29
July
Lost in translation, part two
The boy on the bus with friends heading to a lake in Vermont. Yes, his hair is yellow. I like it and I remind King…
An apron with my name
I want an apron with my name on it. I stopped working full time in January. I can’t quite bring myself to call it “retired.”…
Falling out of love with my grill
I never thought I would see this day and I’m even hesitant to write about it, but I’ve had a revelation regarding my gas grill…
The Wedge
Forget grain bowls, coconut-oil based dressings and…please…no more kale. Lately, I’ve been pining away for a good old Wedge. No one knows who invented that…
Make yourself a regular
King Daddy and I adopted a travel plan when we first went overseas. Go to one locale and make yourself a regular. When we went…
Goulash
I seem to be surrounded by goulash these days. Now that Dammit Boy lives in Vienna he makes it or eats it in a restaurant…
The fruit ninja
My son, who many of you know as Dammit Boy, is a 26-year-old research associate at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. He is…
24
July
Blueberry Cobbler
I learned a few things when I went on my first blueberry picking excursion last week at Golden Bell Blueberry Farm in Franklin. A bucket…
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…
15
July
The Wedge deconstructed
The Wedge. That iconic salad involving a triangle of iceberg lettuce, blue cheese dressing, tomatoes, croutons and bacon bits. No one lays claim to inventing…
10
July
Food for the immortal soul
‘It’s been a really long week. We lost a beloved member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and mourned with his equally beloved widow. If Jim…
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…
1
July
Music City Eats
“We see Nashville as a global city. A country-come-to-town immigrant city. A lamb kabob-n-three plus cornbread city. We regard Nashville as a radical city, where…
28
June
Hash brown casserole
A good friend lost her husband last week after a valiant fight with cancer. The first thought, of course, is to call her or visit…
16
June
Bacon, egg, pimento cheese and jam sandwiches
Is there anything better than a grilled sandwich that involves cheese and bacon? Yes! One that also involves a runny egg and a little jam…
9
June
I want to be the Bacon Critic
Well, here’s an oxymoron. Extracrispy.com is looking for a bacon critic. I know of no bacon critics. People who are critical of bacon. Not a…