1
October
More better butter
I was in a fabulous Indian grocery store today stocking up on ingredients to take my new Made In India cookbook for a spin. Fresh…
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…
28
October
Amish food
The cherry red motor coach rumbled down the country road like a bull in a china shop. All along the way curious plain people in…
20
August
Biscuit doughnuts
“Can I help?” If you are seven years old that is the key question of your life. At least if the question is directed to…
9
March
Smashed fried potatoes
This is my new favorite side dish, especially for a steak – smashed fried potatoes. You’ll need those beautiful small round potatoes most grocery stores…
29
March
Mussels in garlic butter
I have a rule at 5117. Everyone’s job has to benefit me. King Daddy gets me discounts at Barnes and Noble. My stepson, Josh, supplied…
19
March
Real Fettuccine Alfredo
So, in my continuing campaign to introduce Noah to “what that dish actually is” (we’ve already accomplished real Caesar salad dressing – not that awful…
29
January
Garlic cheese grits
There are certain basic things every Southern cook should know how to make and, for me, grits is at the top of the list. Yet,…
22
January
New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
When you are feeling super virtuous – like you have just finished running a marathon, raked the entire yard free of leaves or cleaned out…
13
January
Fettuccine with herbs and pine nuts
So I’ve gotten obsessed with fresh herbs since I was gifted all of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks for Christmas from King Daddy. When I was growing…
16
December
Butter spice cookies and the English Tea
It is now Tuesday and I am almost recovered from the English Tea. The event itself was, of course, almost flawless. A few missteps, but…