It is rare that I am on Twitter and see a few tweets, choose to do a series of tweets that really should be a blog post. That’s exactly what happened tonight as I saw friends talking about #901Day — since 901 is the area code for Memphis (my beloved hometown), it is a great time to celebrate my hometown…. Read More
How am I celebrating National Pork Month?
My friend Jodi Oleen (Twitter @jodioleen) recently had an update that pointed out October was National Pork Month. Hmmm…. that sounds like every month for me but I’m guessing they have to put a date on it just to have a point of celebration. I mean otherwise, it would be like having your birthday everyday. 🙂 So let me take… Read More
Family Pauses for #FoodThanks Over Homemade Pizza
I have another guest post giving #FoodThanks! This one is from Heather, a college friend that I kept in loose touch with til I started spending more time in St. Louis. 🙂 Since then, we’ve had several chances to spend a bit of time together. She and I had some journalism classes together and even worked in the publications office… Read More
Good Barbecue, Good Byes, Seeking Refuge in My Guest Room
Today is one of those days…. Having had an incredible time at the AgChat Foundation Conference but not much resting time, I’ve seen people talk of “recuperating” and must admit the green-eyed monster raised his head a tiny bit. Then again, I sort of did this to myself. A year ago, I agreed to move from Memphis to St. Louis… Read More
Hosting a Vegetarian Friend for Memphis Barbecue? Hmmm…
Last weekend, my niece’s college roommate, Purvi, visited Memphis for the first time. As you can imagine, Alicia was pumped about Purvi’s visit and the two of them were up for anything. We got a bit of sight-seeing in, visited family and of course ate. A LOT. Since she’s vegetarian, we had a chance to see whether some of our… Read More
Labor Day Weekend Ideas & Plans (Poll)
What do your plans look like for Labor Day? Input from friends, tweeps, etc on the most popular ways to spend the weekend and of course what foods to eat!