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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…
Creamed chipped beef on toast
Over the last two weeks, anyone reading this blog probably thinks, “That woman just eats nothing but trashy food.” I know. It’s pathetic. But this…
Blue Box versus Shells and Cheese
This is what happens when you are housebound for six days (and counting) because of an ice storm and below freezing temperatures. You actually start…
Grilled t-bone steaks with crab and Hollandaise
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. I just know King Daddy has bought me a big ol’ box of chocolates and a dozen red roses. Kidding! KD…
Caesar salad
So it occurred to me the other day that my son had reached the age of 22 without having ever eaten a real Caesar salad….
Underwood deviled ham and grilled cheese sandwiches
Food nostalgia. Those odd combinations we ate as kids that still flood us with a sense of comfort and warmth even 55 years later. For…
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,…
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…