7
April
Off to Thailand
I am roaming up and down the aisles of InterAsian Market searching for something called Chile Jam. It is supposed to be the ketchup of…
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…
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…
4
February
A religious experience in a plastic cup
It started with Martha Basenberg reading from John 2, verses 1-12. “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the…
12
January
Snow days
This morning started as a typical panic day for Southerners when snow is in the forecast. After anxiously checking every hour-by-hour forecast on a variety…
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…
29
October
Red beans and rice
King Daddy wanted red beans and rice. I try to cater to King Daddy’s food whims as they occur as I am a good wife….
14
October
Why you should shop at global grocery stores
I have been pondering a lot lately what it means to be Southern when it comes to food. The definition used to be simple. Fried…
8
October
I ate too much
It has come to my attention after reviewing the photos in my phone that I ate too much this week. Burp. In my defense, it…
1
October
More better butter
I was in a fabulous Indian grocery store today stocking up on ingredients to take my new Made In India cookbook for a spin. Fresh…
15
August
Dinner: Changing the Game
Buy this book. I was initially lukewarm about Dinner Changing the Game because I thought, “How revolutionary can this be?” I have easily more than…