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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…
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…
16
September
Music City eats
So when King Daddy, Dammit Boy and I moved to Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1993 there were only two “fine dining” restaurants in the Cool Springs…
16
June
Bacon, egg, pimento cheese and jam sandwiches
Is there anything better than a grilled sandwich that involves cheese and bacon? Yes! One that also involves a runny egg and a little jam…
9
June
I want to be the Bacon Critic
Well, here’s an oxymoron. Extracrispy.com is looking for a bacon critic. I know of no bacon critics. People who are critical of bacon. Not a…
12
May
Mini cinnamon bacon rolls
Mini cinnamon bacon rolls were one of my contributions to the Mother’s Day coffee hours at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The Hospitality Committee of St….
9
April
Grilled bacon, egg and pimento cheese sandwiches
King Daddy are devoted to several breakfast spots out in the world. Chief among them are Waffle House (hash browns covered, smothered and chunked), Krystal…
20
March
The best bacon (so far)
My relationship with bacon is intensely personal. It’s all about my father. My father lived to eat rather than eating to live. He adored a…
31
December
Spiced bacon twists
Every year I spend way too much time thinking about what to serve on New Year’s Day so that we’ll be lucky the entire year….
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…