Ode to Nashville

Last night Drummer Boy and I enjoyed a meal with our family that celebrated Nashville. He spent the day smoking a pork shoulder and we had pulled pork BBQ sandwiches with cole slaw and baked beans. We invited Drummer Boy's sister and her family and my parents to dine with us.

Before I lived in Nashville, barbeque to me meant brisket or beef ribs or sausage. But living in Tennessee exposed me to the deliciousness that is pulled pork BBQ sandwiches. After 13 years in Nashville, this has become one of my comfort foods: pulled pork with cole slaw slathered with barbeque sauce between two sides of a hamburger bun. We are so glad to be in Texas with our family and our old and new friends, but Nashville is still very close to my heart, and it felt good to share a meal with my family that was a little bit of Nashville to me. Thanks Nashville! I miss you!