3
November
Grazing at the Naschmarkt
We are just back from Austria and I am immeasurably sad. They (whoever “they” are) say that travel changes you. It changed me. Life is…
The best chili is at Krystal’s
Well, that’s not entirely true. The best chili is my own in my beautiful Staub cocotte, which is a very fancy word for Dutch oven…
The best potatoes ever
I know. Quite a claim and I am the potato queen. But these really are the best potatoes I’ve ever made and it’s not my…
Thanksgiving’s so nice I have it twice
Isn’t it a shame to only have your absolute favorites once a year? Cornbread dressing, all kinds of ooey gooey casseroles, decadent gravy…I could go…
Austria: They have the meat
Yes, you can get a vegan hummus wrap in Vienna but why would you want to when you can have a big old platter of…
Rise and shine in Austria
Breakfast is quite a different affair outside the United States. In Austria, it’s simple, restrained and delicious. So a word before we get to the…
Grazing at the Naschmarkt
We are just back from Austria and I am immeasurably sad. They (whoever “they” are) say that travel changes you. It changed me. Life is…
8
September
Roasted tomatoes
Somewhere around the beginning of September, I commit heresy. I admit, barely above a whisper, that I’m sick of tomatoes. I remember wistfully those first…
29
July
Southern supper
You just get that itch. It comes sometime around late June or early July around here. You go to the farmer’s market one Saturday just…
12
November
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours
Thanksgiving was Saturday and almost the whole family was there. The day started out with my granddaughter, Sydney, helping Granbunny make cinnamon apples and Nana…
29
October
Red beans and rice
King Daddy wanted red beans and rice. I try to cater to King Daddy’s food whims as they occur as I am a good wife….
25
July
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…
1
July
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…
13
May
The Millennial gardens
Apparently I was doing it all wrong last year, which is why the vegetable garden at CRC World Headquarters failed miserably. The Millennial advised me…
18
March
Carrot salad
You have a winner when you find a recipe with basically four ingredients that just wows you. This carrot salad originally came to me from…
3
July
Novodugino trending
The farm-to-table movement is alive and well in Novodugino, Russia, a rural outpost of about 3,000 people. I know this because Dammit Boy spent several…