Delicious food means a lot to me. So much, in fact, that over a lifetime my discernment on the subject has moved deeper in the direction of home cooking. Home …
Fly Me Home – written for The 2018 Local Table Annual Resource Guide
Here’s hoping that you have an inkling of the glorious, year round variety of local food that is available for the picking in Middle Tennessee. But dig deeper and consider …
Can I Get A Witness | Nannie’s Poblano Corn Chowder
My father regularly set up camp with a rope swing. He could craft a newsprint kite, build a tunneled city with blankets inside (or sand outside) and bless us with …
LA Jackson and Henrietta Red | Nashville, Tennessee
Once upon a time (when I was 19 years old), I encountered a person on a dormitory elevator; she was as beautiful as a blooming rose. I was charmed by …
C.M. Breaks It Down | Springtime Artichokes
The aftermath of grown children and their offsprings’ departure is one of deep melancholy and resurrection. To get over it, I review our past days together while doing something …
Burger Up | Cool Springs, Williamson County, Tennessee
At a minute’s notice, I can conjure his handsome face, say at age thirty-five years. As always he is cheerful on the surface, likely masking some tension brought on …