16
December
Butter spice cookies and the English Tea
It is now Tuesday and I am almost recovered from the English Tea. The event itself was, of course, almost flawless. A few missteps, but…
Garlic cheese grits
There are certain basic things every Southern cook should know how to make and, for me, grits is at the top of the list. Yet,…
The mind of a chef
The essential difference between a chef and a cook became abundantly clear on a gorgeous spring day under a pavilion in a luxury resort outside…
New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
When you are feeling super virtuous – like you have just finished running a marathon, raked the entire yard free of leaves or cleaned out…
Always order from the white board
Peking Palace is in a strip shopping center just across from the Target and next to HoneyBaked Ham. For the most part, it’s a traditional…
Fettuccine with herbs and pine nuts
So I’ve gotten obsessed with fresh herbs since I was gifted all of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks for Christmas from King Daddy. When I was growing…
The newest member of the Natchez Garden Club – me (and a recipe for Mississippi Mud Cup Cakes)
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have been accepted into the Natchez Garden Club, not the least of which is because I…
2
November
Butter-roasted pecans
And I wonder why I have to keep King Daddy on a strict portion-control diet. It’s because I’m an enabler and I can’t help myself,…
5
October
Nothing succeeds like excess
If Father Wesley Smith is at the rectory right now emptying a bottle of Tums into his gullet I would not be surprised. I believe,…
23
September
Music City Food and Wine: My Top Picks
Oh, I am so depressed. Almost suicidal. They let me in to the Disneyland of Food for two days and then shut the gates for…
24
August
Grilled Filipino adobo chicken wings
My beloved Tennessee Volunteers will take the field once again a week from today. We are going to battle Utah State and I believe we…
16
August
Tammy’s best dessert
Tammy, my daughter in law, won the award for “Best Dessert” at the Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew family reunion this past week. This may come as a shock…
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…
27
July
A sea of cellophane and cinnamon sugar puff pastry curls
Well, I am fairly certain that there is not a single tube of cellophane left in the entire Middle Tennessee region. Nobody defied Judith…
24
July
Bacon, peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies reprised
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s annual BBQ is Saturday. It is accompanied by a bake sale put on by the Women of St. Paul’s. In the…
14
July
The perfect hot dog
What makes the perfect hot dog? It involves these things and they are non-negotiable: Hot dogs with casings. There is no snap to a hot…