Macaroni. Cheese. Lunchmeat. It doesn’t get much better than this. Something pinged in my brain earlier today when I read part of the comment Grit Magazine Editor In Chief K.C. Compton left on the post prior to this one. She had written in-part: I’m trying to foment a Great Mac & Cheese Debate now as […]
Category: Michigan Cuisine
Grit Magazine & My Oven-Roasted Potato Salad Recipe
A few months ago I stumbled into The Great Potato Salad Debate in the forums over at the 120+ year old Grit Magazine. There were discussions back and forth about various aspects of potato salad, such as whether or not mustard is an appropriate ingredient, whether or not to add pickles, what kind of potatoes to […]
The Passing of My Father, & A Review: Scalawags Whitefish & Chips, Brighton, Michigan
This particular blog post has been a long time coming. I began writing it Monday December 29th and was interrupted by a phone call from my sister Barb telling me our dad had passed away. He was 85. Looking through the draft of this post I found an odd coincidence. Early on I mention the […]
Favorite Sandwich: Braunschweiger!
A couple weeks ago on Serious Eats out of NYC I asked the question, “What’s your favorite simple sandwich?” I felt I needed to explain what I felt a simple sandwich was: When you want a simple sandwich, what do you make? PB&J? Ham and Swiss with mayo on white bread? Grilled cheese with one slice of cheese […]
Real Oatmeal: There’s Nothing Better
This morning’s bowls of real oatmeal, with dark brown sugar and dried cranberries. I like a couple pats of unsalted butter on mine while Mary likes a little more dark brown sugar. The coffee mug, from Haloburger, shows the Vernors mural that is on the side of the old Peerless building alongside Haloburger #2 in downtown […]
Recipes; As Jeff Daniels said, “It’s deer camp”
My own Tequila-Lime Venison Steaks. I know, I know … no self-respecting hunter would ever eat this with celery and carrots … As on each and every November 15th, Michigan’s firearm deer season opened this morning. Even yesterday morning, we ran into a friend at the gas station we went to. Like many hunters here he […]
Making Apple Butter Outdoors at Kapnick Orchards
Freshmade apple butter outside at Kapnick Orchards in Britton, Michigan. That front jar is in our fridge. Click on this and the fourth pic for larger versions. One of those simple pleasures I love a whole Hell of a lot is real, handmade apple butter. When I was growing up near Flint, Michigan, my parents […]
Apple Festival ’08 at Kapnick Orchards, Britton, Michigan
A few days ago when I started this series of posts about the festivals this past weekend near Tecumseh. I posted a photo of some Jonathan apples. This is what the rest of that crate looked like when the camera wasn’t so close. The apple festival at Kapnick Orchards in Britton. Who’d have thunk they’d […]
The Best Michigan Street Food Vendor I’ve Seen Yet Is …
A plate of fresh-made potato chips under the keep-warm lamp at Roller Concessions. Click this and the other two food pics for larger versions. Roller Concessions doesn’t skimp on the potato chips. When you order a plate of chips, a whole deep-fryer basket-full is what you end up with. You’d better have friends. That’s a lot of […]
Recipe: Most Excellent Ground Bologna Sandwich Spread
Last updated November 13, 2019 One of my Ground Bologna sandwiches on white bread, on February 28, 2016. Yeah, I like them even thicker than this. There’s a deli/butcher shop in Burton, Michigan, called Nehring’s Market. We’re more than acquaintances with the Nehring’s as Ralph and his wife are my late younger sister Janet’s Godparents. […]