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April
The 100-layer doughnut
You. Want. THIS. How have I lived a life without a Five Daughters Bakery 100-layer doughnut? How? It’s been a shell of a life, really….
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…
9
April
Grilled bacon, egg and pimento cheese sandwiches
King Daddy are devoted to several breakfast spots out in the world. Chief among them are Waffle House (hash browns covered, smothered and chunked), Krystal…
31
March
Kraft changed the Blue Box
So this is heresy. This is a cataclysmic culinary sea changes. This is just not right. Kraft changed the ingredients in its iconic macaroni and…
20
March
The best bacon (so far)
My relationship with bacon is intensely personal. It’s all about my father. My father lived to eat rather than eating to live. He adored a…
5
March
A “Southern” food blog
People ask me all the time what my blog is about. Well, I say, it’s about Southern food and stories and superstitions. I think. But…
17
February
Meat bread
I promise I will get to the meat bread in a moment. So someone once told me that P.F. Chang’s exists for unadventurous people who…
3
February
Anna’s Famous Sauce
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Anna. She loved cooking chicken on a grill or in a smoker. She loved cooking…
27
December
Candy Crush
This is my version of Candy Crush and it plays out after every major candy holiday – 50 percent off. Deep discount. King Daddy loves…
21
December
Le Pig Mac and Other Meaty Delights
Donald Link is my new favorite boyfriend. He has brought Le Pig Mac to Nashville as well as other meaty delights at his Nashville outpost…
17
December
Drinking our way through the English Tea
It is a well-known fact that most of the kitchen crew at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s English Tea enjoy a wee sip of spirits…