23
August
The Smoky Mountain Burger
I know. I know. Before I get to the meat of the matter, I just wanted to show you what I’m up against in my…
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…
19
August
Smoking like you mean it
When I first learned to smoke with wood more than a decade ago, it was not a pretty sight. I used an El Cheapo Brinkman…
13
August
The cliffs of peril and my granddaughter
Those boys. They do not understand the basic fundamentals of safety like mothers do. King Daddy and his son, Josh, took my 6-year-old granddaughter, Sydney,…
10
August
The legend of ham dip
It is time once again for the twice yearly Mayhew-Harbin-Mayhew family reunion during which the women plan all the food and the men eat it,…
8
August
The Women of St. Paul’s (and a crab appetizer recipe)
The Women of St. Paul’s celebrate Kathy Ulezelski’s birthday with cake and wine – notice no one is empty handed. Photo by Karen Austin Before…
29
July
The 75-25 burger – maybe the best in the world
I walked into the Butcher Block in Franklin a few weeks ago and asked my butcher, Bruce, for some 75-25 ground beef. “Really?” he said,…
23
July
The Sonic Croissant Dog – Not
So I’ve been having a time of it lately (and we won’t go into that here – no need to attend my personal pity party)…
20
July
The bake sale (and a cookie recipe)
The annual Women of St. Paul’s bake sale, which accompanies the Men of St. Paul’s barbecue each year, is coming up on Saturday. And as…
12
July
The Pig Candy Sandwich
King Daddy came home one day and the first thing he said was, “Have you seen the Arby’s commercials for the new Pig Candy Sandwich?”…
6
July
In praise of cheap eats
So King Daddy and I were having our more-than-monthly lunch at Costco today, enjoying our Polish dog and combo pizza, when it struck both of…