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January
Garlic cheese grits
There are certain basic things every Southern cook should know how to make and, for me, grits is at the top of the list. Yet,…
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…
21
November
The passing of a Southern gentleman
John Egerton died today. I’d like to say a few words. John wrote or spoke everything I love about the South. The New Orleans Times…
29
May
Grilled loaded potatoes
Father’s Day is coming up and for King Daddy that means steak and baked potatoes. I am reminded on Father’s Day of all the things…
28
April
When the Bishop comes
“I think we should get the white wine out of the refrigerator before we go to the 11 0’clock,” Margaret said feverishly as she rushed…
24
April
Sausage and blue potato hash
You are wondering what this man has to do with sausage and blue potato hash. I’ll get to that. This is my friend, Christo. When…
22
April
I did not cheat. I improvised.
I would not call it cheating. I just have to say that from the outset. I would call it creative use of ingredients not on…
19
April
Do you know how to grill a fish?
Here I am in sunny Atlantic Beach, Florida, at the annual Char-Broil All Star Bloggers conclave. It has been a tough couple of days. The…
11
April
Lamb meatballs with tzatziki sauce
Who doesn’t like lamb? Raise your hands…c’mon, let’s see those hands. Oh, oh. A lot of hands went up out there. I was once just…
1
April
Grilled Carrots with Jack Daniels Glaze
The Easter Bunny has come and gone. Did you give him carrots? With Jack Daniels glaze? Did he linger a bit longer than usual? Did…
25
March
The bacon cooker
My friends, Tom and Marida Stearns, brought me a present recently from Asheville’s New Morning Gallery, possibly the most elegant and whimsical art gallery in…