A more recent pic of the Ground Bologna Sandwich Spread, an image that’s also a little more appetizing than the other one. Someone’s said all that’s missing in this photo is topping the ground bologna with a fried egg. I’m thinking that’s good thinking. I know. It’s been three months. Three entire months since that […]
Category: Recipes
Recipe: Sharron Lee’s Classic Dark Christmas Fruitcake … with Pork Fat
Click on any image for a larger version. Scott Lee is an old friend of mine. Not that he’s actually old … he’s as middle-aged as I am, and slightly older by a few months. But Scott’s been around most of my life. We met in art class in 6th grade, spent time studying magic […]
Recipe: Kentucky Sweet Corn Pudding
Recently it seems the standard Green Bean Casserole is falling out of favor with a lot of families for holiday meals. There have been considerably more hits on this particular recipe in the holiday months than ever before, climbing to more than 700 views on Thanksgiving Eve in 2018. I hope you enjoy its wonderful […]
Eat This Blog: Sage Apple Onion Pork Loin
I happen to have a 13-year-old who is enjoying growing his own herb garden. Ryan’s not a member of 4-H, FFA or any of those other organizations which generally promote this type of behavior. He simply has an herb garden. And loves it. Ryan is quite proud of this garden and has begun bringing me […]
Recipe: Phillips/Chesapeake Bay-style Crab Cakes
The finished crab cake sandwiches. Zack and Chris ate these two. I hadn’t really planned on making crab cakes for Memorial Day. But I’d been looking for these cans of Phillips crab meat for some time and when I found them to be available at Meijer in Toledo last week for $10/can, I went ahead […]
A Simple Roast Beef Dinner: Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad
57 years ago today my parents were married in Flint, Michigan. For as long as I could remember, my mom made a simple yet traditional roast beef dinner in one of those navy blue oval roasting pans about once each month. But she did it the old way. She’d place the roast in the middle […]
Recipe: Tater Tot Casserole
Yup, you’re right. Most food blogs wouldn’t touch this stuff with a ten-foot meat thermometer. I definitely hear what you’re saying. I decided some time ago this blog isn’t going to be like that. My kids will eat most anything. My request to them has always been, “Try something once. If you don’t like it, […]
Recipe: Cherry Chili Chicken, and Zack’s 27th Birthday
A serving of Cherry Chili Chicken from the book Cooking Jewish, plated on a bed of buttered white rice. Click on any of the images in this post for larger versions. Recently Mary and I have become very interested in what might seem an odd combination of cross-cultural holiday celebrations. A few years ago one of the Toledo […]
Fall Recipe: Simple Deer Venison Chili
I love cooking with deer venison. But oddly enough, no one in my entire life of what is now a couple years shy of 50 years has ever invited me hunting with them. I’ve fired seven whole rounds of ammunition, five of which were 9mm rounds all fired within 30 seconds in Navy boot camp. I’ve fished more times […]
Classic Cookie Recipe: Chocolate-Oatmeal No-Bakes
Mary’s fingers were almost in this shot, waiting to grab a cookie as soon as I was done. These things have started showing up, more than they ever had before. Amanda V. proudly pointed out a batch in June at her high school graduation open house, explaining that it took forever for them to set up […]