…
Peach cobbler
If you are lucky, as I am, one day in late spring you find a portable tent at the entrance to your farmer’s market. Under…
Country sausage and chow-chow flat bread
In the mid-1700s the Acadians began their march from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, where they eventually became known as Cajuns. Fortunately, they made a pit…
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…
Slow-roasted salmon
You know how when you find one recipe that just knocks your socks off you get kind of excited? It happened to me a couple…
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…
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…
28
April
Tex Mex Beef Enchiladas
So you kind of have to try a Beef Enchilada recipe that comes with this header: “These are the enchiladas that the entire Bon Appetit…
24
April
Pig, cheese and bivalves
Pig, cheese and bivalves, which is to say a life-changing brunch at The Honeysuckle. Sunday is King Daddy’s and my staycation day. Recreational eating is…