16. Managing Molly

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. Meeting Molly 1
6. 2. Dining In, Dining Out 6
7. 3. Who, Me? No Way! 10
8. 4. Meeting Multiple Mollies 13
9. 5. The Molly Too Few Knew 19
10. 6. Are You Feeling Chili? 23
11. 7. Julia Child Meets Chicken-Fried Steak 28
12. 8. Mise en Place 32
13. 9. Food in the ’Hood 40
14. 10. Vive la France! 51
15. 11. Gumbo Daze 56
16. 12. We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends 64
17. 13. Wine, Women, and Song 69
18. 14. Steel Magnolias, Texas Style 74
19. 15. Dinner—A Family Affair 78
20. 16. Managing Molly 90
21. 17. Everything Is Relative(s) 98
22. 18. Westward Ho, Ho, Ho 107
23. 19. Le Petit Dejeuner 110
24. 20. Home Cookin’ 117
25. 21. Food Stamps and Fun on the Dole 121
26. 22. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler, Y’all 128
27. 23. The Minnesota Dead Guy 135
28. 24. You Gonna Eat That? 140
29. 25. Thank God It’s Friday 145
30. 26. The Great Leonard Pitts–less Dinner 151
31. 27. Plans? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plans 156
32. 28. ...and a Partridge in a Bean Stew 161
33. 29. Bienvenidos a Tejas, Comrades 169
34. 30. Oeufs à la Neige 172
35. 31. Table That Emotion 180
36. 32. The Observer’s Observant Observer 185
37. 33. Salmon on the Fly 188
38. 34. Burnt Offerings 196
39. 35. Dinner and the Dancing Tampon 199
40. 36. Biscuits, Anyone? 204
41. 37. Without Hope, All Is Lost 209
42. 38. Let’s Diversify This Popsicle Stand 215
43. 39. Talking Turkey 219
44. 40. Bacon Has Calories? 221
45. 41. Colorado Adopts Molly 225
46. 42. Où Est Mon Sein? 233
47. 43. The Beginning of the End 235
48. 44. Adieu and Adios 244
49. Epilogue: Gentle Chicken Soup 257
50. Photo Album 259
51. Index of Recipes 265
52. General Index 267