5
August
Twice baked sweet potatoes with sausage and leeks
We are heading to the mountains for the annual Mayhew/Harbin/Mayhew family reunion and it was time to clean out the fridge here at 5117. 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…
30
July
Blueberry lemon bread
Every year a group of us go blueberry picking. It sounds so idyllic. Rise early on a June morning when the heat has yet to…
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…
15
July
New England shrimp rolls
This is how most recipes for lobster rolls start: Take a whole lobster and boil it until the shell turns red. I’m just not doing…
6
July
My 43 dollar best-ever grilled cheese
King Daddy wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. Easy enough. ‘Merican cheese, maybe a slice of tomato. One and done. But that wasn’t what he had…
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…
23
June
Sausage gravy
Sausage gravy and I go way back. I learned how to make it in high school from my first boyfriend’s mother. It was a revelation….
18
June
Pork asada tacos with chipotle crema
Periodically I decide to clean out my freezer (actually I have two) and just cook with whatever is in there. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate….
10
June
One ugly hamburger
King Daddy: “You’re going to make fun of me on the blog aren’t you?” Me: “Yes. Yes I am. This is ludicrous.” It’s not nice…
1
June
Chinese spare ribs
So King Daddy and I were at the World Famous Peking Palace in Cool Springs eating Chinese spare ribs as that is what one does…