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People watchin’s as much fun as “eatin’ them wangs”: Knoxville’s Big Kahuna Wing Festival
We’re reposting this piece on the Big Kahuna Wing Festival from the event in 2013. Tomorrow the 2015 version rolls out from 12 to 8 at World’s Fair Park in Knoxville. Get ready for the tastiest wings anywhere and for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Festivals, Food
Tagged Aaron Tracy Band, Big Kahuna Wing Festival, chicken wings, Dishwater Blonde, Flusterclucks, Just Right Wings, News-Sentinel Empty Stocking Fund, Quaker Steak and Lube, Ronald McDonald House, Rooster's, Tailgate Tennessee, Trivia Guys, UT Culinary Institute
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Thankful for Carrot Cake
In order to pull our family together on the same day, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving on Sunday rather than when everyone else does this Thursday. Not a problem. The older we get, the more we realize it really doesn’t matter when … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Recipe
Tagged Carrot Cake, Joy McCabe, Live at Five at Four, Thanksgiving, WBIR
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Knoxville’s Biscuit Fest just keeps getting butter and butter!
Downtown Knoxville packed ’em in on Biscuit Boulevard as the fifth annual International Biscuit Fest kicked off Saturday, May 17, 2014. Long lines of folks waited for fluffy, doughy creations filled with anything from pork belly to paw paws. About 25,000 … Continue reading
Boise Fry Company: Fries with burgers on the side!
As work in Idaho schools comes to an end this year, we wanted to wrap up our series on the Inland Northwest with a few posts on some of our favorite places to see and eat in Boise, McCall, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food
Tagged bison burger, Boise, Boise Fry Company, burgers, fries, Idaho, vegan burger
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Reading is ever-so-sweet at The Great Cake Bake
Imagine this: You walk into the Tennessee Terrace concourse at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville greeted by long tables filled with children’s books and colorful, creative companion cakes! And then you know: Reading really is in a sweet spot! It’s all … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Cooking, Crafts, Festivals
Tagged buttercream, Calvin and Hobbes, Dolly Parton, fondant, Food City, Friends of the Library, Great Cake Bake, Imagination Library, Sugarbakers
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, the word this week is Layers. And I’m reminded of a bakery I came upon while strolling S. Main Street in Grapevine, Texas: Legacy Cakes Bakery! Layer cakes filled a showcase inside with cakes … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food, NaBloMoPo2013, Retail Shops, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Grapevine, layer cake, Legacy Cakes Bakery, postaday, Texas, Western cake
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Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop: New sweet spot in Bearden!
Change is afoot in the Bearden area of Knoxville! And if you’ve wondered what’s up with that little white building next door to Anthropologie on Kingston Pike, wonder no more! It’s Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop — and oh, how sweet it is! … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
You’ve no doubt heard of the farm-to-table movement, one we embrace heartily especially in the summer. Produce stands and temporary farmers’ markets pop up in some of the most unlikely places like church parking lots, downtown squares, and temporary make-shift … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Farmers Market, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged peaches, postaday, produce, South Carolina
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