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 […]
Margaret Rudkin’s 1963 Pepperidge Farm Cookbook
I tried using a smaller pic of this cookbook, but it just didn’t give enough detail of the great cover art. Back on March 27th I posted quite a few photos from a couple long walks Mary and I had taken the day before in the Waterville and Grand Rapids areas of Ohio along US-24 and […]
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: Adam’s Open-Faced Egg Sandwich
Ya’ know, I like it when Adam just cooks something. It always turns out good. This is his concept for an open-faced breakfast sandwich. Toasted & buttered “Everything” bagels, topped with sautéed shredded potatoes (he hand-shredded them, so that’s why they look like sausage here … they were still a tad wet), over-easy eggs, and […]
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. […]
Recipe: Sweet Meat & Apples; and A Couple Tecumseh Festivals
This photo is just over three years old. That’s why. If you’re headed over to Tecumseh, Michigan, tomorrow or Sunday for this year’s Appleumpkin Festival, make sure you also take the trolley, or make the short drive, to the Kapnick Orchards’ Apple Festival. To be perfectly frank, I happen to enjoy spending time at the Apple […]
The Chateau Burger, Re-visited
A couple weeks ago I posted this photo of the one-pound burger at the Chateau Louise here in Luna Pier. A short while ago, the folks at A Hamburger Today in NYC re-posted this photo for New Yorkers to see. They also copied the photo and their commentary from the post on A Hamburger Today onto Serious […]
Breakfast! Egging On the Grilled Hot Dog Bun
This turned out to be darn good. Click it to see it better. After the kids and I played around with the grilled hot dog buns this past Sunday, I got to thinking about other foods that could go into it besides hot dogs and seafood. One dish that piqued my interest ended up being a […]