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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…
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…
31
December
Spiced bacon twists
Every year I spend way too much time thinking about what to serve on New Year’s Day so that we’ll be lucky the entire year….
11
October
Biscuit and gravy potato chips
“I am conducting an experiment.” That’s what I told one of my peeps at the convenience store when I lined up five bags of potato…
1
September
A shameful day
Sometimes you have a bad day. A shameful day. A day you’re actually regretting while you’re having it. But you do it anyway. That has…
8
November
I apologize (and a recipe for Alabama Firecrackers)
I apologize. I am truly a sad and pathetic individual because my picture thingie is broken and I haven’t been able to post the Cajun…
12
August
Ham dip and the Princess
The Princess is in the house and the first order of the day is ham dip. We are at our beloved Oak Haven Resort for…
5
August
Roasted red pepper spread
We had a little bit of a dilemma last week when we started planning the reception for our departing youth minister. He and his wife…
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…
19
January
Polka Dot. Polka Dot. Polka Dot. Ham Dip.
DA-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-Ham Dip. DA-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-Circus. Ham Dip. Circus. Ham Dip. Circus. Polka Dot. Polka Dot. Polka Dot. Ham Dip. King Daddy has found a way to torture…
16
January
We might starve: Part two
We are getting ready for the Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew Family Reunion. And, as always, if we do not lay in enough supplies, we might starve. Tammy, my…