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December
The best chili is at Krystal’s
Well, that’s not entirely true. The best chili is my own in my beautiful Staub cocotte, which is a very fancy word for Dutch oven…
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…
10
March
Burger love
We are only seventeen days into Lent. Twenty-three days to go. And all we Episcopalians can do is talk about what we’ve given up. It’s…
30
January
Texas chili
As I sat down to write a post about Texas chili, I realized I had no funny or memorable stories about chili. Except have you…
4
April
Hamburgers and Lent
Growing up as a Presbyterian, I did not do Lent. But as a practicing Episcopalian for the last 15 years, I have come to adore…
23
July
Cheez Waffies
I’m not sure when I acquired this addiction, but I am absolutely devoted to Cheez Waffies. Back in the day, growing up in Illinois, they…
12
April
Working at the carwash
Ah, the joys of a newly minted driver’s license. The incessant urge to drive aimlessly from pillar to post, or suburb to suburb, just because…
19
November
It’s still more than 1,000 calories
If mini-burgers were truly the size of the little fella at the left, you might be able to make a case that you were being…