Category Archives: veggies

Meatless Monday: Portobellos

  My husband is a meat-eating man. Growing up poor in East Tennessee, Mark could always count on cornbread and beans being at the table, but not meat. So this whole Meatless Monday thing is throwing him for a loop. … Continue reading

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Chopped

We had an hour, but it is 20 minutes now until judging and the chicken is raw. And then there is the peanut butter issue. In our basket at the Char-Broil version of Chopped are the mystery ingredients: a whole … Continue reading

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Lamb kabobs with grilled vegetables

I know, I’m about to digress and I haven’t even started. I’ll get to the lamb in a minute. It is Palm Sunday and for the first time in about 17 years, I did not go to Palm Sunday services. … Continue reading

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Poor people’s food

Noah has been getting a bit of instruction this week about living frugally when he gets his first apartment. Mark knows something of this subject. Professor Mayhew and his two sisters were raised by a single mother who earned just … Continue reading

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Please read me

I’m sneaking one in on you. You looked at the title and you clicked because you were curious. Ha! Kale! No, no, don’t go away. This is one you’re going to like. I promise! This is a snack. A healthy … Continue reading

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Mushrooms in red wine

I like to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. As you can see, nothing but the finest will do for me. A friend of Noah’s, who is from France and whose family is in the … Continue reading

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Comfort food

My friend, Kim, got some great news last week. Her sister’s Hepatitis C, which she has lived with for 30 years, is now undetectable. Which led to this bizarre meal her mother used to make: canned tamales, cold pork and … Continue reading

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A new way to cook pasta

I have mentioned this procedure once before, but I realized last night that Harold McGee’s new method of cooking pasta has changed my life. So I wanted to devote an entire blog post to it. Old way: Get out the … Continue reading

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Dillard House Cabbage Casserole

Elva Thompson, one of my regular readers, commented on a link in my Country Sausage and Chow-Chow Flatbread to the Dillard House as a source for the chow-chow. And, Elva, you were right in noting that if you hadn’t had … Continue reading

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Kale

No, don’t run away! Don’t click over to that other food blog you like so much! Stay here, I beg of you. This won’t hurt. I promise. Kale is what’s for supper if you’re a vegetarian in January. It’s apparently … Continue reading

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