30
November
The best fried chicken in the world
I happened to stop by the Old Country Store in Lorman, Mississippi, today. That’s a lie. I did go to the Old Country Store but…
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…
28
November
The Blues Highway and Soul Food
I am heading down the Blues Highway tomorrow. It’s a road I’ve always wanted to travel. I’m on my way to my beloved Natchez. But…
25
November
The best Brussels sprouts you’ll never eat
Or at least you won’t eat them this week. I have learned — exclusively apparently — that there is a Brussels sprouts shortage. A crisis,…
24
November
Back to Natchez
Natchez whispers to me in my sleep. Come home. Come home. It is a town time forgot, barely peeking out from the 1850s when it…
22
November
Sausage and cornbread dressing
You cannot have Northern dressing at a Southern Thanksgiving. You will be misunderstood and the guests will be confused. I come upon this conundrum every…
20
November
Broccoli rice cheese casserole
We are headed to Knoxville for an early Thanksgiving with my beloved mother-in-law, Bunny, and 14 of our extended family, none of whom we are…
13
November
Leaving home (and Duke’s)
So Dammit Boy and I were at our favorite meat ‘n three today when it suddenly occurred to him that he’s leaving a few essential…
11
November
Grilled Cornish Game Hens
We are having a very kudzu-vine kind of Thanksgiving this year. First, we’re going to Bunny’s the weekend before Thanksgiving because that was the only…
8
November
Sweet potato pie
My friend, Jessica, and I often discuss food at the Daily’s where I get my Diet Coke refills. As she’s ringing me up, we discuss…
5
November
Blue Apron
I have no idea why I’ve lost such track of time. October 24 to November 5. What in the hell was I doing that I…