7
October
Filet Mignon with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I am embarrassed to say that I figured this out completely by mistake. In general, I shop at all the wrong grocery stores. Yes, my…
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…
Chengdu beef and smash burgers
Throw a stone anywhere in the Nashville area and you’ll hit a knockout local restaurant serving delicious food you can’t get anywhere else. I troll…
1
July
Food myths that make me crazy
One of the great things about loving to cook is that you’re continually learning. I may be one dimensional in this way (okay, I am…
14
June
Julia and Noah make Beef Bourguignonne
Noah has a new girlfriend. No matter that he is gay and she has been dead for 11 years. Noah loves Julia. Julia Child. So…
15
February
Chicken a la King
That old Billy King, what a rascal. No one’s ever heard of him save the fact that he invented one of my favorite comfort foods,…
15
January
Spaghetti with Lemon Cream Sauce
King Daddy is not a pasta person. He’ll eat pasta if it’s put in front of him. But he won’t smile very much. Me –…
2
January
Beef Stroganoff
I don’t know how we ended up with 17 containers of sour cream in the refrigerator. Probably some missed communication about who was picking up…
24
November
Tortellini with mushrooms and white wine butter sauce
King Daddy is not a good teacher when it comes to things he knows a lot about, such as computer technology and leather working and…
11
October
Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs
So, I am sure you are all familiar with umami. It was discovered way back in 1908 by some guy in Japan, mainly because Japanese…
6
July
West Wind Farms’ sausage pizza
I shop at my local farmer’s market almost every week. Completely selfish. It makes me feel good. The Franklin Farmer’s Market is all organic and…
3
July
Pasta with cherry tomatoes
I seriously would have paid $1 million for these a week ago. That’s how starved I was for a real homegrown tomato. This has just…