It seems like every year I have an internal struggle to come up with “football” food. As if we throw a lot of football watching parties. We did have one last year and I made those chicken drummettes that I still think were pretty great. And although we haven’t been doing much in the way…
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Last Thursday (oh wait, two weeks ago Thursday), Gerrit and I went downtown to the farmer’s market. I feel like a bit of a failure to tell you how much I loved it, and at the same time have to tell you that…Thursday? Not the easiest day to get downtown and motivate yourself to go…
When I was a senior in high school I took French 1 just for fun, which at that point a lot of people thought was a little ridiculous (especially all of the sophomores in my class who were just trying to get the credit they needed). But I kind of love foreign languages, and I…
When it comes to mashed potatoes, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship. Love meaning I love them. Hate meaning peeling them. For several years growing up somehow I ended up in charge of the Thanksgiving mashed potatoes along with my aunt. And every year, especially that first one, I was excited. My aunt…
Cornbread is one of those things where I am convinced there must be a Yankee somewhere in my bloodline (similar to the way my general indifference to sweet tea does). Cornbread in the south is savory, and often cooked in a cast iron skillet. There is cornbread with bacon, and cornbread with jalepeños, and cornbread…