28
May
Julie’s granola
I have been on a little bit of a sugar rampage lately and I’m not sure why. I actually looked this up on the Internet…
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…
21
May
The Mayonnaise Man
My son turns 25 tomorrow. I sent him mayonnaise. What a good mommy am I! What an extravagant present. So meaningful. Actually, it is. Mommy,…
19
May
Ham biscuits and sorrow
I am making funeral food tomorrow for a grieving family I don’t know. I’ve never met the widow for whom this funeral reception will be…
13
May
The Millennial gardens
Apparently I was doing it all wrong last year, which is why the vegetable garden at CRC World Headquarters failed miserably. The Millennial advised me…
5
May
A hot time at Bolton’s
When you walk into Bolton’s Spicy Chicken and Fish you have a decision (or a “decession”) to make. What is the true meaning of “hot?”…
30
April
Tom Stearns’ crawfish boil
“Come here,” Tom Stearns enthuses as I arrive at his annual Crawfish Boil. “I have a photo op for you!” A photo op. This isn’t…
28
April
Blue Apron versus Hello Fresh
If you’d told me just a few years ago that I’d be enthusiastically using a mail order food service, I would have called you insane….
23
April
Bacon swizzle sticks
Ya’ll, bacon swizzle sticks have changed my life. I know, I know. It’s not world peace, but I discovered the perfect way to make a…
14
April
Steak and marriage
It is King Daddy’s and my 27th wedding anniversary today. We are having steak. So for those of you who don’t know the story, our…
8
April
Sesame toasts
I have a theory that many of the all-time great Southern recipes have four ingredients or less. Pimento cheese – Cheddar cheese, pimentos, mayonnaise and…