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September
Faucon Salad
Generally speaking, having a good time at work is preferable to keeping that old nose to the grindstone, don’t you think? There used to be…
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…
My own pizza oven
Some techniques just change your life as a cook. Learning how to properly salt food was one for me (much more than you think, until…
Chengdu beef and smash burgers
Throw a stone anywhere in the Nashville area and you’ll hit a knockout local restaurant serving delicious food you can’t get anywhere else. I troll…
Hollandaise for two
I don’t know if Hollandaise sauce is the most decadent, delicious, lemony, buttery creation ever invented but I’d like you to beat it if you…
Meatloaf
There are certain strict rules to making a successful meatloaf. NOT! Meatloaf is like a casserole. You throw in a little of this, a smidge…
Butter muffins
Did I have you at butter? I have a binder that holds recipes that I’ve either made or want to make. I cannot believe this…
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September
Not Enough Silver
Normally, everything would be on silver. But there was not enough silver in Williamson County for Larry Kirk’s funeral reception. I talked to you a…
31
August
We Might Just Starve
Every three months or so the Mayhews of North Carolina and the Mayhews of Tennessee and the Harbins of Tennessee converge at a cabin at…
31
August
Steak Off
So during the “clean out the freezer” project today we pulled out some ribeye steaks and some filets. Too much steak? I think not! We…
30
August
Master of the Universe
You know, I was going to write a general post about a great BBQ contest I judged today in Nashville, but I just got sidetracked…
28
August
Funeral Food
Episcopalians know funeral food. Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays wrote eloquently and hilariously about it in Being Dead Is No Excuse: the Official Southern Ladies…
27
August
Fried Pies And Such
Here’s why I love the South. I had to make an unscheduled trip to the Community Resource Center this morning because I’d forgotten one of…
26
August
Grill Girl
I was watching TV last night and saw this commercial that started out “all the things that are just for men” and the first damn…
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August
Breakfast For Supper
Those boys drove me crazy today, which is why we’re having breakfast for supper. Breakfast for supper is when you really don’t have time to…
22
August
No Food For Me
I am sitting in the ticket booth at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville. Every year, because I’m a complete idiot, I volunteer to man (or…