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July
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…
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…
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…
15
November
Cajun ribeye steak with creole butter
We like things spicy at 5117. We have probably 17 bottles of different hot sauces hanging around, plus a healthy supply of sriracha, chile oil…
8
September
Cholula Roasted Baby Potatoes
I’m pretty proud of my kiddo, Noah, on a number of levels. He’s a smart cookie who just graduated from UT. He knows how to…
2
July
American Grilled: The prelude
I am a contestant on American Grilled. Of course, I can’t talk about the actual competition. The series starts tonight but my episode doesn’t air…
6
March
The long goodbye
I understand that absolutely no one will feel sorry for me. It’s just a bunch of metal with some burners, a few grates and a…
23
February
Grilled Butter Burgers
I have a beef about burgers. I’m a purist. I like a burger to be as simple as possible. No need for sliced avocado, crispy…
20
October
Grilling as a metaphor for life
This is what I am thinking about as I take a photo of Noah holding a beer and tending to his community grill fire. Wings,…
17
October
Teaching the boy to grill
I am tremendously excited about this weekend. King Daddy and I are heading to Knoxville to visit Noah over fall break and he has asked…
6
October
Citrus-Marinated Pork Chops with Brussel Sprout Bacon Slaw
It’s always a shock when the first cold front of fall comes through. Like today. I’m conflicted. Just yesterday it was 86 degrees and I…
28
September
Beef tenderloin shish kabob
Meat on a stick. Some things just never go out of style. I looked it up and Wikipedia said shish kabobs originated with nomadic tribes…