26
January
Nothing exceeds like excess
So I just got done watching the host of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel try to down a five-pound hamburger after gorging on,…
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
21
January
Johnny, we hardly knew ye
Watching Chopped tonight on Food Network and it occured to me that we don’t know these chefs long enough to even get attached to them….
19
January
The best spaghetti sauce
I’ve been making spaghetti sauce of one kind or another for the last thirty years. The kind that I’ve come to appreciate the more I…
14
January
Chopped: The “Real” Story
Food Network Executive: Top Chef is killing us on Bravo. It’s making us look like a bunch of uninspired losers. We’ve got to figure out…
10
January
The Famous Feemster
Nothing is more utiltarian and cheaper to use than the Famous Feemster, the poor cousin of a mandolin that does exactly the same thing for…
6
January
Cheap food for poor times
So, Randy Newman was right. Mr. President, have pity on the working man (and woman). Bush didn’t; high hopes for Obama. Which brings me to…
29
December
Who is Billy Mays and why is he promoting this week’s stupid product?
You know the guy. Annoying voice yelling at you through the TV, heavy black (undoubtedly dyed) beard, will sell anything no matter how stupid? It…
21
December
The recession-proof Christmas Eve dinner
Christmas Eve is a big deal to me. We celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and we pig out at the same time….
21
December
Taking the temperature
Bon Appetit has an article on meat thermometers in its January issue that is just DEAD WRONG. They recommend three kinds of thermometers: an instant-read…
10
December
Dumbest Food Network holiday tip
Sunny Anderson just did one of the silliest tips ever for the holidays. For your guests, she said, after a night’s revelry when they wake…