11
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…
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…
15
April
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons
This whole thing started with the croutons entirely because I am cheap. I cannot stand to throw food away and, dammit, onion poppy seed hamburger…
22
December
Two Must-Have Grilling Tools
Not to be ungrateful, but this is the time of year when anyone who has a hobby or a collection of any kind knows that…
21
August
Grilled chicken enchiladas
So King Daddy and I were discussing the University of Tennessee football schedule this evening. We are, of course, always completely convinced that the Vols…
20
July
Grilled lemon chicken
Sometimes, simple is really more than okay. My friend, Chef Christo Gonzales, asked me one day how I come up with all these recipes. Well,…
9
July
Nerds on parade
“Don’t touch that!” I yell at King Daddy just as he hoists his knife and fork to dig in to a grilled pork tenderloin glazed…
1
May
Southwestern grilled chicken
Yippee! Grilling season is here. Actually, any season is grilling season but it’s so much more fun when you don’t have to carve a path…
28
April
Chopped
We had an hour, but it is 20 minutes now until judging and the chicken is raw. And then there is the peanut butter issue….
4
May
Dad’s barbecue sauce
My dad had his first heart attack when I was 4 years old. It was not a momentous event for me, of course, because I…