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September
Pizza rolls: a study
For some, it’s Pigs in a Blanket. For others, Bagel Bites. The definitive frozen snack for me is Pizza Rolls. Totino’s Pizza Rolls, my roll…
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…
8
September
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.”…
1
March
Dear King Daddy
Dear King Daddy, I know the last few months have been rough. It’s no fun taking care of a gal with a fractured pelvis. You’ve…
4
February
My own pizza oven
Some techniques just change your life as a cook. Learning how to properly salt food was one for me (much more than you think, until…
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…
7
October
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I am embarrassed to say that I figured this out completely by mistake. In general, I shop at all the wrong grocery stores. Yes, my…
28
August
We might starve (again)
“I wish I could go in a grocery store,” the Princess said plaintively. Her mother, my beloved daughter-in-law Tammy, does drive by grocery shopping from…
7
August
The 112 dollar bottle of mayonnaise
Dammit Boy loves his mayonnaise. Always has. When he was little he made his own mayonnaise, salt and pepper sandwiches. Yes, he made that up….
3
June
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…
14
April
Easy chicken and dumplings
It never makes for a pretty picture. It’s all beige. Sure you could fancy it up with some minced parsley but that would be like…