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October
Football food
“Football food” is that universal code that anyone who loves a college or professional game understands. Melted cheese is almost always involved. Deep fried is…
Twice baked sweet potatoes with sausage and leeks
We are heading to the mountains for the annual Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew family reunion and it was time to clean out the fridge here at 5117. King…
Blueberry lemon bread
Every year a group of us go blueberry picking. It sounds so idyllic. Rise early on a June morning when the heat has yet to…
Leeks with mustard-bacon vinaigrette
I have joined a cookbook club. There are only 16,000 members so we have a lot of time for one-on-one communication. That’s a lie. Not…
New England shrimp rolls
This is how most recipes for lobster rolls start: Take a whole lobster and boil it until the shell turns red. I’m just not doing…
My 43 dollar best-ever grilled cheese
King Daddy wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. Easy enough. ‘Merican cheese, maybe a slice of tomato. One and done. But that wasn’t what he had…
Food myths that make me crazy
One of the great things about loving to cook is that you’re continually learning. I may be one dimensional in this way (okay, I am…
7
October
Eating for three
Pat Martin’s (of Martin’s BBQ) live-fire extravaganza brought out the inner caveman in all of us A little late reporting on the Music City Food…
16
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…
20
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…
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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…