The beautiful Canneloni at Ciao! Ristorante in Sylvania, Ohio. Not an appetizer … I just wanted to show you dessert first. One of the issues I have in putting this blog together is that seemingly, the better the restaurant, the worse the lighting is. None of the overhead lights actually lit our table at all. […]
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Photos: Lenten Fish Fry Dinners, American Legion Post 193, Luna Pier, MI
A plated Lenten Fish Fry Dinner at American Legion Post 193, located here in Luna Pier, Michigan. Coming out of American Legion Post 193 after shooting these photos, while still looking forward to having dinner there with Mary, my right foot hit the front edge of the bottom step out the front door of the place. […]
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 […]
Parents: The Hands of Time
Part of the reason for my lack of posts as of late are that both my parents are in the hospital … in opposite ends of the same hospital … with different forms of cancer. Yesterday I arranged for dad to finally be able to visit mom for a while, and we got the two […]
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 […]
Photo Essay: Deep-Frying A Turkey
One thing I’d never had in my whole life … well, at least since it’s become popular … is deep-fried whole turkey. No, not the whole turkey … I can’t eat that much … well, maybe … anyway … I digress. Yesterday I was finally able to enjoy some fresh, hand-dipped, deep-fried turkey! And it was […]
Road Trip! Ohio City Pasta in Cleveland
Click on either of these top two images for a larger version. What’s seriously annoying is going on a food-related road trip, getting to where I need to be, seeing mounds of fresh food everywhere … and not being able to eat any. Yeah, that would have been today. Mountains of freshly-made mushroom ravioli … and I mean […]
Eat This Blog: First Grilling of the Season – BBQ Ribs
As it was finally 60 degrees here in Michigan for the first time this year we took the opportunity this afternoon to set up everything on the back deck, including my grill. After getting up fairly late and having a late pancake breakfast we’d picked up these ribs for this evening’s dinner. I made up a […]
Eat This Blog: Deep-Fried Frog Legs
Click on the above image for a larger version. While we were having dinner at the Frog Leg Inn yesterday evening it dawned on my I’d never photographed the restaurant’s signature dish: Deep-Fried Frog Legs. The above image is the appetizer version of the dish, with the entrée having more than this plate did. As […]
Eat This Blog: Reuben Sandwich at Gander’s, Luna Pier
Click on the image for a larger version. Ah yes, a simple Reuben sandwich. Lots of tender corned beef, cheese, sauerkraut and thousand-island dressing on a good toasted rye bread, with a side of fries and slices from a real Kosher dill pickle. This has got to be one of the best meals there is when […]