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September
Why cook?
“There is simply no need for home cooking as grandma used to do it. You can mix a package of this with a can of…
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…
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September
A shameful day
Sometimes you have a bad day. A shameful day. A day you’re actually regretting while you’re having it. But you do it anyway. That has…
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June
Father’s Day and Mustard Chicken
King Daddy is a man of simple tastes. For Father’s Day this year he wanted to go to Costco for a Polish dog and a…
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May
Low born (or the story of hash)
Corned beef hash So I was making King Daddy some corned beef hash the other night. Truly, nothing makes him happier. “We are low born,”…
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May
Chopped once again
Some of the All Stars being over served at one of Columbus’s finer restaurants (until we got there) So I just got back from this…
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April
Coronation Chicken
The Right Reverend John C. Bauerschmidt made his annual visit to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church last Sunday to baptize babies, officiate at the services and,…
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April
Chicken Parmigiana and Mushroom Ravioli
So I think it says something that for King Daddy’s and my 25th wedding anniversary we went to Macaroni Grill for lunch. And then we…
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January
Always order from the white board
Peking Palace is in a strip shopping center just across from the Target and next to HoneyBaked Ham. For the most part, it’s a traditional…
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December
Sissy Eidt’s Chicken and Artichoke Casserole
As most of you know by now, I am besotted with Natchez, Mississippi, and I promise I will move on to other topics after just…
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December
Eating my way through Natchez
Peoples of the South, I am stuffed. I do not need to eat another morsel for at least three weeks. After I have my seafood…