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September
Tri-color pasta salad
This is the year that I learned I do not want to be a caterer. I am about to cater my second event, a wedding…
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…
3
September
The princess of everything
“You’re not going to put this on your blog, are you?” asks King Daddy with a slight tremor in his voice. Please notice carefully. King…
26
August
Tuna noodle casserole
When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be Catholic. There were several extremely logical reasons for this. First of all, I was Presbyterian….
14
August
The Chicken Curry Event
Alrighty, then. Let’s take a poll. How many of you know anything about Sarah Childress Polk? Anyone? Anyone? Well, I didn’t either until I visited…
12
August
Boudin from West Wind Farms
Almost every Saturday, I am at the Franklin Farmer’s Market and I have my appointed rounds. But the first stop, where money is exchanged for…
4
August
Venison quesadillas
I have a serious issue. I have just discovered venison and I want some more of it. But I don’t hunt. I don’t know anyone…
28
July
A few helping hands for a BBQ man
This is why I love the South. This kind of thing probably happens everywhere but it happens so effortlessly in the South. A week ago,…
14
July
Top 5 ingredients you’re embarrassed to have in your pantry (and smothered country fried steak)
If you consider yourself to be a sophisticated cook who routinely uses ingredients like fish sauce, beef short ribs and Thai red chile paste, should…
11
July
Spiced bacon twists
This is one of those rare blog simulcast thingies because if I did not share the Spiced Bacon Twists we had on Bacon Wednesday at…
4
July
It’s too damn hot
You know, it’s too damn hot. For Independence Day supper I had the romanticized notion of grilling filets on the Infra-Red. Standing in the air-conditioned…