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September
Music City eats
So when King Daddy, Dammit Boy and I moved to Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1993 there were only two “fine dining” restaurants in the Cool Springs…
Tortellini salad
I have spent the afternoon looking for brand new revolutionary luncheon salads in my 8,493 cookbooks and you know what? There aren’t any. We are…
Music City eats
So when King Daddy, Dammit Boy and I moved to Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1993 there were only two “fine dining” restaurants in the Cool Springs…
Gluten-free appetizers
Gluten-free appetizers. Not three words I normally (ever) put together. But desperate times call for desperate measures and I had to come up with a…
The butchers of Germantown
Don’t tell King Daddy, but I have two new favorite boyfriends — the butchers of Germantown. I first fell in love with Donald Link when…
Peach cobbler
I seem to be on a cobbler kick of late, probably because summer fruits are still with us even though I’m more than ready for…
Not enough wine in the world
So Mommy was a little bit of a mess this last week. Dammit Boy headed to Moscow to study. I told myself about a thousand…
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August
Biscuit doughnuts
“Can I help?” If you are seven years old that is the key question of your life. At least if the question is directed to…
20
July
Dorilocos
Disneyland is not the happiest place on Earth. This is: Welcome to La Michoacana Premium. Want to feel like a kid again? Just walk through…
21
May
Eating my way through Costco
Admit it. You might think you go to Costco for the 32 gallon jar of hummus or the five pound bag of tortellini. But you…
17
April
Banh Mi sandwiches and older age
It became painfully obvious after 15 minutes of standing in a line under a blazing hot sun waiting for a friggin Banh Mi sandwich that…
28
February
Cheese wafers and other funeral food
There are certain foods — cheese straws or wafers chief among them — that are always on the reception table after a funeral in the…
31
December
Spiced bacon twists
Every year I spend way too much time thinking about what to serve on New Year’s Day so that we’ll be lucky the entire year….
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…
11
October
Biscuit and gravy potato chips
“I am conducting an experiment.” That’s what I told one of my peeps at the convenience store when I lined up five bags of potato…
18
September
Food utopia
I cannot convey too much how excited I am about this weekend. My friend, Mary Ann, is flying in from Washington, D.C. and she, Noah…