Chicken Divan

I just love casseroles and it’s a good thing, let me tell you, because with Noah eating me out of house and home casseroles are…

Light biscuits

I have to thank a nice lady behind the counter at Mrs. Winners for teaching me about light biscuits. I don’t mean by weight. I…

Noah cooks

“Mom, do you mind if I take some leftovers in the refrigerator and make something?” Noah calls from the kitchen. What? Noah? Make something? My…

Beef short ribs

Ya’ll know that Thomas Keller is  my new boyfriend. Ever since Mark gave me his new cookbook,  Ad Hoc, for Christmas, I’ve been spending hours…

Pearlman

Where do I start? In 1993, I became the features editor at The Tennessean. Feature stories are supposed to be wild, unexpected, entertaining. Ours were…

Touch your meat

Oh, I know. I know. I’m going to get a whole bunch of traffic from porn sites and lonely middle-aged men. I can’t wait for…

Metts and beans

We go to the farmer’s market when it’s 20 degrees out for smoked bratwurst. Well, we didn’t know we were going for smoked bratwurst. We…