Category Archives: sides
Chopped
We had an hour, but it is 20 minutes now until judging and the chicken is raw. And then there is the peanut butter issue. In our basket at the Char-Broil version of Chopped are the mystery ingredients: a whole … Continue reading
Grilled blackened catfish with melon salsa and creamy grits
Hey, ya’ll. The weather’s finally warming up and it’s time to get outside to do some cooking. I have a great recipe (she said modestly) for blackened catfish using my trusty black-iron skillet on the grill. It’s posted on the … Continue reading
Grilled meatloaf with garbage can mashed potatoes
Oh, you want this. You so want this. Smoky meatloaf and mashed potatoes studded with all the good stuff. You want it so badly, you need to hop on over to the Char-Broil site and take a look-see. I promise … Continue reading
A college student cooks…well
Teachable moments. When a child is five, it seems there are a thousand of them. By the time they’re twelve, the stack starts to dwindle. And, at almost 20, I am now down to five or six. Or so it … Continue reading
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Mushrooms in red wine
I like to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. As you can see, nothing but the finest will do for me. A friend of Noah’s, who is from France and whose family is in the … Continue reading
Mini pork sandwiches and black-eyed pea salsa
If you’re from the South, you know the drill. You now officially have six days to plan your good luck New Year’s Day meal. It must include some kind of pig so you’ll live high off the hog, some greens … Continue reading
The third Saturday in October: Cherry tomatoes and despair
It is the third Saturday in October. There are beautiful sweet cherry tomatoes at the Farmer’s Market. That will be a bright spot in an otherwise trying day. The third Saturday in October is the Tennessee-Alabama game. It is also … Continue reading
Panko fried pork chops
I am going to get off on a tangent right away. I made these wonderful panko fried pork chops last night and it took me right back to the Snappy Lunch in Mt. Airy, N.C. and their world-famous fried pork … Continue reading
Cafeteria food
No, it is not what you think at all. Broken-hearted, once again, I have taken Noah back to the University of Tennessee for his sophomore year. And he invites Bunny and me to eat in the cafeteria for lunch. “Umm, … Continue reading
Food therapy
It would be unseemly to boast about the exceptional quality of the funeral food that arrived at Bunny’s house after the passing of my father-in-law. That would indicate there is a pecking order in the desirability of funeral food, which … Continue reading
