15
January
My favorite French fries
French fries. I will drive a half hour for a good plate of fries. Over the years, I’ve eaten them from hundreds if not thousands…
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
February
Fried apples and what goes together
I was making supper the other night – pork chops, dressing and fried apples. And it occurred to me there are certain things that just…
15
August
Cafeteria food
No, it is not what you think at all. Broken-hearted, once again, I have taken Noah back to the University of Tennessee for his sophomore…
10
March
We are worms
It is the first day of Lent. If you are not Catholic or Episcopalian, this probably means nothing to you. But if you are, this…
20
February
Five Guys potato casserole
I’ll just get right to it today. The Mayhews are devoted to Five Guys hamburgers and fries. I will speak a little heresy here. If…
12
January
A subjective study of the French fry
The perfect French fry. Everyone has an opinion. I did not grow up eating French fries. In my youth, Ore-Ida had not yet widely produced…
26
October
Lard at last
It only took 689 miles and three hand-offs, but my lard has finally arrived. I am just so happy. And I think I can now…
4
March
Boys
“You’re going to humiliate me on the internet, aren’t you?” complained Mark. Yes, I am. So last night we had our kick-off party for Oyster…
21
November
Why I take my lunch to work
It’s been a long week. I don’t talk much about my day job here, but I run a nonprofit, the Community Resource Center, in Nashville….